diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Patching/PatchHelper.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Patching/PatchHelper.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cb436f0..00000000
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Patching/PatchHelper.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Patching
-{
-    /// <summary>Provides generic methods for implementing Harmony patches.</summary>
-    internal class PatchHelper
-    {
-        /*********
-        ** Fields
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>The interception keys currently being intercepted.</summary>
-        private static readonly HashSet<string> InterceptingKeys = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-
-        /*********
-        ** Public methods
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>Track a method that will be intercepted.</summary>
-        /// <param name="key">The intercept key.</param>
-        /// <returns>Returns false if the method was already marked for interception, else true.</returns>
-        public static bool StartIntercept(string key)
-        {
-            return PatchHelper.InterceptingKeys.Add(key);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>Track a method as no longer being intercepted.</summary>
-        /// <param name="key">The intercept key.</param>
-        public static void StopIntercept(string key)
-        {
-            PatchHelper.InterceptingKeys.Remove(key);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Patches/OnAppPausePatch.cs b/src/SMAPI/Patches/OnAppPausePatch.cs
index b40ce3a1..9ae331b0 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Patches/OnAppPausePatch.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Patches/OnAppPausePatch.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         public void Apply(Harmony harmony)
         {
             harmony.Patch(AccessTools.Method(typeof(Game1), nameof(Game1.OnAppPause)),
-                new HarmonyMethod(AccessTools.Method(this.GetType(), nameof(OnAppPausePatch.Game_OnAppPausePrefix))));
+                finalizer:new HarmonyMethod(AccessTools.Method(this.GetType(), nameof(OnAppPausePatch.Game_OnAppPauseFinalizer))));
         }
 
 
@@ -45,24 +45,13 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         /// <summary>The method to call instead of <see cref="StardewValley.Game1.OnAppPause"/>.</summary>
         /// <remarks>This method must be static for Harmony to work correctly. See the Harmony documentation before renaming arguments.</remarks>
         [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming", Justification = "Argument names are defined by Harmony.")]
-        private static bool Game_OnAppPausePrefix(Game1 __instance, MethodInfo __originalMethod)
+        private static Exception Game_OnAppPauseFinalizer(Exception __exception)
         {
-            const string key = nameof(OnAppPausePatch.Game_OnAppPausePrefix);
-            if (!PatchHelper.StartIntercept(key))
-                return true;
-            try
+            if (__exception != null)
             {
-                __originalMethod.Invoke(__instance, new object[] { });
+                OnAppPausePatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed during OnAppPause method :\n{__exception.InnerException ?? __exception}", LogLevel.Error);
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                OnAppPausePatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed during OnAppPause method :\n{ex.InnerException ?? ex}", LogLevel.Error);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                PatchHelper.StopIntercept(key);
-            }
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveBackupPatch.cs b/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveBackupPatch.cs
index bd03107e..b0e16c4b 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveBackupPatch.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveBackupPatch.cs
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
             MethodInfo saveWholeBackup = AccessTools.Method(typeof(Game1), nameof(Game1.saveWholeBackup));
 
             MethodInfo prefix = AccessTools.Method(this.GetType(), nameof(SaveBackupPatch.GameSave_Prefix));
+            MethodInfo finalizer = AccessTools.Method(this.GetType(), nameof(SaveBackupPatch.GameSave_Finalizer));
 
-            harmony.Patch(makeFullBackup, new HarmonyMethod(prefix));
-            harmony.Patch(saveWholeBackup, new HarmonyMethod(prefix));
+            harmony.Patch(makeFullBackup, new HarmonyMethod(prefix), finalizer: new HarmonyMethod(finalizer));
+            harmony.Patch(saveWholeBackup, new HarmonyMethod(prefix), finalizer: new HarmonyMethod(finalizer));
         }
 
 
@@ -57,28 +58,22 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         /// <summary>The method to call instead of <see cref="StardewValley.Object.getDescription"/>.</summary>
         /// <remarks>This method must be static for Harmony to work correctly. See the Harmony documentation before renaming arguments.</remarks>
         [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming", Justification = "Argument names are defined by Harmony.")]
-        private static bool GameSave_Prefix(MethodInfo __originalMethod)
+        private static bool GameSave_Prefix()
         {
-            const string key = nameof(SaveBackupPatch.GameSave_Prefix);
-            if (!PatchHelper.StartIntercept(key))
-                return true;
             SaveBackupPatch.Events.Saving.RaiseEmpty();
-            try
-            {
-                __originalMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { });
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                SaveBackupPatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed to save the game :\n{ex.InnerException ?? ex}", LogLevel.Error);
-                Game1.addHUDMessage(new HUDMessage("An error occurs during save the game.Check the error log for details.", HUDMessage.error_type));
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                PatchHelper.StopIntercept(key);
-            }
-            SaveBackupPatch.Events.Saved.RaiseEmpty();
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
 
+        [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming", Justification = "Argument names are defined by Harmony.")]
+        private static Exception GameSave_Finalizer(Exception __exception)
+        {
+            if (__exception != null)
+            {
+                SaveBackupPatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed to save the game :\n{__exception.InnerException ?? __exception}", LogLevel.Error);
+                Game1.addHUDMessage(new HUDMessage("An error occurs during save the game.Check the error log for details.", HUDMessage.error_type));
+            }
+            SaveBackupPatch.Events.Saved.RaiseEmpty();
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveGamePatch.cs b/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveGamePatch.cs
index afd44040..2f335c3a 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveGamePatch.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Patches/SaveGamePatch.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
             );
             harmony.Patch(
                 original: AccessTools.Method(typeof(SaveGameMenu), "update"),
-                prefix: new HarmonyMethod(this.GetType(), nameof(SaveGamePatch.SaveGameMenu_UpdatePrefix))
+                finalizer: new HarmonyMethod(this.GetType(), nameof(SaveGamePatch.SaveGameMenu_UpdateFinalizer))
             );
         }
 
@@ -156,26 +156,14 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         /// <summary>The method to call instead of <see cref="StardewValley.Menus.SaveGameMenu.update"/>.</summary>
         /// <remarks>This method must be static for Harmony to work correctly. See the Harmony documentation before renaming arguments.</remarks>
         [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming", Justification = "Argument names are defined by Harmony.")]
-        private static bool SaveGameMenu_UpdatePrefix(SaveGameMenu __instance, GameTime time, MethodInfo __originalMethod)
+        private static Exception SaveGameMenu_UpdateFinalizer(SaveGameMenu __instance, Exception __exception)
         {
-            const string key = nameof(SaveGamePatch.SaveGameMenu_UpdatePrefix);
-            if (!PatchHelper.StartIntercept(key))
-                return true;
-            try
-            {
-                __originalMethod.Invoke(__instance, new object[] {time});
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                SaveGamePatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed during SaveGameMenu.update method :\n{ex.InnerException ?? ex}", LogLevel.Error);
+            if(__exception != null) {
+                SaveGamePatch.Monitor.Log($"Failed during SaveGameMenu.update method :\n{__exception.InnerException ?? __exception}", LogLevel.Error);
                 __instance.complete();
                 Game1.addHUDMessage(new HUDMessage("An error occurs during save the game.Check the error log for details.", HUDMessage.error_type));
             }
-            finally
-            {
-                PatchHelper.StopIntercept(key);
-            }
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Patches/ThreadSilenceExitPatch.cs b/src/SMAPI/Patches/ThreadSilenceExitPatch.cs
index 70315993..4af3f7d1 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Patches/ThreadSilenceExitPatch.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Patches/ThreadSilenceExitPatch.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         {
             harmony.Patch(
                 original: AccessTools.Method(Type.GetType("System.Threading.ThreadHelper"), "ThreadStart_Context"),
-                prefix: new HarmonyMethod(this.GetType(), nameof(ThreadSilenceExitPatch.ThreadStart_Finalizer))
+                finalizer: new HarmonyMethod(this.GetType(), nameof(ThreadSilenceExitPatch.ThreadStart_Finalizer))
             );
         }
 
@@ -56,26 +56,12 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
         /// <summary>The method to call instead of <see cref="System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context"/>.</summary>
         /// <param name="state">The thread context.</param>
         /// <returns>Returns whether to execute the original method.</returns>
-        private static bool ThreadStart_Finalizer(object state)
+        private static Exception ThreadStart_Finalizer(Exception __exception)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                object _start = state.GetType().GetField("_start", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance).GetValue(state);
-                if (_start is ThreadStart)
-                {
-                    ((ThreadStart)_start)();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    object _startArg = state.GetType().GetField("_startArg", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance).GetValue(state);
-                    ((ParameterizedThreadStart)_start)(_startArg);
-                }
+            if (__exception != null) {
+                Monitor.Log($"Thread failed:\n{__exception.InnerException ?? __exception}", LogLevel.Error);
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Monitor.Log($"Thread failed:\n{ex.InnerException ?? ex}", LogLevel.Error);
-            }
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
index c6932876..fd332df1 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\Networking\RemoteContextModModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Patching\GamePatcher.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Patching\IHarmonyPatch.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Framework\Patching\PatchHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\PerformanceMonitoring\AlertContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\PerformanceMonitoring\AlertEntry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\PerformanceMonitoring\PeakEntry.cs" />