diff --git a/cng/aes.go b/cng/aes.go
index 654cb71..caac632 100644
--- a/cng/aes.go
+++ b/cng/aes.go
@@ -40,20 +40,27 @@ func (c *aesCipher) finalize() {
 
 func (c *aesCipher) BlockSize() int { return aesBlockSize }
 
-func (c *aesCipher) Encrypt(dst, src []byte) {
+// validateAndClipInputs checks that dst and src meet the [cipher.Block]
+// interface requirements and clips them to a single block.
+func (c *aesCipher) validateAndClipInputs(dst, src []byte) (d, s []byte) {
 	if len(src) < aesBlockSize {
 		panic("crypto/aes: input not full block")
 	}
 	if len(dst) < aesBlockSize {
 		panic("crypto/aes: output not full block")
 	}
-
-	// cypher.Block.Encrypt() is documented to encrypt one full block
-	// at a time, so we truncate the input and output to the block size.
-	dst, src = dst[:aesBlockSize], src[:aesBlockSize]
-	if subtle.InexactOverlap(dst, src) {
-		panic("crypto/cipher: invalid buffer overlap")
+	// cypher.Block methods are documented to operate on
+	// one block at a time, so we truncate the input and output
+	// to the block size.
+	d, s = dst[:aesBlockSize], src[:aesBlockSize]
+	if subtle.InexactOverlap(d, s) {
+		panic("crypto/aes: invalid buffer overlap")
 	}
+	return d, s
+}
+
+func (c *aesCipher) Encrypt(dst, src []byte) {
+	dst, src = c.validateAndClipInputs(dst, src)
 
 	var ret uint32
 	err := bcrypt.Encrypt(c.kh, src, nil, nil, dst, &ret, 0)
@@ -67,19 +74,7 @@ func (c *aesCipher) Encrypt(dst, src []byte) {
 }
 
 func (c *aesCipher) Decrypt(dst, src []byte) {
-	if len(src) < aesBlockSize {
-		panic("crypto/aes: input not full block")
-	}
-	if len(dst) < aesBlockSize {
-		panic("crypto/aes: output not full block")
-	}
-
-	// cypher.Block.Decrypt() is documented to decrypt one full block
-	// at a time, so we truncate the input and output to the block size.
-	dst, src = dst[:aesBlockSize], src[:aesBlockSize]
-	if subtle.InexactOverlap(dst, src) {
-		panic("crypto/cipher: invalid buffer overlap")
-	}
+	dst, src = c.validateAndClipInputs(dst, src)
 
 	var ret uint32
 	err := bcrypt.Decrypt(c.kh, src, nil, nil, dst, &ret, 0)