diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index 0e3b723fdf..f965506d1b 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -3687,10 +3687,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "palette must be 32 bytes long"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c
-msgid "palette_index out of bounds"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c
 msgid "palette_index should be an int"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c
index a0e7d2b596..89460bfc03 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.c
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_palette_obj_make_transparent(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_
     if (!mp_obj_get_int_maybe(palette_index_obj, &palette_index)) {
         mp_raise_ValueError(translate("palette_index should be an int"));
     }
-    if (palette_index < 0 || (unsigned)palette_index >= common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self)) {
-        mp_raise_IndexError(translate("palette_index out of bounds"));
-    }
+    palette_index = mp_arg_validate_int_range(palette_index, 0, common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self) - 1, MP_QSTR_palette_index);
 
     common_hal_displayio_palette_make_transparent(self, palette_index);
     return mp_const_none;
@@ -179,9 +177,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_palette_obj_make_opaque(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t pal
     if (!mp_obj_get_int_maybe(palette_index_obj, &palette_index)) {
         mp_raise_ValueError(translate("palette_index should be an int"));
     }
-    if (palette_index < 0 || (unsigned)palette_index >= common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self)) {
-        mp_raise_IndexError(translate("palette_index out of bounds"));
-    }
+    palette_index = mp_arg_validate_int_range(palette_index, 0, common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self) - 1, MP_QSTR_palette_index);
 
     common_hal_displayio_palette_make_opaque(self, palette_index);
     return mp_const_none;
@@ -199,9 +195,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_palette_obj_is_transparent(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t
     if (!mp_obj_get_int_maybe(palette_index_obj, &palette_index)) {
         mp_raise_ValueError(translate("palette_index should be an int"));
     }
-    if (palette_index < 0 || (unsigned)palette_index >= common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self)) {
-        mp_raise_IndexError(translate("palette_index out of bounds"));
-    }
+    palette_index = mp_arg_validate_int_range(palette_index, 0, common_hal_displayio_palette_get_len(self) - 1, MP_QSTR_palette_index);
 
     return mp_obj_new_bool(common_hal_displayio_palette_is_transparent(self, palette_index));
 }