diff --git a/builder/null/artifact_export.go b/builder/null/artifact_export.go
index ae6e46f27..f9ec6d825 100644
--- a/builder/null/artifact_export.go
+++ b/builder/null/artifact_export.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 package null
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	registryimage "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer/registry/image"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ func (*NullArtifact) Id() string {
 }
 
 func (a *NullArtifact) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Did not export anything. This is the null builder")
+	return "Did not export anything. This is the null builder"
 }
 
 func (a *NullArtifact) State(name string) interface{} {
diff --git a/command/build_parallel_test.go b/command/build_parallel_test.go
index 959134fd5..09e994e9e 100644
--- a/command/build_parallel_test.go
+++ b/command/build_parallel_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package command
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func TestBuildParallel_1(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	args := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("-parallel-builds=10"),
+		"-parallel-builds=10",
 		filepath.Join(testFixture("parallel"), "1lock-5wg.json"),
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func TestBuildParallel_2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	args := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("-parallel-builds=3"),
+		"-parallel-builds=3",
 		filepath.Join(testFixture("parallel"), "2lock-4wg.json"),
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func TestBuildParallel_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	args := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("-parallel-builds=3"),
+		"-parallel-builds=3",
 		filepath.Join(testFixture("parallel"), "2lock-timeout.json"),
 	}
 
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.datasource.go b/hcl2template/types.datasource.go
index 9ae5e995e..fd21585fd 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.datasource.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.datasource.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (ds *Datasources) Values() (map[string]cty.Value, hcl.Diagnostics) {
 	for ref, datasource := range *ds {
 		if datasource.value == (cty.Value{}) {
 			diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
-				Summary:  fmt.Sprintf("empty value"),
+				Summary:  "empty value",
 				Subject:  &datasource.block.DefRange,
 				Severity: hcl.DiagError,
 			})
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) startDatasource(dataSourceStore packer.DatasourceStore,
 		diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
 			Summary:  "Unknown " + dataSourceLabel + " type " + ref.Type,
 			Subject:  block.LabelRanges[0].Ptr(),
-			Detail:   fmt.Sprintf("packer does not currently know any data source."),
+			Detail:   "packer does not currently know any data source.",
 			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
 		})
 		return nil, diags
diff --git a/provisioner/breakpoint/provisioner.go b/provisioner/breakpoint/provisioner.go
index fc833fb47..893dc2d79 100644
--- a/provisioner/breakpoint/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/breakpoint/provisioner.go
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, comm packe
 		ui.Say("Pausing at breakpoint provisioner.")
 	}
 
-	message := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"Press enter to continue.")
+	message := "Press enter to continue."
 
 	var g errgroup.Group
 	result := make(chan string, 1)