diff --git a/cmd/telegraf/pprof.go b/cmd/telegraf/pprof.go
index 662cfaa55..208c31bd2 100644
--- a/cmd/telegraf/pprof.go
+++ b/cmd/telegraf/pprof.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (p *PprofServer) Start(address string) {
 		pprofHostPort := address
 		parts := strings.Split(pprofHostPort, ":")
 		if len(parts) == 2 && parts[0] == "" {
-			pprofHostPort = fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%s", parts[1])
+			pprofHostPort = "localhost:" + parts[1]
 		}
 		pprofHostPort = "http://" + pprofHostPort + "/debug/pprof"
 
diff --git a/plugins/all_test.go b/plugins/all_test.go
index f199380f4..8c13d8514 100644
--- a/plugins/all_test.go
+++ b/plugins/all_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func testBuildTags(t *testing.T, buildComment string, pluginCategory string, plu
 // For ex ["!custom", "inputs", "inputs.docker"] returns "inputs.docker"
 func getPluginBuildTag(tags []string, pluginCategory string) string {
 	for _, tag := range tags {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(tag, fmt.Sprintf("%s.", pluginCategory)) {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(tag, pluginCategory+".") {
 			return tag
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/common/opcua/opcua_util.go b/plugins/common/opcua/opcua_util.go
index 192c36306..99bf83055 100644
--- a/plugins/common/opcua/opcua_util.go
+++ b/plugins/common/opcua/opcua_util.go
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ func generateCert(host string, rsaBits int, certFile, keyFile string, dur time.D
 		rsaBits = 2048
 	}
 	if len(certFile) == 0 {
-		certFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s/cert.pem", dir)
+		certFile = dir + "/cert.pem"
 	}
 	if len(keyFile) == 0 {
-		keyFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s/key.pem", dir)
+		keyFile = dir + "/key.pem"
 	}
 
 	priv, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, rsaBits)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/aerospike/aerospike.go b/plugins/inputs/aerospike/aerospike.go
index 35714a3e3..f3e5cf4b6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/aerospike/aerospike.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/aerospike/aerospike.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (a *Aerospike) getSetInfo(namespaceSet string, n *as.Node, infoPolicy *as.I
 func (a *Aerospike) parseSetInfo(acc telegraf.Accumulator, stats map[string]string, hostPort string, namespaceSet string, nodeName string) {
 	stat := strings.Split(
 		strings.TrimSuffix(
-			stats[fmt.Sprintf("sets/%s", namespaceSet)], ";"), ":")
+			stats["sets/"+namespaceSet], ";"), ":")
 	nTags := map[string]string{
 		"aerospike_host": hostPort,
 		"node_name":      nodeName,
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/aliyuncms/aliyuncms.go b/plugins/inputs/aliyuncms/aliyuncms.go
index 50e568226..4d9846427 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/aliyuncms/aliyuncms.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/aliyuncms/aliyuncms.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func formatField(metricName string, statistic string) string {
 func formatMeasurement(project string) string {
 	project = strings.ReplaceAll(project, "/", "_")
 	project = snakeCase(project)
-	return fmt.Sprintf("aliyuncms_%s", project)
+	return "aliyuncms_" + project
 }
 
 func snakeCase(s string) string {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/aurora/aurora_test.go b/plugins/inputs/aurora/aurora_test.go
index d3b0d733d..b5fd75848 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/aurora/aurora_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/aurora/aurora_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package aurora
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func TestAurora(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_linux.go b/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_linux.go
index 5308e6062..69c668f30 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_linux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_linux.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/filter"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/system"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 type DiskIO struct {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (d *DiskIO) diskInfo(devName string) (map[string]string, error) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(udevDataPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			// This path failed, try the fallback .udev style (non-systemd)
-			udevDataPath = fmt.Sprintf("/dev/.udev/db/block:%s", devName)
+			udevDataPath = "/dev/.udev/db/block:" + devName
 			_, err := os.Stat(udevDataPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				// Giving up, cannot retrieve disk info
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/disque/disque_test.go b/plugins/inputs/disque/disque_test.go
index 4eacbd76c..dcc8564ca 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/disque/disque_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/disque/disque_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 )
 
 func TestDisqueGeneratesMetricsIntegration(t *testing.T) {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func TestDisqueGeneratesMetricsIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf("disque://%s", l.Addr().String())
+	addr := "disque://" + l.Addr().String()
 
 	r := &Disque{
 		Servers: []string{addr},
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func TestDisqueCanPullStatsFromMultipleServersIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf("disque://%s", l.Addr().String())
+	addr := "disque://" + l.Addr().String()
 
 	r := &Disque{
 		Servers: []string{addr},
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/docker/docker.go b/plugins/inputs/docker/docker.go
index 4152dc7d8..d655b7be6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/docker/docker.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/docker/docker.go
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func getDeviceStatMap(blkioStats types.BlkioStats) map[string]map[string]interfa
 			deviceStatMap[device] = make(map[string]interface{})
 		}
 
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_service_bytes_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_service_bytes_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
@@ -803,31 +803,31 @@ func getDeviceStatMap(blkioStats types.BlkioStats) map[string]map[string]interfa
 			deviceStatMap[device] = make(map[string]interface{})
 		}
 
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_serviced_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_serviced_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoQueuedRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_queue_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_queue_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoServiceTimeRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_service_time_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_service_time_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoWaitTimeRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_wait_time_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_wait_time_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoMergedRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_merged_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_merged_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go b/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
index 2e2826e12..f9567826a 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (d *Dovecot) gatherServer(addr string, acc telegraf.Accumulator, qtype stri
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting deadline failed for dovecot server %q: %w", addr, err)
 	}
 
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("EXPORT\t%s", qtype)
+	msg := "EXPORT\t" + qtype
 	if len(filter) > 0 {
 		msg += fmt.Sprintf("\t%s=%s", qtype, filter)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_cmds_test.go b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_cmds_test.go
index 7b0ae4821..4b58644d9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_cmds_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_cmds_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Test_LinkStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		response := fmt.Sprintf(`{%q:{%q: "DOWN"}}`, ethdevLinkStatusCommand, linkStatusStringFieldName)
 		simulateResponse(mockConn, response, nil)
 		dpdkConn := dpdk.connectors[0]
-		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, fmt.Sprintf("%s,1", ethdevLinkStatusCommand), nil)
+		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, ethdevLinkStatusCommand+",1", nil)
 
 		expected := []telegraf.Metric{
 			testutil.MustMetric(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Test_LinkStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		response := fmt.Sprintf(`{%q:{%q: "UP"}}`, ethdevLinkStatusCommand, linkStatusStringFieldName)
 		simulateResponse(mockConn, response, nil)
 		dpdkConn := dpdk.connectors[0]
-		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, fmt.Sprintf("%s,1", ethdevLinkStatusCommand), nil)
+		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, ethdevLinkStatusCommand+",1", nil)
 
 		expected := []telegraf.Metric{
 			testutil.MustMetric(
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func Test_LinkStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		response := fmt.Sprintf(`{%q:{}}`, ethdevLinkStatusCommand)
 		simulateResponse(mockConn, response, nil)
 		dpdkConn := dpdk.connectors[0]
-		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, fmt.Sprintf("%s,1", ethdevLinkStatusCommand), nil)
+		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, ethdevLinkStatusCommand+",1", nil)
 
 		actual := mockAcc.GetTelegrafMetrics()
 		testutil.RequireMetricsEqual(t, nil, actual, testutil.IgnoreTime())
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_LinkStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		response := fmt.Sprintf(`{%q:{"tag1": 1}}`, ethdevLinkStatusCommand)
 		simulateResponse(mockConn, response, nil)
 		dpdkConn := dpdk.connectors[0]
-		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, fmt.Sprintf("%s,1", ethdevLinkStatusCommand), nil)
+		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, ethdevLinkStatusCommand+",1", nil)
 		expected := []telegraf.Metric{
 			testutil.MustMetric(
 				"dpdk",
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func Test_LinkStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		response := fmt.Sprintf(`{%q:{%q: "BOB"}}`, ethdevLinkStatusCommand, linkStatusStringFieldName)
 		simulateResponse(mockConn, response, nil)
 		dpdkConn := dpdk.connectors[0]
-		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, fmt.Sprintf("%s,1", ethdevLinkStatusCommand), nil)
+		dpdkConn.processCommand(mockAcc, testutil.Logger{}, ethdevLinkStatusCommand+",1", nil)
 
 		expected := []telegraf.Metric{
 			testutil.MustMetric(
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_utils.go b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_utils.go
index a3a756b12..debb311ec 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_utils.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk_utils.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func isInMemorySocketPath(filePath, socketPath string) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	socketPathPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s:", socketPath)
+	socketPathPrefix := socketPath + ":"
 	if strings.HasPrefix(filePath, socketPathPrefix) {
 		suffix := filePath[len(socketPathPrefix):]
 		if number, err := strconv.Atoi(suffix); err == nil {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ecs/stats.go b/plugins/inputs/ecs/stats.go
index c7e3293b4..9d233e25f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ecs/stats.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ecs/stats.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func blkstats(id string, stats *types.StatsJSON, acc telegraf.Accumulator, tags
 			deviceStatMap[device] = make(map[string]interface{})
 		}
 
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_service_bytes_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_service_bytes_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
@@ -218,31 +218,31 @@ func blkstats(id string, stats *types.StatsJSON, acc telegraf.Accumulator, tags
 			deviceStatMap[device] = make(map[string]interface{})
 		}
 
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_serviced_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_serviced_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoQueuedRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_queue_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_queue_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoServiceTimeRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_service_time_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_service_time_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoWaitTimeRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_wait_time_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_wait_time_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
 	for _, metric := range blkioStats.IoMergedRecursive {
 		device := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", metric.Major, metric.Minor)
-		field := fmt.Sprintf("io_merged_recursive_%s", strings.ToLower(metric.Op))
+		field := "io_merged_recursive_" + strings.ToLower(metric.Op)
 		deviceStatMap[device][field] = metric.Value
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/github/github.go b/plugins/inputs/github/github.go
index 634b18c94..390102030 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/github/github.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/github/github.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (g *GitHub) getPullRequestFields(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string) (
 			return fields, err
 		}
 
-		f := fmt.Sprintf("%s_pull_requests", class)
+		f := class + "_pull_requests"
 		fields[f] = searchResult.GetTotal()
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/http/http_test.go b/plugins/inputs/http/http_test.go
index 94ebefd6a..c688c5c13 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/http/http_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/http/http_test.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func TestBodyAndContentEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String())
+	address := "http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String()
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name             string
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func TestOAuthClientCredentialsGrant(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var token = "2YotnFZFEjr1zCsicMWpAA"
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
index f47d884ac..379f664ab 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) httpGather(u string) (map[string]interface{}, map[string]
 		h.setBodyReadError("The body of the HTTP Response is too large", bodyBytes, fields, tags)
 		return fields, tags, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
-		h.setBodyReadError(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to read body of HTTP Response : %s", err.Error()), bodyBytes, fields, tags)
-		return fields, tags, nil
+		h.setBodyReadError("Failed to read body of HTTP Response : "+err.Error(), bodyBytes, fields, tags)
+		return fields, tags, nil //nolint:nilerr // error is handled properly
 	}
 
 	// Add the body of the response if expected
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/icinga2/icinga2.go b/plugins/inputs/icinga2/icinga2.go
index 3043bb9d8..255f6f132 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/icinga2/icinga2.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/icinga2/icinga2.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (i *Icinga2) gatherObjects(acc telegraf.Accumulator, checks ResultObject, o
 			"port":          serverURL.Port(),
 		}
 
-		acc.AddFields(fmt.Sprintf("icinga2_%s", objectType), fields, tags)
+		acc.AddFields("icinga2_"+objectType, fields, tags)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener.go b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener.go
index f995a063e..39a8723ae 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (h *InfluxDBListener) handleWriteInternalParser(res http.ResponseWriter, re
 		case 1:
 			partialErrorString = firstParseErrorStr
 		case 2:
-			partialErrorString = fmt.Sprintf("%s (and 1 other parse error)", firstParseErrorStr)
+			partialErrorString = firstParseErrorStr + " (and 1 other parse error)"
 		default:
 			partialErrorString = fmt.Sprintf("%s (and %d other parse errors)", firstParseErrorStr, parseErrorCount-1)
 		}
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func (h *InfluxDBListener) handleWriteUpstreamParser(res http.ResponseWriter, re
 		case 1:
 			partialErrorString = firstParseErrorStr
 		case 2:
-			partialErrorString = fmt.Sprintf("%s (and 1 other parse error)", firstParseErrorStr)
+			partialErrorString = firstParseErrorStr + " (and 1 other parse error)"
 		default:
 			partialErrorString = fmt.Sprintf("%s (and %d other parse errors)", firstParseErrorStr, parseErrorCount-1)
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener_test.go b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener_test.go
index 5a6b1939e..95742410f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_listener/influxdb_listener_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ func TestWriteKeepDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	testMsgWithDB := "cpu_load_short,host=server01,database=wrongdb value=12.0 1422568543702900257\n"
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 			listener.DatabaseTag = "database"
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ func TestWriteRetentionPolicyTag(t *testing.T) {
 // http listener should add a newline at the end of the buffer if it's not there
 func TestWriteNoNewline(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ func TestWriteNoNewline(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPartialWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@ func TestWriteMaxLineSizeIncrease(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := &InfluxDBListener{
 				Log:            testutil.Logger{},
 				ServiceAddress: "localhost:0",
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ func TestWriteVerySmallMaxBody(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := &InfluxDBListener{
 				Log:            testutil.Logger{},
 				ServiceAddress: "localhost:0",
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ func TestWriteLargeLine(t *testing.T) {
 	hugeMetricString := string(hugeMetric)
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := &InfluxDBListener{
 				Log:            testutil.Logger{},
 				ServiceAddress: "localhost:0",
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ func TestWriteLargeLine(t *testing.T) {
 // test that writing gzipped data works
 func TestWriteGzippedData(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -635,7 +634,7 @@ func TestWriteHighTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestReceive404ForInvalidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -655,7 +654,7 @@ func TestReceive404ForInvalidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@ func TestWriteInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ func TestWriteEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -716,7 +715,7 @@ func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -738,7 +737,7 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPingVerbose(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -760,7 +759,7 @@ func TestPingVerbose(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteWithPrecision(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -787,7 +786,7 @@ func TestWriteWithPrecision(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteWithPrecisionNoTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 			listener.timeFunc = func() time.Time {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener.go b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener.go
index e96ff088d..78089b961 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (h *InfluxDBV2Listener) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 func (h *InfluxDBV2Listener) routes() {
 	credentials := ""
 	if h.Token != "" {
-		credentials = fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", h.Token)
+		credentials = "Token " + h.Token
 	}
 	authHandler := internal.GenericAuthHandler(credentials,
 		func(_ http.ResponseWriter) {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener_test.go b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener_test.go
index 4845429f1..977e8d3bf 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb_v2_listener/influxdb_v2_listener_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func TestWriteTokenAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", createURL(listener, "http", "/api/v2/write", "bucket=mybucket"), bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(testMsg)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", token))
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Token "+token)
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close())
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ func TestWriteKeepBucket(t *testing.T) {
 // http listener should add a newline at the end of the buffer if it's not there
 func TestWriteNoNewline(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func TestWriteNoNewline(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAllOrNothing(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ func TestWriteMaxLineSizeIncrease(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := &InfluxDBV2Listener{
 				Log:            testutil.Logger{},
 				ServiceAddress: "localhost:0",
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ func TestWriteVerySmallMaxBody(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := &InfluxDBV2Listener{
 				Log:            testutil.Logger{},
 				ServiceAddress: "localhost:0",
@@ -469,7 +468,7 @@ func TestWriteHighTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestReceive404ForInvalidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ func TestReceive404ForInvalidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -509,7 +508,7 @@ func TestWriteInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@ func TestReady(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWriteWithPrecision(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range parserTestCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("parser %s", tc.parser), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("parser "+tc.parser, func(t *testing.T) {
 			listener := newTestListener()
 			listener.ParserType = tc.parser
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_baseband/log_connector_test.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_baseband/log_connector_test.go
index 423b83908..9d07e93ff 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_baseband/log_connector_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_baseband/log_connector_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package intel_baseband
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ func TestParseOperationName(t *testing.T) {
 	logConnector := prepareLogConnMock()
 	require.NotNil(t, logConnector)
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("expected %s", tc.expected), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("expected "+tc.expected, func(t *testing.T) {
 			operationName := logConnector.parseOperationName(tc.input)
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expected, operationName)
 		})
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
index 1e73015f1..10a566ce6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package kube_inventory
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ func collectPods(ctx context.Context, acc telegraf.Accumulator, ki *KubernetesIn
 	var err error
 
 	if ki.KubeletURL != "" {
-		err = ki.queryPodsFromKubelet(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pods", ki.KubeletURL), listRef)
+		err = ki.queryPodsFromKubelet(ki.KubeletURL+"/pods", listRef)
 	} else {
 		listRef, err = ki.client.getPods(ctx, ki.NodeName)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/plugins/inputs/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 3df624994..7860933a9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func getNodeAddress(addresses []v1.NodeAddress) string {
 
 func (k *Kubernetes) gatherSummary(baseURL string, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	summaryMetrics := &SummaryMetrics{}
-	err := k.LoadJSON(fmt.Sprintf("%s/stats/summary", baseURL), summaryMetrics)
+	err := k.LoadJSON(baseURL+"/stats/summary", summaryMetrics)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func buildNodeMetrics(summaryMetrics *SummaryMetrics, acc telegraf.Accumulator)
 
 func (k *Kubernetes) gatherPodInfo(baseURL string) ([]Item, error) {
 	var podAPI Pods
-	err := k.LoadJSON(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pods", baseURL), &podAPI)
+	err := k.LoadJSON(baseURL+"/pods", &podAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/logstash/logstash.go b/plugins/inputs/logstash/logstash.go
index 0010aa5f3..05f009706 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/logstash/logstash.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/logstash/logstash.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (logstash *Logstash) gatherPluginsStats(
 				if strings.HasPrefix(k, "bulk_requests") {
 					continue
 				}
-				newKey := fmt.Sprintf("bulk_requests_%s", k)
+				newKey := "bulk_requests_" + k
 				flattener.Fields[newKey] = v
 				delete(flattener.Fields, k)
 			}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (logstash *Logstash) gatherPluginsStats(
 				if strings.HasPrefix(k, "documents") {
 					continue
 				}
-				newKey := fmt.Sprintf("documents_%s", k)
+				newKey := "documents_" + k
 				flattener.Fields[newKey] = v
 				delete(flattener.Fields, k)
 			}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go b/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
index f603bbfb8..78791b4e1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (p *ReportsParams) String() string {
 func NewChimpAPI(apiKey string, log telegraf.Logger) *ChimpAPI {
 	u := &url.URL{}
 	u.Scheme = "https"
-	u.Host = fmt.Sprintf("%s.api.mailchimp.com", mailchimpDatacenter.FindString(apiKey))
+	u.Host = mailchimpDatacenter.FindString(apiKey) + ".api.mailchimp.com"
 	u.User = url.UserPassword("", apiKey)
 	return &ChimpAPI{url: u, log: log}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/monit/monit.go b/plugins/inputs/monit/monit.go
index 0d5315143..9fa98d39b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/monit/monit.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/monit/monit.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (m *Monit) Init() error {
 }
 
 func (m *Monit) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/_status?format=xml", m.Address), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", m.Address+"/_status?format=xml", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/neptune_apex/neptune_apex.go b/plugins/inputs/neptune_apex/neptune_apex.go
index 992d361a1..4c3ea0dd0 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/neptune_apex/neptune_apex.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/neptune_apex/neptune_apex.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (n *NeptuneApex) parseXML(acc telegraf.Accumulator, data []byte) error {
 		}
 		// Find Amp and Watt probes and add them as fields.
 		// Remove the redundant probe.
-		if pos := findProbe(fmt.Sprintf("%sW", o.Name), r.Probe); pos > -1 {
+		if pos := findProbe(o.Name+"W", r.Probe); pos > -1 {
 			value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(
 				strings.TrimSpace(r.Probe[pos].Value), 64)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (n *NeptuneApex) parseXML(acc telegraf.Accumulator, data []byte) error {
 			r.Probe[pos] = r.Probe[len(r.Probe)-1]
 			r.Probe = r.Probe[:len(r.Probe)-1]
 		}
-		if pos := findProbe(fmt.Sprintf("%sA", o.Name), r.Probe); pos > -1 {
+		if pos := findProbe(o.Name+"A", r.Probe); pos > -1 {
 			value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(
 				strings.TrimSpace(r.Probe[pos].Value), 64)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func parseTime(val string, tz float64) (time.Time, error) {
 }
 
 func (n *NeptuneApex) sendRequest(server string) ([]byte, error) {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/cgi-bin/status.xml", server)
+	url := server + "/cgi-bin/status.xml"
 	resp, err := n.httpClient.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("http GET failed: %w", err)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx_test.go
index 5a947e7e2..65447122a 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx_test.go
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ func TestNginxGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &Nginx{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/stub_status", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/stub_status"},
 	}
 
 	nt := &Nginx{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/tengine_status", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/tengine_status"},
 	}
 
 	var accNginx testutil.Accumulator
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus_test.go
index cac4676b0..7e5c92b6e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestNginxPlusGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &NginxPlus{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/status"},
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus_api/nginx_plus_api_metrics_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus_api/nginx_plus_api_metrics_test.go
index f5efa29c3..268023e6d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus_api/nginx_plus_api_metrics_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus_api/nginx_plus_api_metrics_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 )
 
 const processesPayload = `
@@ -1532,7 +1533,7 @@ func TestUnknownContentType(t *testing.T) {
 
 func prepareAddr(t *testing.T, ts *httptest.Server) (*url.URL, string, string) {
 	t.Helper()
-	addr, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("%s/api", ts.URL))
+	addr, err := url.Parse(ts.URL + "/api")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr.Host)
@@ -1561,7 +1562,7 @@ func prepareEndpoint(t *testing.T, path string, payload string) (*httptest.Serve
 	}))
 
 	n := &NginxPlusAPI{
-		Urls:       []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/api", ts.URL)},
+		Urls:       []string{ts.URL + "/api"},
 		APIVersion: defaultAPIVersion,
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_sts/nginx_sts_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_sts/nginx_sts_test.go
index 121036167..4576f5c61 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_sts/nginx_sts_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_sts/nginx_sts_test.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func TestNginxPlusGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &NginxSTS{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/status"},
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_upstream_check/nginx_upstream_check_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_upstream_check/nginx_upstream_check_test.go
index e12bb1e2c..141111351 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_upstream_check/nginx_upstream_check_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_upstream_check/nginx_upstream_check_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestNginxUpstreamCheckData(test *testing.T) {
 	defer testServer.Close()
 
 	check := NewNginxUpstreamCheck()
-	check.URL = fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", testServer.URL)
+	check.URL = testServer.URL + "/status"
 
 	var accumulator testutil.Accumulator
 
@@ -68,34 +68,34 @@ func TestNginxUpstreamCheckData(test *testing.T) {
 		test,
 		"nginx_upstream_check",
 		map[string]interface{}{
-			"status":      string("up"),
+			"status":      "up",
 			"status_code": uint8(1),
 			"rise":        uint64(1000),
 			"fall":        uint64(0),
 		},
 		map[string]string{
-			"upstream": string("upstream-1"),
-			"type":     string("http"),
-			"name":     string("127.0.0.1:8081"),
-			"port":     string("0"),
-			"url":      fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", testServer.URL),
+			"upstream": "upstream-1",
+			"type":     "http",
+			"name":     "127.0.0.1:8081",
+			"port":     "0",
+			"url":      testServer.URL + "/status",
 		})
 
 	accumulator.AssertContainsTaggedFields(
 		test,
 		"nginx_upstream_check",
 		map[string]interface{}{
-			"status":      string("down"),
+			"status":      "down",
 			"status_code": uint8(2),
 			"rise":        uint64(0),
 			"fall":        uint64(2000),
 		},
 		map[string]string{
-			"upstream": string("upstream-2"),
-			"type":     string("tcp"),
-			"name":     string("127.0.0.1:8082"),
-			"port":     string("8080"),
-			"url":      fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", testServer.URL),
+			"upstream": "upstream-2",
+			"type":     "tcp",
+			"name":     "127.0.0.1:8082",
+			"port":     "8080",
+			"url":      testServer.URL + "/status",
 		})
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestNginxUpstreamCheckRequest(test *testing.T) {
 	defer testServer.Close()
 
 	check := NewNginxUpstreamCheck()
-	check.URL = fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", testServer.URL)
+	check.URL = testServer.URL + "/status"
 	check.Headers["X-test"] = "test-value"
 	check.HostHeader = "status.local"
 	check.Username = "user"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_vts/nginx_vts_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_vts/nginx_vts_test.go
index cb4567947..35bfe3f14 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_vts/nginx_vts_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_vts/nginx_vts_test.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestNginxPlusGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &NginxVTS{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/status"},
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v1.go b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v1.go
index 6e9391a18..bd5c771e3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v1.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v1.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 // The `data` field contains a list of commands to execute with
 // the \n character after every command.
 func (p *PowerdnsRecursor) gatherFromV1Server(address string, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
-	recvSocket := filepath.Join(p.SocketDir, fmt.Sprintf("pdns_recursor_telegraf%s", uuid.New().String()))
+	recvSocket := filepath.Join(p.SocketDir, "pdns_recursor_telegraf"+uuid.New().String())
 
 	laddr, err := net.ResolveUnixAddr("unixgram", recvSocket)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v2.go b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v2.go
index 9473581ac..7cbbcf19e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v2.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v2.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 // Datagram 1 => status: uint32
 // Datagram 2 => data: byte[] (max 16_384 bytes)
 func (p *PowerdnsRecursor) gatherFromV2Server(address string, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
-	recvSocket := filepath.Join(p.SocketDir, fmt.Sprintf("pdns_recursor_telegraf%s", uuid.New().String()))
+	recvSocket := filepath.Join(p.SocketDir, "pdns_recursor_telegraf"+uuid.New().String())
 
 	laddr, err := net.ResolveUnixAddr("unixgram", recvSocket)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
index 35de1cc5e..f6fbd8c09 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (p *Procstat) supervisorPIDs() ([]string, map[string]map[string]string, err
 
 func (p *Procstat) systemdUnitPIDs() ([]PidsTags, error) {
 	if p.IncludeSystemdChildren {
-		p.CGroup = fmt.Sprintf("systemd/system.slice/%s", p.SystemdUnit)
+		p.CGroup = "systemd/system.slice/" + p.SystemdUnit
 		return p.cgroupPIDs()
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/raindrops/raindrops_test.go b/plugins/inputs/raindrops/raindrops_test.go
index 387c2defc..bba3b92e3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/raindrops/raindrops_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/raindrops/raindrops_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestRaindropsGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &Raindrops{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/_raindrops", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/_raindrops"},
 		httpClient: &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{
 			ResponseHeaderTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
 		}},
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
index f473dd0db..6e30f52ee 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package ras
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -23,14 +22,14 @@ func TestUpdateCounters(t *testing.T) {
 		if metric == processorBase {
 			// processor_base_errors is sum of other seven errors: internal_timer_errors, smm_handler_code_access_violation_errors,
 			// internal_parity_errors, frc_errors, external_mce_errors, microcode_rom_parity_errors and unclassified_mce_errors
-			require.Equal(t, int64(7), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 7", processorBase))
+			require.Equal(t, int64(7), value, processorBase+" should have value of 7")
 		} else {
-			require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 1", metric))
+			require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, metric+" should have value of 1")
 		}
 	}
 
 	for metric, value := range ras.serverCounters {
-		require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 1", metric))
+		require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, metric+" should have value of 1")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -102,9 +101,9 @@ func TestMultipleSockets(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, metricData := range ras.cpuSocketCounters {
 		for metric, value := range metricData {
 			if metric == levelTwoCache {
-				require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 1", levelTwoCache))
+				require.Equal(t, int64(1), value, levelTwoCache+" should have value of 1")
 			} else {
-				require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 0", metric))
+				require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, metric+" should have value of 0")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -125,11 +124,11 @@ func TestEmptyDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, ras.serverCounters, 2, "Should contain default counters for server")
 
 	for metric, value := range ras.cpuSocketCounters[0] {
-		require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 0", metric))
+		require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, metric+" should have value of 0")
 	}
 
 	for metric, value := range ras.serverCounters {
-		require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have value of 0", metric))
+		require.Equal(t, int64(0), value, metric+" should have value of 0")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
index 2f7f9f5b4..b19cdd8a6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func coerceType(value interface{}, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 				value = float64(0)
 			}
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled destination type %s", typ.Kind().String()))
+			panic("unhandled destination type " + typ.Kind().String())
 		}
 	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
 		switch typ.Kind() {
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ func coerceType(value interface{}, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 		case reflect.Float64:
 			value = float64(reflect.ValueOf(sourceType).Int())
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled destination type %s", typ.Kind().String()))
+			panic("unhandled destination type " + typ.Kind().String())
 		}
 	case uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
 		switch typ.Kind() {
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func coerceType(value interface{}, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 		case reflect.Float64:
 			value = float64(reflect.ValueOf(sourceType).Uint())
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled destination type %s", typ.Kind().String()))
+			panic("unhandled destination type " + typ.Kind().String())
 		}
 	case float32, float64:
 		switch typ.Kind() {
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func coerceType(value interface{}, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 		case reflect.Float64:
 			// types match
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled destination type %s", typ.Kind().String()))
+			panic("unhandled destination type " + typ.Kind().String())
 		}
 	case string:
 		switch typ.Kind() {
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func coerceType(value interface{}, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 		case reflect.Float64:
 			value, _ = strconv.ParseFloat(value.(string), 64)
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled destination type %s", typ.Kind().String()))
+			panic("unhandled destination type " + typ.Kind().String())
 		}
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled source type %T", sourceType))
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
index 17750a4ad..06461a0bc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func parseWearLeveling(acc telegraf.Accumulator, fields map[string]interface{},
 	values := []int64{min, max, avg}
 	for i, submetricName := range []string{"Min", "Max", "Avg"} {
 		fields["raw_value"] = values[i]
-		tags["name"] = fmt.Sprintf("Wear_Leveling_%s", submetricName)
+		tags["name"] = "Wear_Leveling_" + submetricName
 		acc.AddFields("smart_attribute", fields, tags)
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go b/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
index ca2b12008..2105acd1c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) newListTimeSeriesFilter(metricType string) string {
 			resourceLabelsFilter = append(resourceLabelsFilter, fmt.Sprintf(valueFmt, resourceLabel.Key, resourceLabel.Value))
 		}
 		if len(resourceLabelsFilter) == 1 {
-			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND %s", resourceLabelsFilter[0])
+			filterString += " AND " + resourceLabelsFilter[0]
 		} else {
 			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND (%s)", strings.Join(resourceLabelsFilter, " OR "))
 		}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) newListTimeSeriesFilter(metricType string) string {
 			metricLabelsFilter = append(metricLabelsFilter, fmt.Sprintf(valueFmt, metricLabel.Key, metricLabel.Value))
 		}
 		if len(metricLabelsFilter) == 1 {
-			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND %s", metricLabelsFilter[0])
+			filterString += " AND " + metricLabelsFilter[0]
 		} else {
 			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND (%s)", strings.Join(metricLabelsFilter, " OR "))
 		}
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) newListTimeSeriesFilter(metricType string) string {
 			userLabelsFilter = append(userLabelsFilter, fmt.Sprintf(valueFmt, metricLabel.Key, metricLabel.Value))
 		}
 		if len(userLabelsFilter) == 1 {
-			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND %s", userLabelsFilter[0])
+			filterString += " AND " + userLabelsFilter[0]
 		} else {
 			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND (%s)", strings.Join(userLabelsFilter, " OR "))
 		}
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) newListTimeSeriesFilter(metricType string) string {
 			systemLabelsFilter = append(systemLabelsFilter, fmt.Sprintf(valueFmt, metricLabel.Key, metricLabel.Value))
 		}
 		if len(systemLabelsFilter) == 1 {
-			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND %s", systemLabelsFilter[0])
+			filterString += " AND " + systemLabelsFilter[0]
 		} else {
 			filterString += fmt.Sprintf(" AND (%s)", strings.Join(systemLabelsFilter, " OR "))
 		}
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) newTimeSeriesConf(
 		StartTime: &timestamppb.Timestamp{Seconds: startTime.Unix()},
 	}
 	tsReq := &monitoringpb.ListTimeSeriesRequest{
-		Name:     fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", s.Project),
+		Name:     "projects/" + s.Project,
 		Filter:   filter,
 		Interval: interval,
 	}
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) generatetimeSeriesConfs(
 
 	ret := []*timeSeriesConf{}
 	req := &monitoringpb.ListMetricDescriptorsRequest{
-		Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", s.Project),
+		Name: "projects/" + s.Project,
 	}
 
 	filters := s.newListMetricDescriptorsFilters()
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/systemd_units/subcommand_show.go b/plugins/inputs/systemd_units/subcommand_show.go
index 7b8dc91cd..5f5042ec5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/systemd_units/subcommand_show.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/systemd_units/subcommand_show.go
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ func getShowParameters(s *SystemdUnits) *[]string {
 
 	// add the fields we're interested in to the command line
 	for property := range tagMap {
-		params = append(params, fmt.Sprintf("--property=%s", property))
+		params = append(params, "--property="+property)
 	}
 	for property := range valueMap {
 		// If a property exists within the tagMap it was already added. Do not add it again to
 		// keep the command line short.
 		if _, exists := tagMap[property]; !exists {
-			params = append(params, fmt.Sprintf("--property=%s", property))
+			params = append(params, "--property="+property)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
index 729c3e733..d15be6fbf 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func sensorsTemperaturesOld(syspath string) ([]host.TemperatureStat, error) {
 		c, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(file), filename[0]+"_label"))
 		if c != nil {
 			//format the label from "Core 0" to "core0_"
-			label = fmt.Sprintf("%s_", strings.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(string(c))), " "), ""))
+			label = strings.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(string(c))), " "), "") + "_"
 		}
 
 		// Get the name of the temperature you are reading
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tengine/tengine_test.go b/plugins/inputs/tengine/tengine_test.go
index 595b8e3ba..4accb8dc6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/tengine/tengine_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/tengine/tengine_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestTengineGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	n := &Tengine{
-		Urls: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/us", ts.URL)},
+		Urls: []string{ts.URL + "/us"},
 	}
 
 	var accTengine testutil.Accumulator
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/vsan.go b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/vsan.go
index 98257f50a..47c312e57 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/vsan.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/vsan.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (e *Endpoint) queryResyncSummary(ctx context.Context, vsanClient *soap.Clie
 	}
 	vsanSystemEx := types.ManagedObjectReference{
 		Type:  "VsanSystemEx",
-		Value: fmt.Sprintf("vsanSystemEx-%s", strings.Split(hostRefValue, "-")[1]),
+		Value: "vsanSystemEx-" + strings.Split(hostRefValue, "-")[1],
 	}
 
 	includeSummary := true
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
index 175268aa4..47bd83a71 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // initialize test data
-var sysDrive = fmt.Sprintf(`%s\`, os.Getenv("SystemDrive")) // C:\
+var sysDrive = os.Getenv("SystemDrive") + `\` // C:\
 
 // include Name as a tag, FreeSpace as a field, and Purpose as a known-null class property
 var testQuery = Query{
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_linux.go b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_linux.go
index 7409c91cc..86fe0acd9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_linux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_linux.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type poolInfo struct {
 }
 
 func probeVersion(kstatPath string) (metricsVersion, []string, error) {
-	poolsDirs, err := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/*/objset-*", kstatPath))
+	poolsDirs, err := filepath.Glob(kstatPath + "/*/objset-*")
 
 	// From the docs: the only possible returned error is ErrBadPattern, when pattern is malformed.
 	// Because of this we need to determine how to fallback differently.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func probeVersion(kstatPath string) (metricsVersion, []string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Fallback to the old kstat in case of an older ZFS version.
-	poolsDirs, err = filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/*/io", kstatPath))
+	poolsDirs, err = filepath.Glob(kstatPath + "/*/io")
 	if err != nil {
 		return unknown, poolsDirs, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/azure_data_explorer/azure_data_explorer.go b/plugins/outputs/azure_data_explorer/azure_data_explorer.go
index c954b19d5..36869ef0b 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/azure_data_explorer/azure_data_explorer.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/azure_data_explorer/azure_data_explorer.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (adx *AzureDataExplorer) pushMetrics(ctx context.Context, format ingest.Fil
 	length := len(metricsArray)
 	adx.Log.Debugf("Writing %d metrics to table %q", length, tableName)
 	reader := bytes.NewReader(metricsArray)
-	mapping := ingest.IngestionMappingRef(fmt.Sprintf("%s_mapping", tableName), ingest.JSON)
+	mapping := ingest.IngestionMappingRef(tableName+"_mapping", ingest.JSON)
 	if metricIngestor != nil {
 		if _, err := metricIngestor.FromReader(ctx, reader, format, mapping); err != nil {
 			adx.Log.Errorf("sending ingestion request to Azure Data Explorer for table %q failed: %v", tableName, err)
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/topic_stubbed.go b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/topic_stubbed.go
index 1ed583dbb..4c322259c 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/topic_stubbed.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/topic_stubbed.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func (r *stubResult) Get(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	case err := <-r.err:
 		return "", err
 	case <-r.done:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("id-%s", r.metricIds[0]), nil
+		return "id-" + r.metricIds[0], nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/http/http_test.go b/plugins/outputs/http/http_test.go
index 1231778b3..2a9e5903a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/http/http_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/http/http_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestContentType(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func TestContentEncodingGzip(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestOAuthClientCredentialsGrant(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var token = "2YotnFZFEjr1zCsicMWpAA"
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func TestOAuthAuthorizationCodeGrant(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ func TestDefaultUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("default-user-agent", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func TestBatchedUnbatched(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := &HTTP{
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ func TestAwsCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/http_test.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/http_test.go
index 316b00727..d5d419130 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/http_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/http_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestHTTP_CreateDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	successResponse := []byte(`{"results": [{"statement_id": 0}]}`)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func TestHTTP_Write(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ func TestDBRPTags(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ func TestDBRPTagsCreateDatabaseNotCalledOnRetryAfterForbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	handlers := &MockHandlerChain{
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ func TestDBRPTagsCreateDatabaseCalledOnDatabaseNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	handlers := &MockHandlerChain{
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ func TestDBNotFoundShouldDropMetricWhenSkipDatabaseCreateIsTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		switch r.URL.Path {
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki_test.go b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki_test.go
index 1de4297d2..922540597 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package loki
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ func TestStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ func TestContentType(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ func TestContentEncodingGzip(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ func TestMetricNameLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@ func TestOAuthClientCredentialsGrant(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var token = "2YotnFZFEjr1zCsicMWpAA"
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ func TestDefaultUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("default-user-agent", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ func TestMetricSorting(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("out of order metrics", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sensu/sensu_test.go b/plugins/outputs/sensu/sensu_test.go
index d7b5b27cd..724bf3a02 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sensu/sensu_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sensu/sensu_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestConnectAndWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	testURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String())
+	testURL := "http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String()
 	testAPIKey := "a0b1c2d3-e4f5-g6h7-i8j9-k0l1m2n3o4p5"
 	testCheck := "telegraf"
 	testEntity := "entity1"
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestConnectAndWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	testHandler := "influxdb"
 	testTagName := "myTagName"
 	testTagValue := "myTagValue"
-	expectedAuthHeader := fmt.Sprintf("Key %s", testAPIKey)
+	expectedAuthHeader := "Key " + testAPIKey
 	expectedURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/core/v2/namespaces/%s/events", testNamespace)
 	expectedPointName := "cpu"
 	expectedPointValue := float64(42)
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
index e5475f00d..24b849016 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func (s *Stackdriver) sendBatch(batch []telegraf.Metric) error {
 
 		// Prepare time series request.
 		timeSeriesRequest := &monitoringpb.CreateTimeSeriesRequest{
-			Name:       fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", s.Project),
+			Name:       "projects/" + s.Project,
 			TimeSeries: timeSeries,
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver_test.go b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver_test.go
index 369314a5b..e5ea6ec2f 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/stackdriver_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace: "test",
 		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 		client:    c,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestWriteResourceTypeAndLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:      fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:      "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace:    "test",
 		ResourceType: "foo",
 		ResourceLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestWriteTagsAsResourceLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:              fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:              "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace:            "test",
 		ResourceType:         "foo",
 		TagsAsResourceLabels: []string{"job_name"},
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestWriteMetricTypesOfficial(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace: "test",
 		ResourceLabels: map[string]string{
 			"mylabel": "myvalue",
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func TestWriteMetricTypesPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace: "test",
 		ResourceLabels: map[string]string{
 			"mylabel": "myvalue",
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestWriteAscendingTime(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace: "test",
 		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 		client:    c,
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func TestWriteBatchable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace: "test",
 		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 		client:    c,
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func TestWriteIgnoredErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			s := &Stackdriver{
-				Project:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+				Project:   "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 				Namespace: "test",
 				Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 				client:    c,
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func TestGetStackdriverIntervalEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := &Stackdriver{
-		Project:      fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", "[PROJECT]"),
+		Project:      "projects/" + "[PROJECT]",
 		Namespace:    "test",
 		Log:          testutil.Logger{},
 		client:       c,
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic_test.go b/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic_test.go
index 52c1c5a64..d017d958a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	pluginFn := func() *SumoLogic {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestContentType(t *testing.T) {
 			}))
 			defer ts.Close()
 
-			u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+			u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			plugin := tt.plugin()
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestContentEncodingGzip(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestDefaultUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("default-user-agent", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func TestMaxRequestBodySize(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testcases := []struct {
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ func TestTryingToSendEmptyMetricsDoesntFail(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ts.Listener.Addr().String()))
+	u, err := url.Parse("http://" + ts.Listener.Addr().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	metrics := make([]telegraf.Metric, 0)
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/zabbix/zabbix_test.go b/plugins/outputs/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
index cf1c70ee0..573fc6352 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package zabbix
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
@@ -859,7 +858,7 @@ func TestBuildZabbixMetric(t *testing.T) {
 		1,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%sname.value[b,bar]", keyPrefix), zm.Key)
+	require.Equal(t, keyPrefix+"name.value[b,bar]", zm.Key)
 
 	zm, err = z.buildZabbixMetric(testutil.MustMetric(
 		"name",
@@ -870,7 +869,7 @@ func TestBuildZabbixMetric(t *testing.T) {
 		1,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%sname.value", keyPrefix), zm.Key)
+	require.Equal(t, keyPrefix+"name.value", zm.Key)
 }
 
 func TestGetHostname(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plugins/serializers/prometheusremotewrite/prometheusremotewrite.go b/plugins/serializers/prometheusremotewrite/prometheusremotewrite.go
index 587a4b16f..255f9e721 100644
--- a/plugins/serializers/prometheusremotewrite/prometheusremotewrite.go
+++ b/plugins/serializers/prometheusremotewrite/prometheusremotewrite.go
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ func (s *Serializer) SerializeBatch(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]byte, error) {
 				switch {
 				case strings.HasSuffix(field.Key, "_bucket"):
 					// if bucket only, init sum, count, inf
-					metrickeysum, promtssum := getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_sum", metricName), labels, float64(0), metric.Time())
+					metrickeysum, promtssum := getPromTS(metricName+"_sum", labels, float64(0), metric.Time())
 					if _, ok = entries[metrickeysum]; !ok {
 						entries[metrickeysum] = promtssum
 					}
-					metrickeycount, promtscount := getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_count", metricName), labels, float64(0), metric.Time())
+					metrickeycount, promtscount := getPromTS(metricName+"_count", labels, float64(0), metric.Time())
 					if _, ok = entries[metrickeycount]; !ok {
 						entries[metrickeycount] = promtscount
 					}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (s *Serializer) SerializeBatch(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]byte, error) {
 						Name:  "le",
 						Value: "+Inf",
 					}
-					metrickeyinf, promtsinf := getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_bucket", metricName), labels, float64(0), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
+					metrickeyinf, promtsinf := getPromTS(metricName+"_bucket", labels, float64(0), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
 					if _, ok = entries[metrickeyinf]; !ok {
 						entries[metrickeyinf] = promtsinf
 					}
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ func (s *Serializer) SerializeBatch(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]byte, error) {
 						Name:  "le",
 						Value: fmt.Sprint(bound),
 					}
-					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_bucket", metricName), labels, float64(count), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
+					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(metricName+"_bucket", labels, float64(count), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
 				case strings.HasSuffix(field.Key, "_sum"):
 					sum, ok := prometheus.SampleSum(field.Value)
 					if !ok {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_sum", metricName), labels, sum, metric.Time())
+					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(metricName+"_sum", labels, sum, metric.Time())
 				case strings.HasSuffix(field.Key, "_count"):
 					count, ok := prometheus.SampleCount(field.Value)
 					if !ok {
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ func (s *Serializer) SerializeBatch(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]byte, error) {
 						Name:  "le",
 						Value: "+Inf",
 					}
-					metrickeyinf, promtsinf := getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_bucket", metricName), labels, float64(count), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
+					metrickeyinf, promtsinf := getPromTS(metricName+"_bucket", labels, float64(count), metric.Time(), extraLabel)
 					if minf, ok := entries[metrickeyinf]; !ok || minf.Samples[0].Value == 0 {
 						entries[metrickeyinf] = promtsinf
 					}
 
-					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_count", metricName), labels, float64(count), metric.Time())
+					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(metricName+"_count", labels, float64(count), metric.Time())
 				default:
 					continue
 				}
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ func (s *Serializer) SerializeBatch(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]byte, error) {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_sum", metricName), labels, sum, metric.Time())
+					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(metricName+"_sum", labels, sum, metric.Time())
 				case strings.HasSuffix(field.Key, "_count"):
 					count, ok := prometheus.SampleCount(field.Value)
 					if !ok {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(fmt.Sprintf("%s_count", metricName), labels, float64(count), metric.Time())
+					metrickey, promts = getPromTS(metricName+"_count", labels, float64(count), metric.Time())
 				default:
 					quantileTag, ok := metric.GetTag("quantile")
 					if !ok {
diff --git a/testutil/accumulator.go b/testutil/accumulator.go
index 050ede864..7be2fee35 100644
--- a/testutil/accumulator.go
+++ b/testutil/accumulator.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func (a *Accumulator) AssertDoesNotContainMeasurement(t *testing.T, measurement
 	defer a.Unlock()
 	for _, p := range a.Metrics {
 		if p.Measurement == measurement {
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("found unexpected measurement %s", measurement)
+			msg := "found unexpected measurement " + measurement
 			require.Fail(t, msg)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/package_incus_test/container.go b/tools/package_incus_test/container.go
index 442737b97..101c1765e 100644
--- a/tools/package_incus_test/container.go
+++ b/tools/package_incus_test/container.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *Container) CheckStatus(serviceName string) error {
 
 func (c *Container) UploadAndInstall(filename string) error {
 	basename := filepath.Base(filename)
-	destination := fmt.Sprintf("/root/%s", basename)
+	destination := "/root/" + basename
 
 	if err := c.client.Push(c.Name, filename, destination); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/tools/package_incus_test/main.go b/tools/package_incus_test/main.go
index e8ae3597f..6031c2e6c 100644
--- a/tools/package_incus_test/main.go
+++ b/tools/package_incus_test/main.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func launchTests(packageFile string, images []string) error {
 		fmt.Printf("starting test with %s\n", image)
 
 		uuidWithHyphen := uuid.New()
-		name := fmt.Sprintf("telegraf-test-%s", uuidWithHyphen.String()[0:8])
+		name := "telegraf-test-" + uuidWithHyphen.String()[0:8]
 
 		err := runTest(image, name, packageFile)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/tools/update_goversion/main.go b/tools/update_goversion/main.go
index 29742e580..a40064664 100644
--- a/tools/update_goversion/main.go
+++ b/tools/update_goversion/main.go
@@ -147,32 +147,32 @@ func main() {
 		{
 			FileName: ".circleci/config.yml",
 			Regex:    `(quay\.io\/influxdb\/telegraf-ci):(\d.\d*.\d)`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1:%s", version),
+			Replace:  "$1:" + version,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: ".github/workflows/govulncheck.yml",
 			Regex:    `(go-version-input).*`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1: %s", version),
+			Replace:  "$1: " + version,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "go.mod",
 			Regex:    `(go)\s(\d.\d*)`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1 %s", noPatchVersion),
+			Replace:  "$1 " + noPatchVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "Makefile",
 			Regex:    `(quay\.io\/influxdb\/telegraf-ci):(\d.\d*.\d)`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1:%s", version),
+			Replace:  "$1:" + version,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "README.md",
 			Regex:    `(Telegraf requires Go version) (\d.\d*)`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1 %s", noPatchVersion),
+			Replace:  "$1 " + noPatchVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "scripts/ci.docker",
 			Regex:    `(FROM golang):(\d.\d*.\d)`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1:%s", version),
+			Replace:  "$1:" + version,
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "scripts/installgo_linux.sh",