diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
index 6802cfbe2b..cd614a5e20 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsStoppedContainerInGoroutines(c *testing.T) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	getGoRoutines := func() int {
-		_, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/info"))
+		_, body, err := request.Get("/info")
 		assert.NilError(c, err)
 		info := types.Info{}
 		err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&info)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsStoppedContainerInGoroutines(c *testing.T) {
 
 	// When the HTTP connection is closed, the number of goroutines should not increase.
 	routines := getGoRoutines()
-	_, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats", id))
+	_, body, err := request.Get("/containers/" + id + "/stats")
 	assert.NilError(c, err)
 	body.Close()
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsNetworkStatsVersioning(c *testing.T) {
 func getNetworkStats(c *testing.T, id string) map[string]types.NetworkStats {
 	var st *types.StatsJSON
 
-	_, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id))
+	_, body, err := request.Get("/containers/" + id + "/stats?stream=false")
 	assert.NilError(c, err)
 
 	err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&st)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func getNetworkStats(c *testing.T, id string) map[string]types.NetworkStats {
 func getVersionedStats(c *testing.T, id string, apiVersion string) map[string]interface{} {
 	stats := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	_, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", apiVersion, id))
+	_, body, err := request.Get("/" + apiVersion + "/containers/" + id + "/stats?stream=false")
 	assert.NilError(c, err)
 	defer body.Close()
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsNoStreamConnectedContainers(c *testing.T) {
 
 	ch := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		resp, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id2))
+		resp, body, err := request.Get("/containers/" + id2 + "/stats?stream=false")
 		defer body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			ch <- err
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_build_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_build_test.go
index c7dc934d62..968e1d67a0 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_build_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_build_test.go
@@ -4544,16 +4544,16 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildBuildTimeArgEnv(c *testing.T) {
 	    `
 	result := buildImage("testbuildtimeargenv",
 		cli.WithFlags(
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO1=fromcmd"),
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO2="),
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO3"), // set in env
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO4"), // not set in env
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO5=fromcmd"),
+			"--build-arg", "FOO1=fromcmd",
+			"--build-arg", "FOO2=",
+			"--build-arg", "FOO3", // set in env
+			"--build-arg", "FOO4", // not set in env
+			"--build-arg", "FOO5=fromcmd",
 			// FOO6 is not set at all
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO7=fromcmd"), // should produce a warning
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO8="), // should produce a warning
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FOO9"), // should produce a warning
-			"--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("FO10"), // not set in env, empty value
+			"--build-arg", "FOO7=fromcmd", // should produce a warning
+			"--build-arg", "FOO8=", // should produce a warning
+			"--build-arg", "FOO9", // should produce a warning
+			"--build-arg", "FO10", // not set in env, empty value
 		),
 		cli.WithEnvironmentVariables(append(os.Environ(),
 			"FOO1=fromenv",
@@ -4665,7 +4665,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildMultiStageGlobalArg(c *testing.T) {
 
 	result := cli.BuildCmd(c, imgName,
 		build.WithDockerfile(dockerfile),
-		cli.WithFlags("--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("tag=latest")))
+		cli.WithFlags("--build-arg", "tag=latest"))
 	result.Assert(c, icmd.Success)
 
 	result = cli.DockerCmd(c, "images", "-q", "-f", "label=multifromtest=1")
@@ -4687,7 +4687,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildMultiStageUnusedArg(c *testing.T) {
 
 	result := cli.BuildCmd(c, imgName,
 		build.WithDockerfile(dockerfile),
-		cli.WithFlags("--build-arg", fmt.Sprintf("baz=abc")))
+		cli.WithFlags("--build-arg", "baz=abc"))
 	result.Assert(c, icmd.Success)
 	assert.Assert(c, strings.Contains(result.Combined(), "[Warning]"))
 	assert.Assert(c, strings.Contains(result.Combined(), "[baz] were not consumed"))
diff --git a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
index eadcdc8e66..87ce1b82d7 100644
--- a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
+++ b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func setupPlugin(t *testing.T, ec map[string]*graphEventsCounter, ext string, mu
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/vnd.docker.plugins.v1+json")
 		switch t := data.(type) {
 		case error:
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, fmt.Sprintf(`{"Err": %q}`, t.Error()))
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "{\"Err\": %q}\n", t.Error())
 		case string:
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, t)
 		default:
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func setupPlugin(t *testing.T, ec map[string]*graphEventsCounter, ext string, mu
 		parent := r.URL.Query().Get("parent")
 
 		if id == "" {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("missing id"), 409)
+			http.Error(w, "missing id", 409)
 		}
 
 		size, err := driver.ApplyDiff(id, parent, diff)
diff --git a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
index 41d7b65af7..688b7f9932 100644
--- a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func CancelDeferredRemove(deviceName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("devicemapper: Can't set sector %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := task.setMessage(fmt.Sprintf("@cancel_deferred_remove")); err != nil {
+	if err := task.setMessage("@cancel_deferred_remove"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("devicemapper: Can't set message %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
index 2ce422687f..f1a7be2a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestDisplayJSONMessagesStream(t *testing.T) {
 		// Without progress, with ID
 		"{ \"id\": \"ID\",\"status\": \"status\" }": {
 			"ID: status\n",
-			fmt.Sprintf("ID: status\n"),
+			"ID: status\n",
 		},
 		// With progress
 		"{ \"id\": \"ID\", \"status\": \"status\", \"progress\": \"ProgressMessage\" }": {