diff --git a/pandas/tests/tslibs/test_parsing.py b/pandas/tests/tslibs/test_parsing.py
index c452d5b12ce01..660b1a6e295ed 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/tslibs/test_parsing.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/tslibs/test_parsing.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def test_parse_time_quarter_with_dash(dashed, normal):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dashed", ["-2Q1992", "2-Q1992", "4-4Q1992"])
 def test_parse_time_quarter_with_dash_error(dashed):
-    msg = "Unknown datetime string format, unable to parse: {dashed}"
+    msg = f"Unknown datetime string format, unable to parse: {dashed}"
 
-    with pytest.raises(parsing.DateParseError, match=msg.format(dashed=dashed)):
+    with pytest.raises(parsing.DateParseError, match=msg):
         parse_time_string(dashed)
 
 
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ def test_parsers_quarter_invalid(date_str):
             "must be between 1 and 4: {date_str}"
         )
     else:
-        msg = "Unknown datetime string format, unable to parse: {date_str}"
+        msg = f"Unknown datetime string format, unable to parse: {date_str}"
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg.format(date_str=date_str)):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
         parsing.parse_time_string(date_str)
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/util/_print_versions.py b/pandas/util/_print_versions.py
index 2801a2bf9c371..1268e8a42a255 100644
--- a/pandas/util/_print_versions.py
+++ b/pandas/util/_print_versions.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_sys_info() -> List[Tuple[str, Optional[Union[str, int]]]]:
                 ("python-bits", struct.calcsize("P") * 8),
                 ("OS", f"{sysname}"),
                 ("OS-release", f"{release}"),
-                # ("Version", "{version}".format(version=version)),
+                # ("Version", f"{version}"),
                 ("machine", f"{machine}"),
                 ("processor", f"{processor}"),
                 ("byteorder", f"{sys.byteorder}"),
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ def show_versions(as_json=False):
 
     else:
         maxlen = max(len(x) for x in deps)
-        tpl = "{{k:<{maxlen}}}: {{stat}}".format(maxlen=maxlen)
         print("\nINSTALLED VERSIONS")
         print("------------------")
         for k, stat in sys_info:
-            print(tpl.format(k=k, stat=stat))
+            print(f"{{k:<{maxlen}}}: {{stat}}")
         print("")
         for k, stat in deps_blob:
-            print(tpl.format(k=k, stat=stat))
+            print(f"{{k:<{maxlen}}}: {{stat}}")
 
 
 def main() -> int: