diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index 9513d18ea..ceff2964b 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ class Jar(BuildTarget):
             if not isinstance(t, Jar):
                 raise InvalidArguments(f'Link target {t} is not a jar target.')
         if self.structured_sources:
-            raise InvalidArguments(f'structured sources are not supported in Java targets.')
+            raise InvalidArguments('structured sources are not supported in Java targets.')
         self.filename = self.name + '.jar'
         self.outputs = [self.filename]
         self.java_args = kwargs.get('java_args', [])
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
index 1be9acff1..31be45019 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class PythonSystemDependency(SystemDependency, _PythonDependencyBase):
                 if comp.id == "gcc":
                     if imp_lower == 'pypy' and verdot == '3.8':
                         # The naming changed between 3.8 and 3.9
-                        libpath = Path(f'libpypy3-c.dll')
+                        libpath = Path('libpypy3-c.dll')
                     elif imp_lower == 'pypy':
                         libpath = Path(f'libpypy{verdot}-c.dll')
                     else:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
index 3d2ae6cf5..ec2ac3edc 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def get_current_version(wrapfile: str) -> T.Tuple[str, str, str, str, T.Optional
     try:
         wrap_data = cp['wrap-file']
     except KeyError:
-        raise WrapException(f'Not a wrap-file, cannot have come from the wrapdb')
+        raise WrapException('Not a wrap-file, cannot have come from the wrapdb')
     try:
         patch_url = wrap_data['patch_url']
     except KeyError: