diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11229-fstr-mishaps.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11229-fstr-mishaps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8589f605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11229-fstr-mishaps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - pam_limits - remove ``%`` templating no longer used in f-string (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11229).
+minor_changes:
+  - spectrum_model_attrs - convert ``%`` templating to f-string (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11229).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pam_limits.py b/plugins/modules/pam_limits.py
index 85a0784424..5bc0239c25 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pam_limits.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pam_limits.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def _assert_is_valid_value(module, item, value, prefix=""):
         module.fail_json(
             msg=f"{prefix} Value of {value!r} for item {item!r} is invalid. Value must either be 'unlimited', 'infinity' or -1, all of "
             "which indicate no limit, or a limit of 0 or larger. Refer to the limits.conf(5) manual pages for "
-            "more details." % (prefix, value, item)
+            "more details."
         )
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/spectrum_model_attrs.py b/plugins/modules/spectrum_model_attrs.py
index b3b0a66cd4..88799eecbd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/spectrum_model_attrs.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/spectrum_model_attrs.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class spectrum_model_attrs:
         rqstd_attrs = ""
         for ra in ret_attrs:
             _id = self.attr_id(ra) or ra
-            rqstd_attrs += '<rs:requested-attribute id="%s" />' % (self.attr_id(ra) or ra)
+            rqstd_attrs = f'{rqstd_attrs}<rs:requested-attribute id="{_id}" />'
 
         # Build the complete XML search query for HTTP POST.
         xml = f"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
diff --git a/plugins/modules/xml.py b/plugins/modules/xml.py
index d94a02032b..b73d70f1fb 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/xml.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/xml.py
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ def split_xpath_last(xpath):
 def nsnameToClark(name, namespaces):
     if ":" in name:
         (nsname, rawname) = name.split(":")
-        # return "{{%s}}%s" % (namespaces[nsname], rawname)
         return f"{{{namespaces[nsname]}}}{rawname}"
 
     # no namespace name here