diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
index a9ff233..9cd0526 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
@@ -686,8 +686,7 @@
         }
       } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
         repLog.atSevere().withCause(e).log(
-            String.format(
-                "remote config uri %s has invalid syntax with project %s", configUri, project));
+            "remote config uri %s has invalid syntax with project %s", configUri, project);
       }
     }
     return false;
@@ -703,8 +702,7 @@
         }
       } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
         repLog.atSevere().withCause(e).log(
-            String.format(
-                "remote config uri %s has invalid syntax with project %s", configUri, project));
+            "remote config uri %s has invalid syntax with project %s", configUri, project);
       }
     }
     return r;