diff --git a/salt/client/ssh/__init__.py b/salt/client/ssh/__init__.py
index 7d36faea39d..140b8bc58cd 100644
--- a/salt/client/ssh/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/client/ssh/__init__.py
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ def detect_os_arch(self):
                     f"Failed to detect OS and architecture. Commands failed with output: {stdout}, {stderr}"
                 )
 
-        log.info('Detected kernel "{}" and architecture "{}" on target'.format(kernel, os_arch))
+        log.info(f'Detected kernel "{kernel}" and architecture "{os_arch}" on target')
 
         return kernel, os_arch
 
@@ -1572,7 +1572,6 @@ def _cmd_str(self):
             cachedir = self.opts["_caller_cachedir"]
         else:
             cachedir = self.opts["cachedir"]
-
         debug = ""
         if not self.opts.get("log_level"):
             self.opts["log_level"] = "info"
@@ -1622,7 +1621,6 @@ def _cmd_str(self):
         )
         py_code = SSH_PY_SHIM.replace("#%%OPTS", arg_str)
         py_code_enc = base64.encodebytes(py_code.encode("utf-8")).decode("utf-8")
-
         if not self.winrm:
             cmd = SSH_SH_SHIM.format(
                 DEBUG=debug,
diff --git a/salt/utils/parsers.py b/salt/utils/parsers.py
index 7f061b1c36c..304a2c4ec40 100644
--- a/salt/utils/parsers.py
+++ b/salt/utils/parsers.py
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@ def _mixin_setup(self):
                 "custom grains/modules/states have been added or updated."
             ),
         )
-        _ = self.add_option(
+        self.add_option(
             "--relenv",
             dest="relenv",
             default=False,
diff --git a/salt/utils/relenv.py b/salt/utils/relenv.py
index 25ef16d0679..ff07b25c97a 100644
--- a/salt/utils/relenv.py
+++ b/salt/utils/relenv.py
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ def get_tarball(kernel, arch):
         response = requests.get(base_url, timeout=60)
         response.raise_for_status()
     except requests.RequestException as e:
-        log.error("Failed to retrieve tarball listing: {}".format(e))
+        log.error(f"Failed to retrieve tarball listing: {e}")
         raise ValueError("Unable to fetch tarball list from repository")
 
     # Search for tarball filenames that match the kernel and arch
     pattern = re.compile(rf'href="(salt-.*-onedir-{kernel}-{arch}\.tar\.xz)"')
     matches = pattern.findall(response.text)
     if not matches:
-        log.error("No tarballs found for {} and {}".format(kernel, arch))
-        raise ValueError("No tarball found for {} {}".format(kernel, arch))
+        log.error(f"No tarballs found for {kernel} and {arch}")
+        raise ValueError(f"No tarball found for {kernel} {arch}")
 
     # Return the latest tarball URL
     matches.sort()
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def download(cachedir, url, destination):
     Download the salt artifact from the given destination to the cache.
     """
     if not os.path.exists(destination):
-        log.info("Downloading from {} to {}".format(url, destination))
+        log.info(f"Downloading from {url} to {destination}")
         with salt.utils.files.fopen(destination, "wb+") as dest_file:
             result = salt.utils.http.query(
                 url=url,
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ def download(cachedir, url, destination):
                 raise_error=True,
             )
             if result.get("status") != 200:
-                log.error("Failed to download file from {}".format(url))
+                log.error(f"Failed to download file from {url}")
                 return False
     return True