diff --git a/internal/datastore/common/errors.go b/internal/datastore/common/errors.go
index 81537bab84..5182fa7a58 100644
--- a/internal/datastore/common/errors.go
+++ b/internal/datastore/common/errors.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func NewCreateRelationshipExistsError(relationship *core.RelationTuple) error {
 	}
 
 	return CreateRelationshipExistsError{
-		fmt.Errorf(msg),
+		errors.New(msg),
 		relationship,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/datastore/proxy/hedging.go b/internal/datastore/proxy/hedging.go
index 4ff8ea9adc..05d5cab594 100644
--- a/internal/datastore/proxy/hedging.go
+++ b/internal/datastore/proxy/hedging.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func newHedgingProxyWithTimeSource(
 	}
 
 	if maxSampleCount < minMaxRequestsThreshold {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("maxSampleCount must be >=%d", minMaxRequestsThreshold))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("maxSampleCount must be >=%d", minMaxRequestsThreshold)
 	}
 
 	if hedgingQuantile <= 0.0 || hedgingQuantile >= 1.0 {