diff --git a/exp/tools/dump-ledger-state/main.go b/exp/tools/dump-ledger-state/main.go
index 1523cbbacb..c7adad9d87 100644
--- a/exp/tools/dump-ledger-state/main.go
+++ b/exp/tools/dump-ledger-state/main.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func archive(testnet bool) (*historyarchive.Archive, error) {
 	}
 
 	return historyarchive.Connect(
-		fmt.Sprintf("https://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/"),
+		"https://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/",
 		historyarchive.ConnectOptions{
 			UserAgent: "dump-ledger-state",
 		},
diff --git a/exp/tools/dump-orderbook/main.go b/exp/tools/dump-orderbook/main.go
index ce54252c46..12b9220845 100644
--- a/exp/tools/dump-orderbook/main.go
+++ b/exp/tools/dump-orderbook/main.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func archive(testnet bool) (*historyarchive.Archive, error) {
 	}
 
 	return historyarchive.Connect(
-		fmt.Sprintf("https://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/"),
+		"https://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/",
 		historyarchive.ConnectOptions{
 			UserAgent: "dump-orderbook",
 		},
diff --git a/tools/archive-reader/archive_reader.go b/tools/archive-reader/archive_reader.go
index c5b03694d1..ef6729684f 100644
--- a/tools/archive-reader/archive_reader.go
+++ b/tools/archive-reader/archive_reader.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func main() {
 
 func archive() (*historyarchive.Archive, error) {
 	return historyarchive.Connect(
-		fmt.Sprintf("s3://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/"),
+		"s3://history.stellar.org/prd/core-live/core_live_001/",
 		historyarchive.ConnectOptions{
 			S3Region:         "eu-west-1",
 			UnsignedRequests: true,