diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
index 099c01e3b3cc70..1aa1c24515b105 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ def load_tests(*args):
     return load_package_tests(pkg_dir, *args)
 
 if verbose:
-    print("test_sqlite3: testing with version",
-          "{!r}, sqlite_version {!r}".format(sqlite3.version,
-                                             sqlite3.sqlite_version))
+    print(f"test_sqlite3: testing with SQLite version {sqlite3.sqlite_version}")