diff --git a/payments/stripe/forms.py b/payments/stripe/forms.py
index a4ef39d58..53a20d25e 100644
--- a/payments/stripe/forms.py
+++ b/payments/stripe/forms.py
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ def clean(self):
                         "amount": int(self.payment.total * 100),
                         "currency": self.payment.currency,
                         "card": data["stripeToken"],
-                        "description": "{} {}".format(
-                            self.payment.billing_last_name,
-                            self.payment.billing_first_name,
-                        ),
+                        "description": f"{self.payment.billing_last_name} {self.payment.billing_first_name}",
                         "metadata": stripe_metadata,
                     }
 
diff --git a/payments/stripe/providers.py b/payments/stripe/providers.py
index 5086b13c0..c377a4090 100644
--- a/payments/stripe/providers.py
+++ b/payments/stripe/providers.py
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ def create_session(self, payment):
                 session_data.update(
                     {
                         "customer_data": {
-                            "customer_name": "{} {}".format(
-                                payment.billing_first_name, payment.billing_last_name
-                            )
+                            "customer_name": f"{payment.billing_first_name} {payment.billing_last_name}"
                         }
                     }
                 )