diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
index 4e9185340ad1..9f02a675e1d0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 from .markdown_parse import (
     EMBED_DIRECTIVE_REGEX,
     GALAXY_MARKDOWN_FUNCTION_CALL_LINE,
-    VALID_ARGUMENTS,
     validate_galaxy_markdown,
 )
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ def _remap(container, line):
         if id_match := re.search(ENCODED_ID_PATTERN, line):
             object_id = id_match.group(2)
             decoded_id = trans.security.decode_id(object_id)
-            line = line.replace(id_match.group(), "{}={}".format(id_match.group(1), decoded_id))
+            line = line.replace(id_match.group(), f"{id_match.group(1)}={decoded_id}")
         return (line, False)
 
     def _remap_embed_container(match):
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ def _remap_embed_container(match):
         if id_match := re.search(ENCODED_ID_PATTERN, whole_match):
             object_id = id_match.group(2)
             decoded_id = trans.security.decode_id(object_id)
-            whole_match = whole_match.replace(id_match.group(), "{}={:d}".format(id_match.group(1), decoded_id))
+            whole_match = whole_match.replace(id_match.group(), f"{id_match.group(1)}={decode_id}")
 
         return whole_match