diff --git a/gv.c b/gv.c
index 556878505c6b1..9a4da9dbdf7fd 100644
--- a/gv.c
+++ b/gv.c
@@ -917,12 +917,11 @@ S_gv_fetchmeth_internal(pTHX_ HV* stash, SV* meth, const char* name, STRLEN len,
                     Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_SYNTAX),
                         "While trying to resolve method call %.*s->%.*s()"
                         " can not locate package %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX " yet it is mentioned in @%.*s::ISA"
-                        " (perhaps you forgot to load %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX "?)",
+                        " (perhaps you forgot to load it?)",
                          (int) hvnamelen, hvname,
                          (int) len, name,
                         SVfARG(linear_sv),
-                         (int) hvnamelen, hvname,
-                         SVfARG(linear_sv));
+                         (int) hvnamelen, hvname);
                 }
             }
             continue;
@@ -1263,9 +1262,9 @@ Perl_gv_fetchmethod_pvn_flags(pTHX_ HV *stash, const char *name, const STRLEN le
                 Perl_croak(aTHX_
                            "Can't locate object method %" UTF8f_QUOTEDPREFIX ""
                            " via package %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX ""
-                           " (perhaps you forgot to load %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX "?)",
+                           " (perhaps you forgot to load it?)",
                            UTF8fARG(is_utf8, name_end - name, name),
-                           SVfARG(packnamesv), SVfARG(packnamesv));
+                           SVfARG(packnamesv));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index 6070fbd01249b..dffa036ca2f48 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -1169,8 +1169,7 @@ unable to locate this library.  See L<DynaLoader>.
 functioning as a class, but that package doesn't define that particular
 method, nor does any of its base classes.  See L<perlobj>.
 
-=item Can't locate object method "%s" via package "%s" (perhaps you forgot
-to load "%s"?)
+=item Can't locate object method "%s" via package "%s" (perhaps you forgot to load it?)
 
 (F) You called a method on a class that did not exist, and the method
 could not be found in UNIVERSAL.  This often means that a method
@@ -7820,7 +7819,7 @@ can be determined from the template alone.  This is not possible if
 it contains any of the codes @, /, U, u, w or a *-length.  Redesign
 the template.
 
-=item While trying to resolve method call %s->%s() can not locate package "%s" yet it is mentioned in @%s::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load "%s"?)
+=item While trying to resolve method call %s->%s() can not locate package "%s" yet it is mentioned in @%s::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load it?)
 
 (W syntax) It is possible that the C<@ISA> contains a misspelled or never loaded
 package name, which can result in perl choosing an unexpected parent
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 6ae5cd5aa79e1..c0dafcd7ee8ff 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ PP(pp_tie)
                              :                 newSVpvs_flags("main", SVs_TEMP);
                DIE(aTHX_ "Can't locate object method %" PVf_QUOTEDPREFIX
                          " via package %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX
-                   " (perhaps you forgot to load %" SVf_QUOTEDPREFIX "?)",
-                   methname, SVfARG(stashname), SVfARG(stashname));
+                   " (perhaps you forgot to load it?)",
+                   methname, SVfARG(stashname));
            }
        }
        else if (!(gv = gv_fetchmethod(stash, methname))) {
diff --git a/t/lib/warnings/gv b/t/lib/warnings/gv
index 2caf2d36b582a..0a7a4ef0a2ae9 100644
--- a/t/lib/warnings/gv
+++ b/t/lib/warnings/gv
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Undefined subroutine &main::joe called at - line 3.
 use warnings 'syntax' ;
 @ISA = qw(Fred); __PACKAGE__->joe()
 EXPECT
-While trying to resolve method call main->joe() can not locate package "Fred" yet it is mentioned in @main::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load "Fred"?) at - line 3.
+While trying to resolve method call main->joe() can not locate package "Fred" yet it is mentioned in @main::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load it?) at - line 3.
 Can't locate object method "joe" via package "main" at - line 3.
 ########
 # gv.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $a = bless [], 'C';
 $a->foo();
 __END__
 EXPECT
-While trying to resolve method call C->foo() can not locate package "A" yet it is mentioned in @C::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load "A"?) at - line 18.
+While trying to resolve method call C->foo() can not locate package "A" yet it is mentioned in @C::ISA (perhaps you forgot to load it?) at - line 18.
 I'm in B's foo
 ########
 # gv.c
diff --git a/t/op/tie.t b/t/op/tie.t
index 9cc1599331a69..73998113c5761 100644
--- a/t/op/tie.t
+++ b/t/op/tie.t
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ sub IO::File::TIEARRAY {
 }
 fileno FOO; tie @a, "FOO"
 EXPECT
-Can't locate object method "TIEARRAY" via package "FOO" (perhaps you forgot to load "FOO"?) at - line 5.
+Can't locate object method "TIEARRAY" via package "FOO" (perhaps you forgot to load it?) at - line 5.
 ########
 # tie into empty package name
 tie $foo, "";
diff --git a/t/run/fresh_perl.t b/t/run/fresh_perl.t
index 88a64ad583913..3899cbae57638 100644
--- a/t/run/fresh_perl.t
+++ b/t/run/fresh_perl.t
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $array[128]=1
 ########
 $x=0x0eabcd; print $x->ref;
 EXPECT
-Can't locate object method "ref" via package "961485" (perhaps you forgot to load "961485"?) at - line 1.
+Can't locate object method "ref" via package "961485" (perhaps you forgot to load it?) at - line 1.
 ########
 chop ($str .= <DATA>);
 ########