diff --git a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
index 6701bedfe5e..5c6040f63f5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ keywords = ["clippy", "lint", "plugin"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+arrayvec = { version = "0.7", default-features = false }
 cargo_metadata = "0.15.3"
 clippy_utils = { path = "../clippy_utils" }
 declare_clippy_lint = { path = "../declare_clippy_lint" }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs b/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
index e7caed65bf2..08e45ed7d0e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
+use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::is_diag_trait_item;
-use clippy_utils::macros::FormatParamKind::{Implicit, Named, NamedInline, Numbered, Starred};
 use clippy_utils::macros::{
-    is_assert_macro, is_format_macro, is_panic, root_macro_call, Count, FormatArg, FormatArgsExpn, FormatParam,
-    FormatParamUsage,
+    find_format_arg_expr, find_format_args, format_arg_removal_span, format_placeholder_format_span, is_assert_macro,
+    is_format_macro, is_panic, root_macro_call, root_macro_call_first_node, FormatParamUsage,
 };
 use clippy_utils::msrvs::{self, Msrv};
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_lang_item};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use rustc_ast::{
+    FormatArgPosition, FormatArgPositionKind, FormatArgsPiece, FormatArgumentKind, FormatCount, FormatOptions,
+    FormatPlaceholder, FormatTrait,
+};
 use rustc_errors::{
     Applicability,
     SuggestionStyle::{CompletelyHidden, ShowCode},
 };
-use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, HirId, LangItem, QPath};
+use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, LangItem};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::{Adjust, Adjustment};
 use rustc_middle::ty::Ty;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_span::edition::Edition::Edition2021;
-use rustc_span::{sym, ExpnData, ExpnKind, Span, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::{sym, Span, Symbol};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -184,72 +188,79 @@ impl FormatArgs {
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FormatArgs {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) {
-        if let Some(format_args) = FormatArgsExpn::parse(cx, expr)
-            && let expr_expn_data = expr.span.ctxt().outer_expn_data()
-            && let outermost_expn_data = outermost_expn_data(expr_expn_data)
-            && let Some(macro_def_id) = outermost_expn_data.macro_def_id
-            && is_format_macro(cx, macro_def_id)
-            && let ExpnKind::Macro(_, name) = outermost_expn_data.kind
-        {
-            for arg in &format_args.args {
-                check_unused_format_specifier(cx, arg);
-                if !arg.format.is_default() {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if is_aliased(&format_args, arg.param.value.hir_id) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                check_format_in_format_args(cx, outermost_expn_data.call_site, name, arg.param.value);
-                check_to_string_in_format_args(cx, name, arg.param.value);
-            }
-            if self.msrv.meets(msrvs::FORMAT_ARGS_CAPTURE) {
-                check_uninlined_args(cx, &format_args, outermost_expn_data.call_site, macro_def_id, self.ignore_mixed);
-            }
+        let Some(macro_call) = root_macro_call_first_node(cx, expr) else { return };
+        if !is_format_macro(cx, macro_call.def_id) {
+            return;
         }
+        let name = cx.tcx.item_name(macro_call.def_id);
+
+        find_format_args(cx, expr, macro_call.expn, |format_args| {
+            for piece in &format_args.template {
+                if let FormatArgsPiece::Placeholder(placeholder) = piece
+                    && let Ok(index) = placeholder.argument.index
+                    && let Some(arg) = format_args.arguments.all_args().get(index)
+                {
+                    let arg_expr = find_format_arg_expr(expr, arg);
+
+                    check_unused_format_specifier(cx, placeholder, arg_expr);
+
+                    if placeholder.format_trait != FormatTrait::Display
+                        || placeholder.format_options != FormatOptions::default()
+                        || is_aliased(format_args, index)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if let Ok(arg_hir_expr) = arg_expr {
+                        check_format_in_format_args(cx, macro_call.span, name, arg_hir_expr);
+                        check_to_string_in_format_args(cx, name, arg_hir_expr);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if self.msrv.meets(msrvs::FORMAT_ARGS_CAPTURE) {
+                check_uninlined_args(cx, format_args, macro_call.span, macro_call.def_id, self.ignore_mixed);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext);
 }
 
-fn check_unused_format_specifier(cx: &LateContext<'_>, arg: &FormatArg<'_>) {
-    let param_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(arg.param.value).peel_refs();
+fn check_unused_format_specifier(
+    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+    placeholder: &FormatPlaceholder,
+    arg_expr: Result<&Expr<'_>, &rustc_ast::Expr>,
+) {
+    let ty_or_ast_expr = arg_expr.map(|expr| cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr).peel_refs());
 
-    if let Count::Implied(Some(mut span)) = arg.format.precision
-        && !span.is_empty()
+    let is_format_args = match ty_or_ast_expr {
+        Ok(ty) => is_type_lang_item(cx, ty, LangItem::FormatArguments),
+        Err(expr) => matches!(expr.peel_parens_and_refs().kind, rustc_ast::ExprKind::FormatArgs(_)),
+    };
+
+    let options = &placeholder.format_options;
+
+    let arg_span = match arg_expr {
+        Ok(expr) => expr.span,
+        Err(expr) => expr.span,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(placeholder_span) = placeholder.span
+        && is_format_args
+        && *options != FormatOptions::default()
     {
         span_lint_and_then(
             cx,
             UNUSED_FORMAT_SPECS,
-            span,
-            "empty precision specifier has no effect",
-            |diag| {
-                if param_ty.is_floating_point() {
-                    diag.note("a precision specifier is not required to format floats");
-                }
-
-                if arg.format.is_default() {
-                    // If there's no other specifiers remove the `:` too
-                    span = arg.format_span();
-                }
-
-                diag.span_suggestion_verbose(span, "remove the `.`", "", Applicability::MachineApplicable);
-            },
-        );
-    }
-
-    if is_type_lang_item(cx, param_ty, LangItem::FormatArguments) && !arg.format.is_default_for_trait() {
-        span_lint_and_then(
-            cx,
-            UNUSED_FORMAT_SPECS,
-            arg.span,
+            placeholder_span,
             "format specifiers have no effect on `format_args!()`",
             |diag| {
-                let mut suggest_format = |spec, span| {
+                let mut suggest_format = |spec| {
                     let message = format!("for the {spec} to apply consider using `format!()`");
 
-                    if let Some(mac_call) = root_macro_call(arg.param.value.span)
+                    if let Some(mac_call) = root_macro_call(arg_span)
                         && cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::format_args_macro, mac_call.def_id)
-                        && arg.span.eq_ctxt(mac_call.span)
                     {
                         diag.span_suggestion(
                             cx.sess().source_map().span_until_char(mac_call.span, '!'),
@@ -257,25 +268,27 @@ fn check_unused_format_specifier(cx: &LateContext<'_>, arg: &FormatArg<'_>) {
                             "format",
                             Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                         );
-                    } else if let Some(span) = span {
-                        diag.span_help(span, message);
+                    } else {
+                        diag.help(message);
                     }
                 };
 
-                if !arg.format.width.is_implied() {
-                    suggest_format("width", arg.format.width.span());
+                if options.width.is_some() {
+                    suggest_format("width");
                 }
 
-                if !arg.format.precision.is_implied() {
-                    suggest_format("precision", arg.format.precision.span());
+                if options.precision.is_some() {
+                    suggest_format("precision");
                 }
 
-                diag.span_suggestion_verbose(
-                    arg.format_span(),
-                    "if the current behavior is intentional, remove the format specifiers",
-                    "",
-                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
-                );
+                if let Some(format_span) = format_placeholder_format_span(placeholder) {
+                    diag.span_suggestion_verbose(
+                        format_span,
+                        "if the current behavior is intentional, remove the format specifiers",
+                        "",
+                        Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                    );
+                }
             },
         );
     }
@@ -283,12 +296,12 @@ fn check_unused_format_specifier(cx: &LateContext<'_>, arg: &FormatArg<'_>) {
 
 fn check_uninlined_args(
     cx: &LateContext<'_>,
-    args: &FormatArgsExpn<'_>,
+    args: &rustc_ast::FormatArgs,
     call_site: Span,
     def_id: DefId,
     ignore_mixed: bool,
 ) {
-    if args.format_string.span.from_expansion() {
+    if args.span.from_expansion() {
         return;
     }
     if call_site.edition() < Edition2021 && (is_panic(cx, def_id) || is_assert_macro(cx, def_id)) {
@@ -303,7 +316,13 @@ fn check_uninlined_args(
     // we cannot remove any other arguments in the format string,
     // because the index numbers might be wrong after inlining.
     // Example of an un-inlinable format:  print!("{}{1}", foo, 2)
-    if !args.params().all(|p| check_one_arg(args, &p, &mut fixes, ignore_mixed)) || fixes.is_empty() {
+    for (pos, usage) in format_arg_positions(args) {
+        if !check_one_arg(args, pos, usage, &mut fixes, ignore_mixed) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if fixes.is_empty() {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -332,38 +351,36 @@ fn check_uninlined_args(
 }
 
 fn check_one_arg(
-    args: &FormatArgsExpn<'_>,
-    param: &FormatParam<'_>,
+    args: &rustc_ast::FormatArgs,
+    pos: &FormatArgPosition,
+    usage: FormatParamUsage,
     fixes: &mut Vec<(Span, String)>,
     ignore_mixed: bool,
 ) -> bool {
-    if matches!(param.kind, Implicit | Starred | Named(_) | Numbered)
-        && let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, path)) = param.value.kind
-        && let [segment] = path.segments
+    let index = pos.index.unwrap();
+    let arg = &args.arguments.all_args()[index];
+
+    if !matches!(arg.kind, FormatArgumentKind::Captured(_))
+        && let rustc_ast::ExprKind::Path(None, path) = &arg.expr.kind
+        && let [segment] = path.segments.as_slice()
         && segment.args.is_none()
-        && let Some(arg_span) = args.value_with_prev_comma_span(param.value.hir_id)
+        && let Some(arg_span) = format_arg_removal_span(args, index)
+        && let Some(pos_span) = pos.span
     {
-        let replacement = match param.usage {
+        let replacement = match usage {
             FormatParamUsage::Argument => segment.ident.name.to_string(),
             FormatParamUsage::Width => format!("{}$", segment.ident.name),
             FormatParamUsage::Precision => format!(".{}$", segment.ident.name),
         };
-        fixes.push((param.span, replacement));
+        fixes.push((pos_span, replacement));
         fixes.push((arg_span, String::new()));
         true  // successful inlining, continue checking
     } else {
         // Do not continue inlining (return false) in case
         // * if we can't inline a numbered argument, e.g. `print!("{0} ...", foo.bar, ...)`
         // * if allow_mixed_uninlined_format_args is false and this arg hasn't been inlined already
-        param.kind != Numbered && (!ignore_mixed || matches!(param.kind, NamedInline(_)))
-    }
-}
-
-fn outermost_expn_data(expn_data: ExpnData) -> ExpnData {
-    if expn_data.call_site.from_expansion() {
-        outermost_expn_data(expn_data.call_site.ctxt().outer_expn_data())
-    } else {
-        expn_data
+        pos.kind != FormatArgPositionKind::Number
+            && (!ignore_mixed || matches!(arg.kind, FormatArgumentKind::Captured(_)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -438,10 +455,31 @@ fn check_to_string_in_format_args(cx: &LateContext<'_>, name: Symbol, value: &Ex
     }
 }
 
-/// Returns true if `hir_id` is referred to by multiple format params
-fn is_aliased(args: &FormatArgsExpn<'_>, hir_id: HirId) -> bool {
-    args.params()
-        .filter(|param| param.value.hir_id == hir_id)
+fn format_arg_positions(
+    format_args: &rustc_ast::FormatArgs,
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&FormatArgPosition, FormatParamUsage)> {
+    format_args.template.iter().flat_map(|piece| match piece {
+        FormatArgsPiece::Placeholder(placeholder) => {
+            let mut positions = ArrayVec::<_, 3>::new();
+
+            positions.push((&placeholder.argument, FormatParamUsage::Argument));
+            if let Some(FormatCount::Argument(position)) = &placeholder.format_options.width {
+                positions.push((position, FormatParamUsage::Width));
+            }
+            if let Some(FormatCount::Argument(position)) = &placeholder.format_options.precision {
+                positions.push((position, FormatParamUsage::Precision));
+            }
+
+            positions
+        },
+        FormatArgsPiece::Literal(_) => ArrayVec::new(),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Returns true if the format argument at `index` is referred to by multiple format params
+fn is_aliased(format_args: &rustc_ast::FormatArgs, index: usize) -> bool {
+    format_arg_positions(format_args)
+        .filter(|(position, _)| position.index == Ok(index))
         .at_most_one()
         .is_err()
 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/format_args_collector.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/format_args_collector.rs
index be56b842b98..09fcb82c37c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/format_args_collector.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/format_args_collector.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 use clippy_utils::macros::collect_ast_format_args;
-use rustc_ast::{Expr, ExprKind};
+use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use rustc_ast::{Expr, ExprKind, FormatArgs};
+use rustc_lexer::{tokenize, TokenKind};
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::hygiene;
+use std::iter::once;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -15,9 +20,79 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 declare_lint_pass!(FormatArgsCollector => [FORMAT_ARGS_COLLECTOR]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for FormatArgsCollector {
-    fn check_expr(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
         if let ExprKind::FormatArgs(args) = &expr.kind {
+            if has_span_from_proc_macro(cx, args) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             collect_ast_format_args(expr.span, args);
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Detects if the format string or an argument has its span set by a proc macro to something inside
+/// a macro callsite, e.g.
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// println!(some_proc_macro!("input {}"), a);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Where `some_proc_macro` expands to
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// println!("output {}", a);
+/// ```
+///
+/// But with the span of `"output {}"` set to the macro input
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// println!(some_proc_macro!("input {}"), a);
+/// //                        ^^^^^^^^^^
+/// ```
+fn has_span_from_proc_macro(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, args: &FormatArgs) -> bool {
+    let ctxt = args.span.ctxt();
+
+    // `format!("{} {} {c}", "one", "two", c = "three")`
+    //                       ^^^^^  ^^^^^      ^^^^^^^
+    let argument_span = args
+        .arguments
+        .explicit_args()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|argument| hygiene::walk_chain(argument.expr.span, ctxt));
+
+    // `format!("{} {} {c}", "one", "two", c = "three")`
+    //                     ^^     ^^     ^^^^^^
+    let between_spans = once(args.span)
+        .chain(argument_span)
+        .tuple_windows()
+        .map(|(start, end)| start.between(end));
+
+    for between_span in between_spans {
+        let mut seen_comma = false;
+
+        let Some(snippet) = snippet_opt(cx, between_span) else { return true };
+        for token in tokenize(&snippet) {
+            match token.kind {
+                TokenKind::LineComment { .. } | TokenKind::BlockComment { .. } | TokenKind::Whitespace => {},
+                TokenKind::Comma if !seen_comma => seen_comma = true,
+                // named arguments, `start_val, name = end_val`
+                //                            ^^^^^^^^^ between_span
+                TokenKind::Ident | TokenKind::Eq if seen_comma => {},
+                // An unexpected token usually indicates that we crossed a macro boundary
+                //
+                // `println!(some_proc_macro!("input {}"), a)`
+                //                                      ^^^ between_span
+                // `println!("{}", val!(x))`
+                //               ^^^^^^^ between_span
+                _ => return true,
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !seen_comma {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs b/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
index c0e32068eca..b03e0d4a1ca 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::visitors::{for_each_expr, Descend};
 use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
 use itertools::{izip, Either, Itertools};
 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
-use rustc_ast::FormatArgs;
+use rustc_ast::{FormatArgs, FormatArgument, FormatPlaceholder};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_expr, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{self as hir, Expr, ExprField, ExprKind, HirId, LangItem, Node, QPath, TyKind};
@@ -391,30 +391,67 @@ pub fn collect_ast_format_args(span: Span, format_args: &FormatArgs) {
     });
 }
 
-/// Calls `callback` with an AST [`FormatArgs`] node if one is found
+/// Calls `callback` with an AST [`FormatArgs`] node if a `format_args` expansion is found as a
+/// descendant of `expn_id`
 pub fn find_format_args(cx: &LateContext<'_>, start: &Expr<'_>, expn_id: ExpnId, callback: impl FnOnce(&FormatArgs)) {
     let format_args_expr = for_each_expr(start, |expr| {
         let ctxt = expr.span.ctxt();
-        if ctxt == start.span.ctxt() {
-            ControlFlow::Continue(Descend::Yes)
-        } else if ctxt.outer_expn().is_descendant_of(expn_id)
-            && macro_backtrace(expr.span)
+        if ctxt.outer_expn().is_descendant_of(expn_id) {
+            if macro_backtrace(expr.span)
                 .map(|macro_call| cx.tcx.item_name(macro_call.def_id))
                 .any(|name| matches!(name, sym::const_format_args | sym::format_args | sym::format_args_nl))
-        {
-            ControlFlow::Break(expr)
+            {
+                ControlFlow::Break(expr)
+            } else {
+                ControlFlow::Continue(Descend::Yes)
+            }
         } else {
             ControlFlow::Continue(Descend::No)
         }
     });
 
-    if let Some(format_args_expr) = format_args_expr {
+    if let Some(expr) = format_args_expr {
         AST_FORMAT_ARGS.with(|ast_format_args| {
-            ast_format_args.borrow().get(&format_args_expr.span).map(callback);
+            ast_format_args.borrow().get(&expr.span).map(callback);
         });
     }
 }
 
+/// Attempt to find the [`rustc_hir::Expr`] that corresponds to the [`FormatArgument`]'s value, if
+/// it cannot be found it will return the [`rustc_ast::Expr`].
+pub fn find_format_arg_expr<'hir, 'ast>(
+    start: &'hir Expr<'hir>,
+    target: &'ast FormatArgument,
+) -> Result<&'hir rustc_hir::Expr<'hir>, &'ast rustc_ast::Expr> {
+    for_each_expr(start, |expr| {
+        if expr.span == target.expr.span {
+            ControlFlow::Break(expr)
+        } else {
+            ControlFlow::Continue(())
+        }
+    })
+    .ok_or(&target.expr)
+}
+
+/// Span of the `:` and format specifiers
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// format!("{:.}"), format!("{foo:.}")
+///           ^^                  ^^
+/// ```
+pub fn format_placeholder_format_span(placeholder: &FormatPlaceholder) -> Option<Span> {
+    let base = placeholder.span?.data();
+
+    // `base.hi` is `{...}|`, subtract 1 byte (the length of '}') so that it points before the closing
+    // brace `{...|}`
+    Some(Span::new(
+        placeholder.argument.span?.hi(),
+        base.hi - BytePos(1),
+        base.ctxt,
+        base.parent,
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Returns the [`Span`] of the value at `index` extended to the previous comma, e.g. for the value
 /// `10`
 ///
@@ -897,22 +934,6 @@ pub struct FormatArg<'tcx> {
     pub span: Span,
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> FormatArg<'tcx> {
-    /// Span of the `:` and format specifiers
-    ///
-    /// ```ignore
-    /// format!("{:.}"), format!("{foo:.}")
-    ///           ^^                  ^^
-    /// ```
-    pub fn format_span(&self) -> Span {
-        let base = self.span.data();
-
-        // `base.hi` is `{...}|`, subtract 1 byte (the length of '}') so that it points before the closing
-        // brace `{...|}`
-        Span::new(self.param.span.hi(), base.hi - BytePos(1), base.ctxt, base.parent)
-    }
-}
-
 /// A parsed `format_args!` expansion.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FormatArgsExpn<'tcx> {
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/allow_mixed_uninlined_format_args/uninlined_format_args.stderr b/tests/ui-toml/allow_mixed_uninlined_format_args/uninlined_format_args.stderr
index ee941762196..1be0cda12fc 100644
--- a/tests/ui-toml/allow_mixed_uninlined_format_args/uninlined_format_args.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/allow_mixed_uninlined_format_args/uninlined_format_args.stderr
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ LL -     println!("val='{}'", local_i32);
 LL +     println!("val='{local_i32}'");
    |
 
+error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
+  --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:10:5
+   |
+LL |     println!("Hello {} is {:.*}", "x", local_i32, local_f64);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: change this to
+   |
+LL -     println!("Hello {} is {:.*}", "x", local_i32, local_f64);
+LL +     println!("Hello {} is {local_f64:.local_i32$}", "x");
+   |
+
 error: literal with an empty format string
   --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:10:35
    |
@@ -24,18 +36,6 @@ LL -     println!("Hello {} is {:.*}", "x", local_i32, local_f64);
 LL +     println!("Hello x is {:.*}", local_i32, local_f64);
    |
 
-error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
-  --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:10:5
-   |
-LL |     println!("Hello {} is {:.*}", "x", local_i32, local_f64);
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-help: change this to
-   |
-LL -     println!("Hello {} is {:.*}", "x", local_i32, local_f64);
-LL +     println!("Hello {} is {local_f64:.local_i32$}", "x");
-   |
-
 error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
   --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:11:5
    |
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.fixed b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.fixed
index 1475d781c67..5ecb9a5bf9e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.fixed
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn tester(fn_arg: i32) {
     println!("Width = {local_i32}, value with width = {local_f64:local_i32$}");
     println!("{local_i32:width$.prec$}");
     println!("{width:width$.prec$}");
-    println!("{}", format!("{local_i32}"));
+    println!("{}", format!("{}", local_i32));
     my_println!("{}", local_i32);
     my_println_args!("{}", local_i32);
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.stderr b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.stderr
index a12abf8bef8..dc4af6ef42e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args.stderr
@@ -774,18 +774,6 @@ LL -     println!("{:w$.p$}", w = width, p = prec);
 LL +     println!("{width:width$.prec$}");
    |
 
-error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
-  --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:125:20
-   |
-LL |     println!("{}", format!("{}", local_i32));
-   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-help: change this to
-   |
-LL -     println!("{}", format!("{}", local_i32));
-LL +     println!("{}", format!("{local_i32}"));
-   |
-
 error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
   --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args.rs:143:5
    |
@@ -856,5 +844,5 @@ LL -     println!("expand='{}'", local_i32);
 LL +     println!("expand='{local_i32}'");
    |
 
-error: aborting due to 72 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 71 previous errors
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.fixed b/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.fixed
deleted file mode 100644
index 2930722b42d..00000000000
--- a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.fixed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// run-rustfix
-
-#![warn(clippy::unused_format_specs)]
-#![allow(unused)]
-
-fn main() {
-    let f = 1.0f64;
-    println!("{}", 1.0);
-    println!("{f} {f:?}");
-
-    println!("{}", 1);
-}
-
-fn should_not_lint() {
-    let f = 1.0f64;
-    println!("{:.1}", 1.0);
-    println!("{f:.w$} {f:.*?}", 3, w = 2);
-}
diff --git a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.rs b/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ee192a000d4..00000000000
--- a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// run-rustfix
-
-#![warn(clippy::unused_format_specs)]
-#![allow(unused)]
-
-fn main() {
-    let f = 1.0f64;
-    println!("{:.}", 1.0);
-    println!("{f:.} {f:.?}");
-
-    println!("{:.}", 1);
-}
-
-fn should_not_lint() {
-    let f = 1.0f64;
-    println!("{:.1}", 1.0);
-    println!("{f:.w$} {f:.*?}", 3, w = 2);
-}
diff --git a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.stderr b/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 7231c17e74c..00000000000
--- a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-error: empty precision specifier has no effect
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs.rs:8:17
-   |
-LL |     println!("{:.}", 1.0);
-   |                 ^
-   |
-   = note: a precision specifier is not required to format floats
-   = note: `-D clippy::unused-format-specs` implied by `-D warnings`
-help: remove the `.`
-   |
-LL -     println!("{:.}", 1.0);
-LL +     println!("{}", 1.0);
-   |
-
-error: empty precision specifier has no effect
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs.rs:9:18
-   |
-LL |     println!("{f:.} {f:.?}");
-   |                  ^
-   |
-   = note: a precision specifier is not required to format floats
-help: remove the `.`
-   |
-LL -     println!("{f:.} {f:.?}");
-LL +     println!("{f} {f:.?}");
-   |
-
-error: empty precision specifier has no effect
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs.rs:9:24
-   |
-LL |     println!("{f:.} {f:.?}");
-   |                        ^
-   |
-   = note: a precision specifier is not required to format floats
-help: remove the `.`
-   |
-LL -     println!("{f:.} {f:.?}");
-LL +     println!("{f:.} {f:?}");
-   |
-
-error: empty precision specifier has no effect
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs.rs:11:17
-   |
-LL |     println!("{:.}", 1);
-   |                 ^
-   |
-help: remove the `.`
-   |
-LL -     println!("{:.}", 1);
-LL +     println!("{}", 1);
-   |
-
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
-
diff --git a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs_unfixable.stderr b/tests/ui/unused_format_specs_unfixable.stderr
index 9f1890282e6..cb7156b6baf 100644
--- a/tests/ui/unused_format_specs_unfixable.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/unused_format_specs_unfixable.stderr
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ error: format specifiers have no effect on `format_args!()`
 LL |     println!("{:5}.", format_args_from_macro!());
    |               ^^^^
    |
-help: for the width to apply consider using `format!()`
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs_unfixable.rs:16:17
-   |
-LL |     println!("{:5}.", format_args_from_macro!());
-   |                 ^
+   = help: for the width to apply consider using `format!()`
 help: if the current behavior is intentional, remove the format specifiers
    |
 LL -     println!("{:5}.", format_args_from_macro!());
@@ -54,11 +50,7 @@ error: format specifiers have no effect on `format_args!()`
 LL |     println!("{args:5}");
    |               ^^^^^^^^
    |
-help: for the width to apply consider using `format!()`
-  --> $DIR/unused_format_specs_unfixable.rs:19:21
-   |
-LL |     println!("{args:5}");
-   |                     ^
+   = help: for the width to apply consider using `format!()`
 help: if the current behavior is intentional, remove the format specifiers
    |
 LL -     println!("{args:5}");