diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
index 247705a956b..855e2d3f6d7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
@@ -371,9 +371,7 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-ascent-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
-        )
+        host_config_path = f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-ascent-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
         dest_dir = spec.prefix
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))
         return host_config_path
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
index 978298f597b..520e9a0ef30 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
@@ -304,9 +304,7 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-conduit-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
-        )
+        host_config_path = f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-conduit-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
 
         dest_dir = self.stage.source_path
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
index 9fdb78ebabb..3b4df5e055c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
@@ -122,12 +122,7 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
             var = "-".join([var, "cuda"])
 
         hostname = socket.gethostname().rstrip("1234567890")
-        host_config_path = "%s-%s-%s%s.cmake" % (
-            hostname,
-            self._get_sys_type(spec),
-            spec.compiler,
-            var,
-        )
+        host_config_path = f"{hostname}-{self._get_sys_type(spec)}-{var}.cmake"
 
         dest_dir = self.stage.source_path
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(pjoin(dest_dir, host_config_path))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
index 011e479ff16..62090a15fb5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-vtkh-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
-        )
+        host_config_path = f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-vtkh-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
         dest_dir = spec.prefix
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))
         return host_config_path