diff --git a/tsdb/block.go b/tsdb/block.go
index 13a389970..b995e4fd5 100644
--- a/tsdb/block.go
+++ b/tsdb/block.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package tsdb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ func readMetaFile(dir string) (*BlockMeta, int64, error) {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 	if m.Version != metaVersion1 {
-		return nil, 0, errors.Errorf("unexpected meta file version %d", m.Version)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("unexpected meta file version %d", m.Version)
 	}
 
 	return &m, int64(len(b)), nil
diff --git a/tsdb/compact.go b/tsdb/compact.go
index f509380f8..32c88d2cc 100644
--- a/tsdb/compact.go
+++ b/tsdb/compact.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func NewLeveledCompactor(ctx context.Context, r prometheus.Registerer, l log.Log
 
 func NewLeveledCompactorWithChunkSize(ctx context.Context, r prometheus.Registerer, l log.Logger, ranges []int64, pool chunkenc.Pool, maxBlockChunkSegmentSize int64, mergeFunc storage.VerticalChunkSeriesMergeFunc) (*LeveledCompactor, error) {
 	if len(ranges) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("at least one range must be provided")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one range must be provided")
 	}
 	if pool == nil {
 		pool = chunkenc.NewPool()
diff --git a/tsdb/db.go b/tsdb/db.go
index 8b3d4d300..c4c05e390 100644
--- a/tsdb/db.go
+++ b/tsdb/db.go
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func (db *DBReadOnly) Block(blockID string) (BlockReader, error) {
 
 	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(db.dir, blockID))
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid block ID %s", blockID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid block ID %s", blockID)
 	}
 
 	block, err := OpenBlock(db.logger, filepath.Join(db.dir, blockID), nil)
@@ -1834,10 +1834,10 @@ func (db *DB) ForceHeadMMap() {
 // will create a new block containing all data that's currently in the memory buffer/WAL.
 func (db *DB) Snapshot(dir string, withHead bool) error {
 	if dir == db.dir {
-		return errors.Errorf("cannot snapshot into base directory")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot snapshot into base directory")
 	}
 	if _, err := ulid.ParseStrict(dir); err == nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("dir must not be a valid ULID")
+		return fmt.Errorf("dir must not be a valid ULID")
 	}
 
 	db.cmtx.Lock()
diff --git a/tsdb/db_test.go b/tsdb/db_test.go
index f021faba9..c7ea068d6 100644
--- a/tsdb/db_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/db_test.go
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ func deleteNonBlocks(dbDir string) error {
 	}
 	for _, dir := range dirs {
 		if ok := isBlockDir(dir); !ok {
-			return errors.Errorf("root folder:%v still hase non block directory:%v", dbDir, dir.Name())
+			return fmt.Errorf("root folder:%v still hase non block directory:%v", dbDir, dir.Name())
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/tsdb/head.go b/tsdb/head.go
index d096bc631..f7e697e54 100644
--- a/tsdb/head.go
+++ b/tsdb/head.go
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ func NewHead(r prometheus.Registerer, l log.Logger, wal, wbl *wlog.WL, opts *Hea
 	// even if ooo is not enabled yet.
 	capMax := opts.OutOfOrderCapMax.Load()
 	if capMax <= 0 || capMax > 255 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("OOOCapMax of %d is invalid. must be > 0 and <= 255", capMax)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OOOCapMax of %d is invalid. must be > 0 and <= 255", capMax)
 	}
 
 	if opts.ChunkRange < 1 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid chunk range %d", opts.ChunkRange)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid chunk range %d", opts.ChunkRange)
 	}
 	if opts.SeriesCallback == nil {
 		opts.SeriesCallback = &noopSeriesLifecycleCallback{}
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ func (h *Head) loadMmappedChunks(refSeries map[chunks.HeadSeriesRef]*memSeries)
 			slice := mmappedChunks[seriesRef]
 			if len(slice) > 0 && slice[len(slice)-1].maxTime >= mint {
 				h.metrics.mmapChunkCorruptionTotal.Inc()
-				return errors.Errorf("out of sequence m-mapped chunk for series ref %d, last chunk: [%d, %d], new: [%d, %d]",
+				return fmt.Errorf("out of sequence m-mapped chunk for series ref %d, last chunk: [%d, %d], new: [%d, %d]",
 					seriesRef, slice[len(slice)-1].minTime, slice[len(slice)-1].maxTime, mint, maxt)
 			}
 			slice = append(slice, &mmappedChunk{
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func (h *Head) loadMmappedChunks(refSeries map[chunks.HeadSeriesRef]*memSeries)
 
 		if len(ms.mmappedChunks) > 0 && ms.mmappedChunks[len(ms.mmappedChunks)-1].maxTime >= mint {
 			h.metrics.mmapChunkCorruptionTotal.Inc()
-			return errors.Errorf("out of sequence m-mapped chunk for series ref %d, last chunk: [%d, %d], new: [%d, %d]",
+			return fmt.Errorf("out of sequence m-mapped chunk for series ref %d, last chunk: [%d, %d], new: [%d, %d]",
 				seriesRef, ms.mmappedChunks[len(ms.mmappedChunks)-1].minTime, ms.mmappedChunks[len(ms.mmappedChunks)-1].maxTime,
 				mint, maxt)
 		}
diff --git a/tsdb/head_wal.go b/tsdb/head_wal.go
index 34948f917..07fa8280c 100644
--- a/tsdb/head_wal.go
+++ b/tsdb/head_wal.go
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ func decodeSeriesFromChunkSnapshot(d *record.Decoder, b []byte) (csr chunkSnapsh
 	dec := encoding.Decbuf{B: b}
 
 	if flag := dec.Byte(); flag != chunkSnapshotRecordTypeSeries {
-		return csr, errors.Errorf("invalid record type %x", flag)
+		return csr, fmt.Errorf("invalid record type %x", flag)
 	}
 
 	csr.ref = chunks.HeadSeriesRef(dec.Be64())
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ func decodeSeriesFromChunkSnapshot(d *record.Decoder, b []byte) (csr chunkSnapsh
 
 	err = dec.Err()
 	if err != nil && len(dec.B) > 0 {
-		err = errors.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
 	}
 
 	return
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ func decodeTombstonesSnapshotRecord(b []byte) (tombstones.Reader, error) {
 	dec := encoding.Decbuf{B: b}
 
 	if flag := dec.Byte(); flag != chunkSnapshotRecordTypeTombstones {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid record type %x", flag)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid record type %x", flag)
 	}
 
 	tr, err := tombstones.Decode(dec.UvarintBytes())
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ func LastChunkSnapshot(dir string) (string, int, int, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !fi.IsDir() {
-			return "", 0, 0, errors.Errorf("chunk snapshot %s is not a directory", fi.Name())
+			return "", 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("chunk snapshot %s is not a directory", fi.Name())
 		}
 
 		splits := strings.Split(fi.Name()[len(chunkSnapshotPrefix):], ".")
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ Outer:
 		default:
 			// This is a record type we don't understand. It is either and old format from earlier versions,
 			// or a new format and the code was rolled back to old version.
-			loopErr = errors.Errorf("unsupported snapshot record type 0b%b", rec[0])
+			loopErr = fmt.Errorf("unsupported snapshot record type 0b%b", rec[0])
 			break Outer
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tsdb/querier_test.go b/tsdb/querier_test.go
index 09f76034b..3c27ab2f3 100644
--- a/tsdb/querier_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/querier_test.go
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ func createFakeReaderAndNotPopulatedChunks(s ...[]chunks.Sample) (*fakeChunksRea
 func (r *fakeChunksReader) Chunk(meta chunks.Meta) (chunkenc.Chunk, error) {
 	chk, ok := r.chks[meta.Ref]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("chunk not found at ref %v", meta.Ref)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chunk not found at ref %v", meta.Ref)
 	}
 	return chk, nil
 }
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ func (m mockIndex) Symbols() index.StringIter {
 
 func (m *mockIndex) AddSeries(ref storage.SeriesRef, l labels.Labels, chunks ...chunks.Meta) error {
 	if _, ok := m.series[ref]; ok {
-		return errors.Errorf("series with reference %d already added", ref)
+		return fmt.Errorf("series with reference %d already added", ref)
 	}
 	l.Range(func(lbl labels.Label) {
 		m.symbols[lbl.Name] = struct{}{}
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ func (m *mockIndex) AddSeries(ref storage.SeriesRef, l labels.Labels, chunks ...
 func (m mockIndex) WritePostings(name, value string, it index.Postings) error {
 	l := labels.Label{Name: name, Value: value}
 	if _, ok := m.postings[l]; ok {
-		return errors.Errorf("postings for %s already added", l)
+		return fmt.Errorf("postings for %s already added", l)
 	}
 	ep, err := index.ExpandPostings(it)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/tsdb/repair.go b/tsdb/repair.go
index 0c2e08791..081116454 100644
--- a/tsdb/repair.go
+++ b/tsdb/repair.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package tsdb
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ func readBogusMetaFile(dir string) (*BlockMeta, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if m.Version != metaVersion1 && m.Version != 2 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected meta file version %d", m.Version)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected meta file version %d", m.Version)
 	}
 	return &m, nil
 }
diff --git a/tsdb/wal.go b/tsdb/wal.go
index af83127bb..bc7db35bf 100644
--- a/tsdb/wal.go
+++ b/tsdb/wal.go
@@ -525,14 +525,14 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) openSegmentFile(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 	case err != nil:
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "validate meta %q", f.Name())
 	case n != 8:
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid header size %d in %q", n, f.Name())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid header size %d in %q", n, f.Name())
 	}
 
 	if m := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(metab[:4]); m != WALMagic {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid magic header %x in %q", m, f.Name())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid magic header %x in %q", m, f.Name())
 	}
 	if metab[4] != WALFormatDefault {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown WAL segment format %d in %q", metab[4], f.Name())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown WAL segment format %d in %q", metab[4], f.Name())
 	}
 	hasError = false
 	return f, nil
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ func (e walCorruptionErr) Error() string {
 
 func (r *walReader) corruptionErr(s string, args ...interface{}) error {
 	return walCorruptionErr{
-		err:        errors.Errorf(s, args...),
+		err:        fmt.Errorf(s, args...),
 		file:       r.cur,
 		lastOffset: r.lastOffset,
 	}
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ func (r *walReader) decodeSeries(flag byte, b []byte, res *[]record.RefSeries) e
 		return dec.Err()
 	}
 	if len(dec.B) > 0 {
-		return errors.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ func (r *walReader) decodeSamples(flag byte, b []byte, res *[]record.RefSample)
 		return errors.Wrapf(dec.Err(), "decode error after %d samples", len(*res))
 	}
 	if len(dec.B) > 0 {
-		return errors.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ func (r *walReader) decodeDeletes(flag byte, b []byte, res *[]tombstones.Stone)
 		return dec.Err()
 	}
 	if len(dec.B) > 0 {
-		return errors.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected %d bytes left in entry", len(dec.B))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tsdb/wlog/watcher.go b/tsdb/wlog/watcher.go
index 221e9607c..5689602e7 100644
--- a/tsdb/wlog/watcher.go
+++ b/tsdb/wlog/watcher.go
@@ -747,12 +747,12 @@ func checkpointNum(dir string) (int, error) {
 	// dir may contain a hidden directory, so only check the base directory
 	chunks := strings.Split(filepath.Base(dir), ".")
 	if len(chunks) != 2 {
-		return 0, errors.Errorf("invalid checkpoint dir string: %s", dir)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid checkpoint dir string: %s", dir)
 	}
 
 	result, err := strconv.Atoi(chunks[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, errors.Errorf("invalid checkpoint dir string: %s", dir)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid checkpoint dir string: %s", dir)
 	}
 
 	return result, nil