diff --git a/Doc/includes/noddy2.c b/Doc/includes/noddy2.c
index c02d49b..9641558 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy2.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy2.c
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (self->first == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "first");
         return NULL;
@@ -103,14 +94,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Doc/includes/noddy3.c b/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
index 002a0e1..8a5a753 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
@@ -147,23 +147,7 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Doc/includes/noddy4.c b/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
index c747682..eb9622a 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
@@ -118,15 +118,6 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (self->first == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "first");
         return NULL;
@@ -137,14 +128,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {