diff --git a/src/give.test.c b/src/give.test.c
index f2b0d60a9..029ee7c44 100644
--- a/src/give.test.c
+++ b/src/give.test.c
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static void test_give_men_requires_contact(CuTest * tc) {
     struct give env = { 0 };
     message * msg;
     order *ord;
-    char cmd[32];
 
     test_setup_ex(tc);
     env.f1 = test_create_faction(0);
@@ -244,8 +243,7 @@ static void test_give_men_requires_contact(CuTest * tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, env.dst->number);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, env.src->number);
 
-    _snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s ALLES PERSONEN", itoa36(env.dst->no));
-    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, cmd);
+    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, "%s ALLES PERSONEN", itoa36(env.dst->no));
     test_clear_messages(env.f1);
     give_cmd(env.src, ord);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, test_find_messagetype(env.f1->msgs, "give_person"));
@@ -307,7 +305,6 @@ static void test_give(CuTest * tc) {
 static void test_give_cmd(CuTest * tc) {
     struct give env = { 0 };
     struct order *ord;
-    char cmd[32];
 
     test_setup_ex(tc);
     env.lang = test_create_locale();
@@ -316,8 +313,7 @@ static void test_give_cmd(CuTest * tc) {
 
     i_change(&env.src->items, env.itype, 10);
 
-    _snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s 5 %s", itoa36(env.dst->no), LOC(env.f1->locale, env.itype->rtype->_name));
-    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, cmd);
+    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, "%s 5 %s", itoa36(env.dst->no), LOC(env.f1->locale, env.itype->rtype->_name));
     assert(ord);
     give_cmd(env.src, ord);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 5, i_get(env.src->items, env.itype));
@@ -330,7 +326,6 @@ static void test_give_cmd(CuTest * tc) {
 static void test_give_herbs(CuTest * tc) {
     struct give env = { 0 };
     struct order *ord;
-    char cmd[32];
 
     test_setup_ex(tc);
     test_create_world();
@@ -338,8 +333,7 @@ static void test_give_herbs(CuTest * tc) {
     setup_give(&env);
     i_change(&env.src->items, env.itype, 10);
 
-    _snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s %s", itoa36(env.dst->no), LOC(env.f1->locale, parameters[P_HERBS]));
-    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, cmd);
+    ord = create_order(K_GIVE, env.f1->locale, "%s %s", itoa36(env.dst->no), LOC(env.f1->locale, parameters[P_HERBS]));
     assert(ord);
 
     give_cmd(env.src, ord);
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
index dccfbb68a..69e02c3a0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
@@ -801,10 +801,10 @@ static void json_settings(cJSON *json) {
         else {
             char value[32];
             if (child->type == cJSON_Number && child->valuedouble && child->valueint<child->valuedouble) {
-                _snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%f", child->valuedouble);
+                sprintf(value, "%f", child->valuedouble);
             }
             else {
-                _snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%d", child->valueint);
+                sprintf(value, "%d", child->valueint);
             }
             config_set(child->string, value);
         }
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.test.c b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
index 752627144..1a481960d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
@@ -140,37 +140,34 @@ static void test_scale_number(CuTest *tc) {
 
 static void test_unit_name(CuTest *tc) {
     unit *u;
-    char name[32];
 
     test_cleanup();
     test_create_world();
     u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(test_create_race("human")), findregion(0, 0));
+    renumber_unit(u, 666);
     unit_setname(u, "Hodor");
-    _snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Hodor (%s)", itoa36(u->no));
-    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, name, unitname(u));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Hodor (ii)", unitname(u));
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
 static void test_unit_name_from_race(CuTest *tc) {
     unit *u;
-    char name[32];
     struct locale *lang;
 
     test_cleanup();
     test_create_world();
     u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(test_create_race("human")), findregion(0, 0));
+    renumber_unit(u, 666);
     unit_setname(u, NULL);
     lang = get_or_create_locale("de");
     locale_setstring(lang, rc_name_s(u->_race, NAME_SINGULAR), "Mensch");
     locale_setstring(lang, rc_name_s(u->_race, NAME_PLURAL), "Menschen");
 
-    _snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Mensch (%s)", itoa36(u->no));
-    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, name, unitname(u));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Mensch (ii)", unitname(u));
     CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Mensch", unit_getname(u));
 
     u->number = 2;
-    _snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Menschen (%s)", itoa36(u->no));
-    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, name, unitname(u));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Menschen (ii)", unitname(u));
     CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Menschen", unit_getname(u));
 
     test_cleanup();
diff --git a/src/laws.test.c b/src/laws.test.c
index 1bec0e6b4..d4753ec19 100644
--- a/src/laws.test.c
+++ b/src/laws.test.c
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ static void test_pay_cmd_other_building(CuTest *tc) {
     order *ord;
     faction *f;
     building *b;
-    char cmd[32];
 
     test_setup();
     setup_pay_cmd(&fix);
@@ -531,8 +530,7 @@ static void test_pay_cmd_other_building(CuTest *tc) {
     config_set("rules.region_owner_pay_building", "lighthouse");
     update_owners(b->region);
 
-    _snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "NOT %s", itoa36(b->no));
-    ord = create_order(K_PAY, f->locale, cmd);
+    ord = create_order(K_PAY, f->locale, "NOT %s", itoa36(b->no));
     assert(ord);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, fix.u1, building_owner(b));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, pay_cmd(fix.u1, ord));