diff --git a/localization/po/de.po b/localization/po/de.po
index 6fb333268..2aa2ab436 100644
--- a/localization/po/de.po
+++ b/localization/po/de.po
@@ -539,10 +539,6 @@ msgstr "%s: Nicht innerhalb einer Schleife"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr "%s: Zahl war leer"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/en.po b/localization/po/en.po
index f7c594225..0225b20a2 100644
--- a/localization/po/en.po
+++ b/localization/po/en.po
@@ -539,10 +539,6 @@ msgstr "%s: Not inside of loop"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/es.po b/localization/po/es.po
index be91cf8d6..8170209bc 100644
--- a/localization/po/es.po
+++ b/localization/po/es.po
@@ -539,10 +539,6 @@ msgstr "%s: No está dentro de un bucle"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr "%s: Número fuera de rango"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr "%s: El número estaba vacío"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr "%s: Las opciones %s y %s no pueden usarse juntas"
diff --git a/localization/po/fr.po b/localization/po/fr.po
index 9620c637f..54b5bb739 100644
--- a/localization/po/fr.po
+++ b/localization/po/fr.po
@@ -668,10 +668,6 @@ msgstr "%s : À l’extérieur de toute boucle"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr "%s : Nombre hors limites"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/ja_JP.po b/localization/po/ja_JP.po
index 1082e9fde..d7d3eecce 100644
--- a/localization/po/ja_JP.po
+++ b/localization/po/ja_JP.po
@@ -538,10 +538,6 @@ msgstr "%s: ループ内ではありません"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr "%s: 数値が範囲外です"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr "%s: 数値が空です"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr "%s: オプション %s と %s は同時には指定できません"
diff --git a/localization/po/pl.po b/localization/po/pl.po
index 09e984c9c..02be7cc2b 100644
--- a/localization/po/pl.po
+++ b/localization/po/pl.po
@@ -535,10 +535,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/pt_BR.po b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
index 2fd5ae71c..eb857a5fe 100644
--- a/localization/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -540,10 +540,6 @@ msgstr "%s: Não está dentro de laço"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/sv.po b/localization/po/sv.po
index ef6faab97..87cf19320 100644
--- a/localization/po/sv.po
+++ b/localization/po/sv.po
@@ -536,10 +536,6 @@ msgstr "%s: Inte i en loop"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_CN.po b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
index a1a65519a..3bec682e0 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -560,10 +560,6 @@ msgstr "%s: 不在循环体内部"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr "%s：数字超出范围"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr "%s：数字为空"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr "%s: 选项 %s 和 %s 无法一起使用"
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_TW.po b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
index 5b91938ea..395abe676 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_TW.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
@@ -533,10 +533,6 @@ msgstr "%s：不在迴圈裡面"
 msgid "%s: Number out of range"
 msgstr "%s：數字超出範圍"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: Number was empty"
-msgstr "%s：數字空白"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: Options %s and %s cannot be used together"
 msgstr "%s：選項 %s 和 %s 不能同時使用"
diff --git a/src/builtins/printf.rs b/src/builtins/printf.rs
index b301d0176..7480c2ad0 100644
--- a/src/builtins/printf.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/printf.rs
@@ -205,16 +205,13 @@ impl<'a, 'b> builtin_printf_state_t<'a, 'b> {
     fn verify_numeric(&mut self, s: &wstr, end: &wstr, errcode: Option<Error>) {
         // This check matches the historic `errcode != EINVAL` check from C++.
         // Note that empty or missing values will be silently treated as 0.
-        if errcode != None && errcode != Some(Error::InvalidChar) && errcode != Some(Error::Empty) {
+        if errcode.is_some_and(|err| err != Error::InvalidChar && err != Error::Empty) {
             match errcode.unwrap() {
                 Error::Overflow => {
                     self.fatal_error(wgettext_fmt!("%s: Number out of range", s));
                 }
-                Error::Empty => {
-                    self.fatal_error(wgettext_fmt!("%s: Number was empty", s));
-                }
-                Error::InvalidChar => {
-                    panic!("Unreachable");
+                Error::InvalidChar | Error::Empty => {
+                    unreachable!("Unreachable");
                 }
             }
         } else if !end.is_empty() {