diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
index c1d2c7417..f5e029fbc 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
                 version=".".join(str(i) for i in self.version))
         )
 
-    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls):
+    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls): # pragma: no cover
         return ("The Certificate Authority failed to verify the temporary Apache configuration "
                 "changes made by the --apache plugin. Ensure that the above domains point to "
                 "this Apache server and that it is accessible from the internet.")
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
index e0f72f2d4..d095ff31e 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ class NginxConfigurator(common.Installer):
                 version=".".join(str(i) for i in self.version))
         )
 
-    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls):
+    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls): # pragma: no cover
         return (
             "The Certificate Authority failed to verify the temporary nginx configuration changes "
             "made by the --nginx plugin. Ensure the above domains point to this nginx server and "
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/webroot.py b/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/webroot.py
index 0f5ab5565..cbb3cacfc 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/webroot.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/webroot.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ to serve all files under specified web root ({0})."""
                  "file, it needs to be on a single line, like: webroot-map = "
                  '{"example.com":"/var/www"}.')
 
-    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls):
+    def auth_hint(self, failed_achalls): # pragma: no cover
         return ("The Certificate Authority failed to download the temporary challenge files "
                 "created by the --webroot plugin. Ensure that the above domains serve their "
                 "content from the provided --webroot-path/-w and that files created there "