diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index d83ea84cdc..0b07560444 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def _encode(s):
         return urllib.parse.quote(s)
 
     def build_url(self, artist, title):
-        return self.URL_PATTERN % (
+        return self.URL_PATTERN.format(
             self._encode(artist.title()),
             self._encode(title.title()),
         )
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class MusiXmatch(Backend):
         r"[\]\}]": ")",
     }
 
-    URL_PATTERN = "https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/%s/%s"
+    URL_PATTERN = "https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/{}/{}"
 
     @classmethod
     def _encode(cls, s):
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ def _try_extracting_lyrics_from_non_data_lyrics_container(self, soup):
 
 class Tekstowo(SearchBackend):
     # Fetch lyrics from Tekstowo.pl.
-    BASE_URL = "http://www.tekstowo.pl"
-    URL_PATTERN = BASE_URL + "/wyszukaj.html?search-title=%s&search-artist=%s"
+    BASE_URL = "https://www.tekstowo.pl"
+    URL_PATTERN = BASE_URL + "/szukaj,{}+{}.html"
 
     def fetch(self, artist, title, album=None, length=None):
         url = self.build_url(title, artist)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 97ca95c122..a7a19bc3b4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ Other changes:
   calculate the bpm. Previously this import was being done immediately, so
   every ``beet`` invocation was being delayed by a couple of seconds.
   :bug:`5185`
+* :doc:`plugins/lyrics`: Update ``tekstowo`` backend search URL to use HTTPs
+  and to avoid redirects, which speeds up the response three times.
 
 2.0.0 (May 30, 2024)
 --------------------
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
index 79b4f6e268..2944027bbe 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ def test_multiple_results(self):
         mock = MockFetchUrl()
         assert (
             tekstowo.parse_search_results(mock(url))
-            == "http://www.tekstowo.pl/piosenka,juice_wrld,"
+            == "https://www.tekstowo.pl/piosenka,juice_wrld,"
             "lucid_dreams__remix__ft__lil_uzi_vert.html"
         )