diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8ea62b5..70be753e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ The Doppler CLI is the official tool for interacting with your Doppler secrets a
 - Execute applications with your secrets injected into the environment
 - View activity and audit logs
 
-
 ## Install
 
 The Doppler CLI is available in several popular package managers. It can also be installed via [shell script](https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/blob/master/INSTALL.md#shell-script), [GitHub Action](https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli-action), or downloaded as a [standalone binary](https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/releases/latest).
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ $ doppler --version
 ```
 
 To update:
+
 ```sh
 $ brew upgrade doppler
 ```
diff --git a/tests/e2e/update.sh b/tests/e2e/update.sh
index ef04a3a3..ac9c8d36 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/update.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/update.sh
@@ -45,16 +45,6 @@ output="$("$DOPPLER_BINARY" update --force 2>&1 || true)";
 
 beforeEach
 
-### gnupg perms issue
-# make gnupg directory inaccessible
-sudo chown root ~/.gnupg;
-output="$("$DOPPLER_BINARY" update --force 2>&1 || true)";
-[ "$(echo "$output" | tail -1)" == "Doppler Error: exit status 4" ] || error "ERROR: expected update to fail without access to gnupg"
-# restore gnupg directory perms
-sudo chown "$(id -un)" ~/.gnupg;
-
-beforeEach
-
 ### successful update
 sudo "$DOPPLER_BINARY" update --force >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "ERROR: unable to update CLI"