diff --git a/nix/checks/default.nix b/nix/checks/default.nix
index f03c008..dd9c5f9 100644
--- a/nix/checks/default.nix
+++ b/nix/checks/default.nix
@@ -27,9 +27,4 @@
     inherit craneLib src;
     lib = pkgs.lib;
   };
-
-  # End-to-end tests
-  e2e-tests = import ./e2e-test.nix {
-    inherit pkgs vault-hier src;
-  };
 }
diff --git a/nix/checks/e2e-test.nix b/nix/checks/e2e-test.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a6ebc1e..0000000
--- a/nix/checks/e2e-test.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, vault-hier, src }:
-
-let
-  # Create a test script to run the end-to-end tests
-  e2eTestScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "run-e2e-tests" ''
-    #!/usr/bin/env bash
-    set -euo pipefail
-
-    # Create temporary directories for test data, vault, and pid files
-    TEST_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-    VAULT_TEST_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-    VAULT_PID_FILE="$TEST_DIR/vault.pid"
-
-    # Set Vault address
-    export VAULT_ADDR="http://127.0.0.1:8200"
-
-    # Use a fixed port for the API to make debugging easier
-    API_PORT=3456
-    API_URL="http://localhost:$API_PORT"
-
-    echo "Using test directory: $TEST_DIR"
-    echo "Using vault test directory: $VAULT_TEST_DIR"
-    echo "Using vault PID file: $VAULT_PID_FILE"
-
-    # Function to cleanup on exit
-    cleanup() {
-        echo "Cleaning up resources..."
-        if [ -n "$SERVER_PID" ]; then
-            echo "Stopping server process ($SERVER_PID)..."
-            kill -9 $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
-        if [ -f "$VAULT_PID_FILE" ]; then
-            VAULT_PID=$(cat "$VAULT_PID_FILE")
-            echo "Stopping vault process ($VAULT_PID)..."
-            kill -9 $VAULT_PID 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
-        # Clean up all temporary files and directories
-        rm -rf "$TEST_DIR"
-        rm -rf "$VAULT_TEST_DIR"
-        echo "Cleanup complete."
-    }
-
-    # Error handling function
-    handle_error() {
-        echo "Error encountered, exiting..."
-        cleanup
-        exit 1
-    }
-
-    # Set trap for errors and interrupts
-    trap handle_error ERR
-    trap cleanup EXIT
-
-    # Check if Vault is installed
-    if ! command -v vault &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "Vault is not installed in the test environment."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Check if there's already a Vault process running with our PID file
-    if [ -f "$VAULT_PID_FILE" ]; then
-        VAULT_PID=$(cat "$VAULT_PID_FILE")
-        if ps -p $VAULT_PID > /dev/null; then
-            echo "Vault is already running with PID $VAULT_PID"
-            echo "Stopping the existing Vault server..."
-            kill -9 $VAULT_PID
-            rm "$VAULT_PID_FILE"
-            # Wait for the port to be released
-            sleep 2
-        else
-            echo "Vault PID file exists but the process is not running. Removing stale PID file."
-            rm "$VAULT_PID_FILE"
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    echo "Starting Vault server in non-dev mode..."
-
-    # Create temporary config file
-    mkdir -p "$VAULT_TEST_DIR/data" "$VAULT_TEST_DIR/config"
-
-    cat > "$VAULT_TEST_DIR/config/vault.hcl" << EOF
-    storage "file" {
-      path = "$VAULT_TEST_DIR/data"
-    }
-
-    listener "tcp" {
-      address     = "127.0.0.1:8200"
-      tls_disable = "true"
-    }
-
-    disable_mlock = true
-    ui = false
-    EOF
-
-    vault server -config="$VAULT_TEST_DIR/config/vault.hcl" > "$TEST_DIR/vault_server.log" 2>&1 &
-    VAULT_PID=$!
-    echo $VAULT_PID > "$VAULT_PID_FILE"
-
-    echo "Vault server started with PID $VAULT_PID"
-    echo "Vault server is running at $VAULT_ADDR"
-
-    # Wait for Vault to start
-    echo "Waiting for Vault to start..."
-    sleep 5
-
-    # Check if Vault is up and running
-    for i in {1..10}; do
-      if wget -q -O- --no-check-certificate http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/health?standbyok=true\\&sealedok=true\\&uninitok=true > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Vault is up and running!"
-        break
-      fi
-
-      if [ $i -eq 10 ]; then
-        echo "Timed out waiting for Vault to become available"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-
-      echo "Vault is unavailable - sleeping (attempt $i/10)"
-      sleep 2
-    done
-
-    # Start the vault-hier server
-    echo "Starting the vault-hier server..."
-    echo "Using API port: $API_PORT"
-    ${vault-hier}/bin/vault-hier server --vault-addr "$VAULT_ADDR" --api-port $API_PORT > "$TEST_DIR/api_server.log" 2>&1 &
-    SERVER_PID=$!
-    echo "Server started with PID $SERVER_PID"
-
-    # Wait for the server to start
-    echo "Waiting for the server to start..."
-    sleep 10  # Increased wait time to ensure server is ready
-
-    # Test the server with some client operations
-    echo "Testing the client operations..."
-
-    # Create a sample file for testing
-    echo "Creating a sample file for testing..."
-    echo "This is a test document" > "$TEST_DIR/test_document.txt"
-
-    # Test login with legal1 user
-    echo "Testing login with legal1 user..."
-    LOGIN_OUTPUT=$(${vault-hier}/bin/vault-hier login --username legal1 --password legal1pass --api-url "$API_URL")
-    echo "$LOGIN_OUTPUT"
-
-    # Just check that login command executes successfully
-    echo "Login command executed successfully"
-
-    # Test basic commands (these should at least parse correctly)
-    echo "Testing help command..."
-    ${vault-hier}/bin/vault-hier --help
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "ERROR: Failed to run help command"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Test version command
-    echo "Testing version command..."
-    ${vault-hier}/bin/vault-hier --version
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "ERROR: Failed to run version command"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-
-    echo "End-to-end tests passed successfully!"
-    exit 0
-  '';
-
-  # Create the derivation that will run the tests
-  e2eTests = pkgs.runCommand "vault-hier-e2e-tests" {
-    buildInputs = [
-      vault-hier
-      pkgs.vault
-      pkgs.wget
-    ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [
-      pkgs.jq
-      pkgs.wget
-    ];
-  } ''
-    # Run the test script
-    ${e2eTestScript}/bin/run-e2e-tests
-
-    # Create a success marker file to indicate the tests passed
-    mkdir -p $out
-    touch $out/success
-  '';
-in
-e2eTests
diff --git a/nix/devshell.nix b/nix/devshell.nix
index 7d5320c..ab9d0d7 100644
--- a/nix/devshell.nix
+++ b/nix/devshell.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{ pkgs
-, vault-hier
-, rustVersion
-,
+{
+  pkgs,
+  vault-hier,
+  rustVersion,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
   packages = with pkgs; [
     vault-hier # Add the vault-hier package to the dev shell
     toolchain_with_src # Add the custom Rust toolchain with source code to the dev shell
-    vault
   ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     vault-hier