diff --git a/ee/fleetctl/updates.go b/ee/fleetctl/updates.go
index 88475da9eb..308a91f6fb 100644
--- a/ee/fleetctl/updates.go
+++ b/ee/fleetctl/updates.go
@@ -637,10 +637,6 @@ func newPassphraseHandler() *passphraseHandler {
 	return &passphraseHandler{cache: make(map[string][]byte)}
 }
 
-func (p *passphraseHandler) clearCache(role string) {
-	delete(p.cache, role)
-}
-
 func (p *passphraseHandler) getPassphrase(role string, confirm bool) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Check cache
 	if pass, ok := p.cache[role]; ok {
diff --git a/ee/fleetctl/updates_test.go b/ee/fleetctl/updates_test.go
index 77e0921dbd..a2a56c608e 100644
--- a/ee/fleetctl/updates_test.go
+++ b/ee/fleetctl/updates_test.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func TestCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	initialRoots := getRoots(t, tmpDir)
 
-	commit, _, err := prepareCommitRollback(tmpDir)
+	commit, _, err := startRotatePseudoTx(tmpDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	repo, err := openRepo(tmpDir)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestRollback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	initialRoots := getRoots(t, tmpDir)
 
-	_, rollback, err := prepareCommitRollback(tmpDir)
+	_, rollback, err := startRotatePseudoTx(tmpDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	repo, err := openRepo(tmpDir)