NHSDigital · Kennedy1265 · Nov 20, 2025 · Nov 20, 2025 · Nov 20, 2025
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -203,16 +203,6 @@ mtls-test-prod:
 	tests/mtls \
 	-m "mtlstest and inttest or prodtest"
 
-e2e-test-internal-dev:
-	$(TEST_CMD) \
-	tests/end_to_end \
-	-m "e2e and devtest"
-
-e2e-test-uat:
-	$(TEST_CMD) \
-	tests/end_to_end \
-	-m "e2e and uattest"
-
 .environment:
 	@if [ -n "$(API_ENVIRONMENT)" ]; then \
 		printf "\n\nTests are running on $(API_ENVIRONMENT)\n\n\n"; \

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ The tests written in this repository target the NHS Notify API. The types of tes
 
 * Unit tests
 * Integration tests
-* End to End tests
 * Zap security scan tests
 * Postman collection tests
 
@@ -230,18 +229,6 @@ Available values for `PROXY_NAME` include:
 * `communications-manager-pr-{num}`
 * `communications-manager-pr-{num}-sandbox`
 
-### Set Up End to End Tests
-
-If you are running the end to end tests you will need to set the following environment variables:
-
-* `GUKN_API_KEY` - Gov UK Notify API Key for the internal dev environment, this value can be found in AWS parameter store under /comms/govuknotify/internal-dev/api_key in the 'NHS Digital Comms Mgr Dev' account
-* `UAT_GUKN_API_KEY` - Gov UK Notify API Key for the UAT environment, this value can be found in AWS parameter store under /comms/govuknotify/uat/api_key in the 'NHS Digital Comms Mgr Test' account
-* `UAT_NHS_APP_USERNAME` - NHS App username, this value can be found on the [NHS App Test User and Environments](https://nhsd-confluence.digital.nhs.uk/display/RIS/NHS+Notify+%7C+NHS+App+Test+User+and+Environments) Confluence page
-* `UAT_NHS_APP_PASSWORD` - NHS App password, this value can be found on the [NHS App Test User and Environments](https://nhsd-confluence.digital.nhs.uk/display/RIS/NHS+Notify+%7C+NHS+App+Test+User+and+Environments) Confluence page
-* `UAT_NHS_APP_OTP` - NHS App one time passcode, this value can be found on the [NHS App Test User and Environments](https://nhsd-confluence.digital.nhs.uk/display/RIS/NHS+Notify+%7C+NHS+App+Test+User+and+Environments) Confluence page
-
-**When exporting values on your local machine, be sure to escape special characters i.e: `\! \# \$`**
-
 ### Running Tests
 
 #### Unit Tests
@@ -284,9 +271,7 @@ The table below lists common make commands used for testing:
 |-----------|-------|-----------|
 |internal-dev-sandbox|`make internal-sandbox-test`|Runs sandbox unit tests, sandbox postman tests and sandbox integration tests against internal-dev-sandbox|
 |internal-dev|`make internal-dev-test`|Runs integration tests against internal-dev|
-|internal-dev|`make e2e-test-internal-dev`|Runs end to end tests against internal-dev|
 |internal-qa|`make internal-qa-test`|Runs integration tests against internal-qa|
-|internal-qa|`make e2e-test-uat`|Runs end to end tests against internal-qa|
 |int|`make integration-test`|Runs integration tests against int|
 |prod|`make production-test`|Runs integration tests against prod|
 

diff --git a/azure/nightly-internal-dev-end-to-end-pipeline.yml b/azure/nightly-internal-dev-end-to-end-pipeline.yml
diff --git a/azure/nightly-uat-end-to-end-pipeline.yml b/azure/nightly-uat-end-to-end-pipeline.yml
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/email.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/email.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/index.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/index.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/letter.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/letter.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/sms.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/gov_notify/sms.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/index.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/index.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/nhsapp/index.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/nhsapp/index.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/end_to_end/nhsapp/nhsapp.md b/docs/tests/end_to_end/nhsapp/nhsapp.md
diff --git a/docs/tests/index.md b/docs/tests/index.md
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Test Suite
 
-* [End to end test suite](end_to_end/index.md)
-  * [Gov Notify Tests](end_to_end/gov_notify/index.md)
-  * [NHS App Tests](end_to_end/nhsapp/index.md)
 * [POST /v1/message-batches](post_v1_message-batches/index.md)
   * [Validation Tests](post_v1_message-batches/validation.md)
   * [Invalid Routing Plans](post_v1_message-batches/invalid_routing_plans.md)

diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ export INTEGRATION_PRIVATE_KEY=xxx
 # private key used to generate authentication for tests ran against the prod environment
 export PRODUCTION_PRIVATE_KEY=xxx
 
-# E2E Test Secrets
-# ================
-# Gov UK Notify API Key used for polling GUKN communications in end to end tests 
-# Value can be found in SSM under/comms/uat/clients/apim_integration_test_client_id/client-metadata/govuknotify/api_key
-export UAT_GUKN_API_KEY=xxx
-# NHS App user details used to log in and verify messages in end to end tests
-# Test user details can be found under https://nhsd-confluence.digital.nhs.uk/display/RIS/NHS+Notify+%7C+NHS+App+Test+User+and+Environments
-# Note: Symbols must be escaped to be used, i.e Test£123 must be Test\£123
-export UAT_NHS_APP_USERNAME=nhsapp.aostest+yvette.bray@gmail.com
-export UAT_NHS_APP_PASSWORD=xxx
-export UAT_NHS_APP_OTP=xxx
-
 # Postman Secrets
 # ===============
 # These are used to pull down changes made in the postman collection https://www.postman.com/nhs-communications-manager/communications-manager/

diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ python_files = *_tests.py test_*.py
 norecursedirs = .venv .eggs build dist utils
 addopts = --strict-markers
 markers =
-    e2e: end to end tests
     smoketest: suitable to run against all environments even production
     mtlstest: suitable to run against periodically against environments
     sandboxtest: suitable to run against sandbox environment

diff --git a/tests/docs/end_to_end/gov_notify/email.rst b/tests/docs/end_to_end/gov_notify/email.rst
diff --git a/tests/docs/end_to_end/gov_notify/index.rst b/tests/docs/end_to_end/gov_notify/index.rst