diff --git a/.gitleaksignore b/.gitleaksignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 671857722..000000000
--- a/.gitleaksignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# AWS official example credentials used in tests
-# See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-creds.html#sec-access-keys-and-secret-access-keys
-internal/secrets/aws_resolver_httptest_test.go
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 36e3ab7da..7d499836c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ repos:
         name: Check for merge conflicts
       - id: detect-private-key
         name: Detect private keys
-        # Audit (PR5): internal/credentials/resolver.go contains zero
-        # private-key-shaped patterns (verified by grep). The exclusion
-        # was a historical artifact; removing it tightens the gate
-        # without breaking any legitimate code.
-        exclude: '(_test\.go|frontend/src/index\.html)$'
+        # Only these test fixtures embed PEM-shaped dummy keys; any other file is scanned.
+        exclude: '^(cmd/configure_test\.go|cmd/configure_gcp_test\.go)$'
       - id: check-case-conflict
         name: Check for case conflicts