diff --git a/libdnf5-plugins/expired-pgp-keys/expired-pgp-keys.cpp b/libdnf5-plugins/expired-pgp-keys/expired-pgp-keys.cpp
index 3e33fd463..b2dc992e5 100644
--- a/libdnf5-plugins/expired-pgp-keys/expired-pgp-keys.cpp
+++ b/libdnf5-plugins/expired-pgp-keys/expired-pgp-keys.cpp
@@ -92,17 +92,6 @@ class ExpiryInfoMessage : public libdnf5::Message {
     int64_t expiration_timestamp;
 };
 
-/// Check that GPG is installed to enable querying expired keys later.
-static bool is_gpg_installed() {
-    auto ts = rpmtsCreate();
-    rpmdbMatchIterator mi;
-    mi = rpmtsInitIterator(ts, RPMDBI_PROVIDENAME, "gpg", 0);
-    bool found = rpmdbNextIterator(mi) != NULL;
-    rpmdbFreeIterator(mi);
-    rpmtsFree(ts);
-    return found;
-}
-
 /// Check if the transaction contains any inbound actions.
 /// This determines if new software is to be installed, which might require downloading a new PGP signing key.
 static bool any_inbound_action(const libdnf5::base::Transaction & transaction) {
@@ -175,11 +164,6 @@ void ExpiredPgpKeys::process_expired_pgp_keys(const libdnf5::base::Transaction &
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!is_gpg_installed()) {
-        logger.error("Expired PGP Keys Plugin: GPG is not installed on the system. Aborting...");
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!any_inbound_action(transaction)) {
         return;
     }