diff --git a/salt/states/gpg.py b/salt/states/gpg.py
index 95b7dabe84c..43949978401 100644
--- a/salt/states/gpg.py
+++ b/salt/states/gpg.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def present(
             if trust:
                 if trust in TRUST_MAP:
                     try:
+                        # update trust level
                         result = __salt__["gpg.trust_key"](
                             keyid=key,
                             trust_level=trust,
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/states/test_gpg.py b/tests/pytests/functional/states/test_gpg.py
index 486c6642cc7..f35243ffcb0 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/states/test_gpg.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/states/test_gpg.py
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ def test_gpg_present_keyring_trust_change(
     assert key_info[0]["trust"] == "u"
 
 
+def test_gpg_absent_no_changes(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
+    assert not gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
+    ret = gpg.absent(key_a_fp[-16:], gnupghome=str(gpghome))
+    assert ret.result
+    assert not ret.changes
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("_pubkeys_present")
 def test_gpg_absent(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
     assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
@@ -192,24 +199,6 @@ def test_gpg_absent(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
     assert ret.changes["deleted"]
 
 
-def test_gpg_absent_no_changes(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
-    assert not gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
-    ret = gpg.absent(key_a_fp[-16:], gnupghome=str(gpghome))
-    assert ret.result
-    assert not ret.changes
-
-
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("_pubkeys_present")
-def test_gpg_absent_test_mode_no_changes(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
-    assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
-    ret = gpg.absent(key_a_fp[-16:], gnupghome=str(gpghome), test=True)
-    assert ret.result is None
-    assert ret.changes
-    assert "deleted" in ret.changes
-    assert ret.changes["deleted"]
-    assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("_pubkeys_present")
 def test_gpg_absent_from_keyring(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, gnupg_keyring, keyring, key_a_fp):
     assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
@@ -235,3 +224,14 @@ def test_gpg_absent_from_keyring_delete_keyring(
     assert "removed" in ret.changes
     assert ret.changes["removed"] == keyring
     assert not Path(keyring).exists()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("_pubkeys_present")
+def test_gpg_absent_test_mode_no_changes(gpghome, gpg, gnupg, key_a_fp):
+    assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
+    ret = gpg.absent(key_a_fp[-16:], gnupghome=str(gpghome), test=True)
+    assert ret.result is None
+    assert ret.changes
+    assert "deleted" in ret.changes
+    assert ret.changes["deleted"]
+    assert gnupg.list_keys(keys=key_a_fp)
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_gpg.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_gpg.py
index 7250bdabf69..13ba97cd493 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_gpg.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_gpg.py
@@ -162,65 +162,3 @@ def test_gpg_present_test_mode_no_changes(gpg_receive, gpg_trust, key, trust):
         gpg_trust.assert_not_called()
         assert ret["result"] is None
         assert ret["changes"]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("gpg_list_keys")
-def test_gpg_absent_no_changes(gpg_delete):
-    ret = gpg.absent("nonexistent")
-    assert ret["result"]
-    assert not ret["changes"]
-    gpg_delete.assert_not_called()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("gpg_list_keys")
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "gpg_delete,expected",
-    [
-        ({"res": True, "message": ["Public key for A deleted"]}, True),
-        (
-            {
-                "res": False,
-                "message": [
-                    "Secret key exists, delete first or pass delete_secret=True."
-                ],
-            },
-            False,
-        ),
-    ],
-    indirect=["gpg_delete"],
-)
-def test_gpg_absent_delete_key(gpg_delete, expected, keys_list):
-    list_ = Mock(spec="salt.modules.gpg.list_keys")
-    list_.side_effect = (keys_list, [x for x in keys_list if x["keyid"] != "A"])
-    with patch.dict(gpg.__salt__, {"gpg.list_keys": list_}):
-        ret = gpg.absent("A")
-        assert ret["result"] == expected
-        assert bool(ret["changes"]) == expected
-        gpg_delete.assert_called_once()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("gpg_list_keys")
-def test_gpg_absent_test_mode_no_changes(gpg_delete):
-    with patch.dict(gpg.__opts__, {"test": True}):
-        ret = gpg.absent("A")
-        gpg_delete.assert_not_called()
-        assert ret["result"] is None
-        assert bool(ret["changes"])
-
-
-def test_gpg_absent_list_keys_with_gnupghome_and_user(gpg_list_keys):
-    gnupghome = "/pls_respect_me"
-    user = "imthereaswell"
-    gpg.absent("nonexistent", gnupghome=gnupghome, user=user)
-    gpg_list_keys.assert_called_with(gnupghome=gnupghome, user=user, keyring=None)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("gpg_list_keys")
-def test_gpg_absent_delete_key_called_with_correct_kwargs(gpg_delete):
-    key = "A"
-    user = "hellothere"
-    gnupghome = "/pls_sir"
-    gpg.absent(key, user=user, gnupghome=gnupghome)
-    gpg_delete.assert_called_with(
-        keyid=key, gnupghome=gnupghome, user=user, keyring=None, use_passphrase=False
-    )