diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 57231d5..f709955 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -181,12 +181,7 @@ prepare_chroot() {
 	printf >>"$copydir/etc/passwd" 'builduser:x:%d:%d:builduser:/build:/bin/bash\n' "$builduser_uid" "$builduser_gid"
 	printf >>"$copydir/etc/shadow" 'builduser:!!:%d::::::\n' "$(( $(date -u +%s) / 86400 ))"
 
-	$install -d "$copydir"/{build,build/.gnupg,startdir,{pkg,srcpkg,src,log}dest}
-
-	for x in .gnupg/pubring.{kbx,gpg}; do
-		[[ -r $USER_HOME/$x ]] || continue
-		$install -m 644 "$USER_HOME/$x" "$copydir/build/$x"
-	done
+	$install -d "$copydir"/{build,startdir,{pkg,srcpkg,src,log}dest}
 
 	sed -e '/^MAKEFLAGS=/d' -e '/^PACKAGER=/d' -i "$copydir/etc/makepkg.conf"
 	for x in BUILDDIR=/build PKGDEST=/pkgdest SRCPKGDEST=/srcpkgdest SRCDEST=/srcdest LOGDEST=/logdest \