diff --git a/docs/tutorials/adopt-existing.md b/docs/tutorials/adopt-existing.md
index 7e4ff39b..7829ba0a 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/adopt-existing.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/adopt-existing.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ copier copy https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-copier-template.git --t
 git diff
 # Examine the changes, put back anything you want to keep
 git commit -m "Adopt python-copier-template 1.0.0"
-copier update /path/to/existing-project
+copier update /path/to/existing-project --trust
 git diff
 # Examine the changes, resolve any merge conflicts
 git commit -m "Update to python-copier-template x.x.x"
diff --git a/tests/test_example.py b/tests/test_example.py
index 3bfe1f61..cd672391 100644
--- a/tests/test_example.py
+++ b/tests/test_example.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 TOP = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent
 
 
-def copy_project(project_path: Path, trust: bool = False, **kwargs):
+def copy_project(project_path: Path, **kwargs):
     with open(TOP / "example-answers.yml") as f:
         answers = yaml.safe_load(f)
     answers.update(kwargs)
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ def copy_project(project_path: Path, trust: bool = False, **kwargs):
         dst_path=project_path,
         data=answers,
         vcs_ref="HEAD",
-        unsafe=trust,
     )
     run_pipe("git add .", cwd=str(project_path))
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ def test_example_repo_updates(tmp_path: Path):
         "https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-copier-template-example.git"
     )
     example_path = tmp_path / "example"
-    copy_project(generated_path, trust=True)
+    copy_project(generated_path)
     run_pipe(f"git clone {example_url} {example_path}")
     with open(example_path / ".copier-answers.yml") as f:
         d = yaml.safe_load(f)
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ def test_example_repo_updates(tmp_path: Path):
     run("git config user.email 'you@example.com'")
     run("git config user.name 'Your Name'")
     run("git commit -am 'Update src'")
-    run(f"copier update --trust --vcs-ref=HEAD --data-file {TOP}/example-answers.yml")
+    run(f"copier update --vcs-ref=HEAD --data-file {TOP}/example-answers.yml")
     output = run(
         # Git directory expected to be different
         "diff -ur --exclude=.git "