diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed9b3ed..1467501 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
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@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ while getopts_long ':af: all file:' OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 ...
 ```
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts-silent b/test/bin/getopts-silent
index 16d7093..38382e9 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts-silent
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ while getopts ":to:v:" OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts-verbose b/test/bin/getopts-verbose
index ebc9c4e..8c01ab1 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts-verbose
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ while getopts "to:v:" OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-silent
index 13b178f..b2b9e07 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-silent
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ while getopts_long ': toggle option: variable:' OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-verbose
index 9bc2841..9d40f36 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_13-verbose
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ while getopts_long ' toggle option: variable:' OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
index d126e0d..11e2be0 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ while getopts_long ':to:v: toggle option: variable:' OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
index 5c3e434..fcf3f3c 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ while getopts_long 'to:v: toggle option: variable:' OPTKEY; do
 done
 
 shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-[[ "${1}" == "--" ]] && shift
 
 echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"