diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore.gno
index ebe123d6198..7c545ab8959 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore.gno
@@ -128,13 +128,11 @@ func size(owner string) string {
 	return ufmt.Sprintf("%d", keystore.Data.Size())
 }
 
-// Render provides url access to the functions of the keystore
+// Render provides read-only url access to the functions of the keystore
 // "" -> show all keystores listed by owner
 // "owner" -> show all keys for that owner's keystore
 // "owner:size" -> returns size of owner's keystore
 // "owner:get:key" -> show value for that key in owner's keystore
-// "owner:set:key:value" -> sets a key-value pair for owner's keystore (owner must be caller)
-// "owner:remove:key" -> removes key from owner keystore (owner must be caller)
 func Render(p string) string {
 	var response string
 	args := strings.Split(p, ":")
@@ -175,18 +173,6 @@ func Render(p string) string {
 		key := args[2]
 		if cmd == "get" {
 			return get(owner, key)
-		} else if cmd == "remove" {
-			// remove will only work if caller is owner
-			return remove(owner, key)
-		}
-	} else if numArgs == 4 {
-		owner := args[0]
-		cmd := args[1]
-		key := args[2]
-		val := args[3]
-		if cmd == "set" {
-			// set only works if caller is owner
-			return set(owner, key, val)
 		}
 	}
 	return response
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore_test.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore_test.gno
index 9f689ae6c14..998c8457751 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore_test.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/keystore/keystore_test.gno
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ func TestRender(t *testing.T) {
 		{author1, author2, []string{"get", "hello"}, "universe"},
 		// either author can get the other info
 		{author2, author1, []string{"get", "hello"}, "world"},
-		// cannot perform write operations is owner (author2) is not caller (author1)
-		{author1, author2, []string{"set", "hello", "should not work"}, StatusNoWriteAccess},
 		{author1, author2, []string{"get", "hello"}, "universe"},
 		// anyone can view the databases
 		{author1, author2, []string{}, `- [g1v96hg6r0wgc47h6lta047h6lta047h6lm33tq6](/r/demo/keystore:g1v96hg6r0wgc47h6lta047h6lta047h6lm33tq6) (2 keys)
@@ -64,7 +62,14 @@ func TestRender(t *testing.T) {
 		p = strings.TrimSuffix(p, ":")
 		t.Run(p, func(t *testing.T) {
 			std.TestSetOrigCaller(tc.caller)
-			act := strings.TrimSpace(Render(p))
+			var act string
+			if len(tc.ps) > 0 && tc.ps[0] == "set" {
+				act = strings.TrimSpace(Set(tc.ps[1], tc.ps[2]))
+			} else if len(tc.ps) > 0 && tc.ps[0] == "remove" {
+				act = strings.TrimSpace(Remove(tc.ps[1]))
+			} else {
+				act = strings.TrimSpace(Render(p))
+			}
 			if act != tc.exp {
 				t.Errorf("%v -> '%s', got '%s', wanted '%s'", tc.ps, p, act, tc.exp)
 			}