diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 2d5fb55d..d1f4b446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '<3.11'
       - name: Verify <3.11
         run: python __tests__/verify-python.py 3.10
+      - name: Test Raw Endpoint Access
+        run: |
+          curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json | jq empty
+        shell: bash
diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage.md b/docs/advanced-usage.md
index 81e894a5..c52ab025 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage.md
@@ -572,37 +572,10 @@ One quick way to grant access is to change the user and group of `/Users/runner/
 
 ### Avoiding rate limit issues
 
-`setup-python` comes pre-installed on the appliance with GHES if Actions is enabled. When dynamically downloading Python distributions, `setup-python` downloads distributions from [`actions/python-versions`](https://github.com/actions/python-versions) on github.com (outside of the appliance). These calls to `actions/python-versions` are by default made via unauthenticated requests, which are limited to [60 requests per hour per IP](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting). If more requests are made within the time frame, then you will start to see rate-limit errors during downloading that look like this: 
-
-    ##[error]API rate limit exceeded for YOUR_IP. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)
-
-To get a higher rate limit, you can [generate a personal access token (PAT) on github.com](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) and pass it as the `token` input for the action. It is important to understand that this needs to be a token from github.com and _not_ from your GHES instance. If you or your colleagues do not yet have a github.com account, you might need to create one.
-
-Here are the steps you need to follow to avoid the rate limit:
-
-1. Create a PAT on any github.com account by using [this link](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) after logging into github.com (not your Enterprise instance).  This PAT does _not_ need any rights, so make sure all the boxes are unchecked.
-2. Store this PAT in the repository / organization where you run your workflow, e.g. as `GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN`. You can do this by navigating to your repository -> **Settings** -> **Secrets** -> **Actions** -> **New repository secret**.
-3. To use this functionality, you need to use any version newer than `v4.3`. Also, change _python-version_ as needed.
-
-```yml
-- name: Set up Python
-  uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-  with:
-    python-version: 3.8
-    token: ${{ secrets.GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN }}
-```
-
-Requests should now be authenticated. To verify that you are getting the higher rate limit, you can call GitHub's [rate limit API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/rate-limit) from within your workflow ([example](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/443#issuecomment-1206776401)).
-
-**Fallback Mechanism - Leverage the Raw API:**
-
-In addition to using a Personal Access Token (PAT), the action now leverages the [raw API](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json) to retrieve the version-manifest.This approach does not impose a rate limit and hence facilitates unrestricted consumption without the need for a token.
-
-This is particularly beneficial for GHES runners, which often share the same IP due to Network Address Translation (NAT), to avoid the quick exhaustion of the unauthenticated rate limit.
-
-
+`setup-python` comes pre-installed on the appliance with GHES if Actions is enabled. When dynamically downloading Python distributions, `setup-python` downloads distributions from [`actions/python-versions`](https://github.com/actions/python-versions) on github.com (outside of the appliance). These calls to `actions/python-versions` are by default made via unauthenticated requests, which are limited to [60 requests per hour per IP](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting). If more requests are made within the time frame, then the action leverages the `raw API` to retrieve the version-manifest. This approach does not impose a rate limit and hence facilitates unrestricted consumption without the need for a token. This is particularly beneficial for GHES runners, which often share the same IP due to Network Address Translation (NAT), to avoid the quick exhaustion of the unauthenticated rate limit.
 
 ### No access to github.com
+
 If the runner is not able to access github.com, any Python versions requested during a workflow run must come from the runner's tool cache. See "[Setting up the tool cache on self-hosted runners without internet access](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server/admin/github-actions/managing-access-to-actions-from-githubcom/setting-up-the-tool-cache-on-self-hosted-runners-without-internet-access)" for more information.