diff --git a/enricher/epss/epss.go b/enricher/epss/epss.go
index 494b61124..87fd37a60 100644
--- a/enricher/epss/epss.go
+++ b/enricher/epss/epss.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var (
 	_ driver.EnrichmentUpdater = (*Enricher)(nil)
 )
 
+// EPSSItem represents a single entry in the EPSS feed, containing information
+// about a CVE's Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) score and percentile.
 type EPSSItem struct {
 	ModelVersion string  `json:"modelVersion"`
 	Date         string  `json:"date"`
@@ -99,10 +101,6 @@ func (e *Enricher) Configure(ctx context.Context, f driver.ConfigUnmarshaler, c
 func (e *Enricher) FetchEnrichment(ctx context.Context, prevFingerprint driver.Fingerprint) (io.ReadCloser, driver.Fingerprint, error) {
 	ctx = zlog.ContextWithValues(ctx, "component", "enricher/epss/Enricher/FetchEnrichment")
 
-	if e.feedPath == "" || !strings.HasSuffix(e.feedPath, ".gz") {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid baseURL path: %q must be non-empty and end with '.gz'", e.feedPath)
-	}
-
 	out, err := tmp.NewFile("", "epss.")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
diff --git a/enricher/epss/epss_test.go b/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
index 2f75bc721..042a6711c 100644
--- a/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
+++ b/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/quay/zlog"
 
 	"github.com/quay/claircore"
 	"github.com/quay/claircore/libvuln/driver"
-	"github.com/quay/zlog"
 )
 
 func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {