diff --git a/googleapiclient/discovery.py b/googleapiclient/discovery.py
index c8956f4..fe19022 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/discovery.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/discovery.py
@@ -334,10 +334,6 @@
   if http is not None and credentials is not None:
     raise ValueError('Arguments http and credentials are mutually exclusive.')
 
-  if developerKey is not None and credentials is not None:
-    raise ValueError(
-      'Arguments developerKey and credentials are mutually exclusive.')
-
   if isinstance(service, six.string_types):
     service = json.loads(service)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_discovery.py b/tests/test_discovery.py
index fd1b9ae..94027e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_discovery.py
+++ b/tests/test_discovery.py
@@ -375,13 +375,6 @@
       build(
         'plus', 'v1', http=http, credentials=mock.sentinel.credentials)
 
-  def test_credentials_and_developer_key_mutually_exclusive(self):
-    http = HttpMock(datafile('plus.json'), {'status': '200'})
-    with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-      build(
-        'plus', 'v1', credentials=mock.sentinel.credentials,
-        developerKey=mock.sentinel.credentials)
-
 
 class DiscoveryFromDocument(unittest.TestCase):
   MOCK_CREDENTIALS = mock.Mock(spec=google.auth.credentials.Credentials)