diff --git a/gh-assets-clone.sh b/gh-assets-clone.sh
index 63bc50f6..506485e0 100755
--- a/gh-assets-clone.sh
+++ b/gh-assets-clone.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # GIT_API_KEY.
 
 [ ! -z "$GIT_ASSETS_BRANCH" ] || exit 1
-[ ! -z "$GIT_API_KEY" ] || exit 1
 
 setup_git() {
   git config --global user.email "travis@travis-ci.org" || exit 1