diff --git a/cloudbuild/presubmit.sh b/cloudbuild/presubmit.sh
index fa6a821..4e2f7f2 100644
--- a/cloudbuild/presubmit.sh
+++ b/cloudbuild/presubmit.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-if [ -z "${CODECOV_TOKEN}" ]; then
-  echo "missing environment variable CODECOV_TOKEN"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 readonly MVN="./mvnw -B -e -s /workspace/cloudbuild/gcp-settings.xml -Dmaven.repo.local=/workspace/.repository"
 readonly STEP=$1