diff --git a/tests/test_authtoken.py b/tests/test_authtoken.py
index c8957f978..a52a5176e 100644
--- a/tests/test_authtoken.py
+++ b/tests/test_authtoken.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from rest_framework.authtoken.management.commands.drf_create_token import \
     Command as AuthTokenCommand
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 from rest_framework.authtoken.serializers import AuthTokenSerializer
-from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 
 class AuthTokenTests(TestCase):
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ class AuthTokenTests(TestCase):
     def test_token_string_representation(self):
         assert str(self.token) == 'test token'
 
-    def test_validate_raise_error_if_no_credentials_provided(self):
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
-            AuthTokenSerializer().validate({})
-
     def test_whitespace_in_password(self):
         data = {'username': self.user.username, 'password': 'test pass '}
         self.user.set_password(data['password'])