diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/gcp_utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
index beb5d0ef2863f9..d6d644de3ce88c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ def _credentials(self):
         elif cred_type == 'serviceaccount' and self.module.params.get('service_account_file'):
             path = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(self.module.params['service_account_file']))
             return service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_file(path).with_scopes(self.module.params['scopes'])
-        elif cred_type == 'serviceaccount' and self.module.params.get('service_account_contents'):
-            cred = json.loads(self.module.params.get('service_account_contents'))
-            return service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_info(cred).with_scopes(self.module.params['scopes'])
         elif cred_type == 'machineaccount':
             return google.auth.compute_engine.Credentials(
                 self.module.params['service_account_email'])