diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
index 7a5a363..d8162d1 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ class GcpSession(object):
         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'])