diff --git a/src/infrastructure/BaseService.js b/src/infrastructure/BaseService.js
index d418d247c..536ea2cba 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/BaseService.js
+++ b/src/infrastructure/BaseService.js
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class BaseModel {
       this.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${oauthToken}`;
     } else if (token) {
       this.headers['private-token'] = token;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error('`token` (private-token) or `oauth_token` is mandatory');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/tests/infrastructure/BaseService.js b/test/tests/infrastructure/BaseService.js
index bc2cc6750..09cef8ff0 100644
--- a/test/tests/infrastructure/BaseService.js
+++ b/test/tests/infrastructure/BaseService.js
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import { BaseService } from '../../../src/infrastructure';
 
 describe('Creation of BaseService instance', () => {
-  test('If a token or oauthToken is not passed, throw an error', async () => {
-    expect(() => {
-      const service = new BaseService(); // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-    }).toThrowError('`token` (private-token) or `oauth_token` is mandatory');
-  });
-
   test('Url defaults to https://gitlab.com/api/v4', async () => {
     const service = new BaseService({ token: 'test' });