diff --git a/coveralls/api.py b/coveralls/api.py
index 5f69c9ab..03f0a2ee 100644
--- a/coveralls/api.py
+++ b/coveralls/api.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def ensure_token(self):
             return
 
         raise CoverallsException(
-            'Not on Travis or CircleCI. You have to provide either repo_token '
-            'in {} or set the COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN env var.'.format(
+            'Not on TravisCI. You have to provide either repo_token in {} or '
+            'set the COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN env var.'.format(
                 self.config_filename))
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def load_config_from_ci_environment(self):
         elif os.environ.get('BUILDKITE'):
             name, job, pr = self.load_config_from_buildkite()
         elif os.environ.get('CIRCLECI'):
-            self._token_required = False
             name, job, pr = self.load_config_from_circle()
         elif os.environ.get('GITHUB_ACTIONS'):
             name, job, pr = self.load_config_from_github()
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration.rst b/docs/usage/configuration.rst
index 794fbbaf..ea566a93 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ If you would like to override the service name (auto-discovered on most CI syste
 
 If you are interested in merging the coverage results between multiple languages/projects, see our :ref:`multi-language <multilang>` documentation.
 
-If coveralls-python is being run on CircleCI or TravisCI, it will automatically set the token for communication with coveralls.io. Otherwise, you should set the environment variable ``COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN``, which can be found on the dashboard for your project in coveralls.io::
+If coveralls-python is being run on TravisCI, it will automatically set the token for communication with coveralls.io. Otherwise, you should set the environment variable ``COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN``, which can be found on the dashboard for your project in coveralls.io::
 
     COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN=mV2Jajb8y3c6AFlcVNagHO20fiZNkXPVy coveralls
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/index.rst b/docs/usage/index.rst
index 644b2037..9c4b5716 100644
--- a/docs/usage/index.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/index.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Usage
 
 This package works with any CI environment. Special handling has been included for some CI service providers, but coveralls-python can run anywhere.
 
-To get started with coveralls-python, make sure to `add your repo`_ on the coveralls.io website. If you will be using coveralls-python on CircleCI or TravisCI, you're done here -- otherwise, take note of the "repo token" in the coveralls.io dashboard.
+To get started with coveralls-python, make sure to `add your repo`_ on the coveralls.io website. If you will be using coveralls-python on TravisCI, you're done here -- otherwise, take note of the "repo token" in the coveralls.io dashboard.
 
 After that, its as simple as installing coveralls-python, collecting coverage results, and sending them to coveralls.io.
 
diff --git a/tests/api/configuration_test.py b/tests/api/configuration_test.py
index 065c0288..499a2b6f 100644
--- a/tests/api/configuration_test.py
+++ b/tests/api/configuration_test.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def test_misconfigured(self):
             Coveralls()
 
         assert str(excinfo.value) == (
-            'Not on Travis or CircleCI. You have to provide either repo_token '
-            'in .coveralls.mock or set the COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN env var.')
+            'Not on TravisCI. You have to provide either repo_token in '
+            '.coveralls.mock or set the COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN env var.')
 
     @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {'APPVEYOR': 'True',
                                   'APPVEYOR_BUILD_ID': '1234567',