diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/messaging/tests/test_valid.py b/aries_cloudagent/messaging/tests/test_valid.py
index 025f06e7c2..8983d27964 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/messaging/tests/test_valid.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/messaging/tests/test_valid.py
@@ -502,9 +502,7 @@ def test_credential_type(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             CREDENTIAL_TYPE_VALIDATE(["WrongType", "AnotherWrongType"])
 
-        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
-            CREDENTIAL_TYPE_VALIDATE(["VerifiableCredential"])
-
+        CREDENTIAL_TYPE_VALIDATE(["VerifiableCredential"])
         CREDENTIAL_TYPE_VALIDATE(["VerifiableCredential", "AnotherType"])
         CREDENTIAL_TYPE_VALIDATE(["SomeType", "AnotherType", "VerifiableCredential"])
 
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/messaging/valid.py b/aries_cloudagent/messaging/valid.py
index 0838f84af6..96522cadfc 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/messaging/valid.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/messaging/valid.py
@@ -772,11 +772,6 @@ def __call__(self, value):
         length = len(value)
         if length < 1 or CredentialType.CREDENTIAL_TYPE not in value:
             raise ValidationError(f"type must include {CredentialType.CREDENTIAL_TYPE}")
-        if length == 1:
-            raise ValidationError(
-                "type must include additional, more narrow,"
-                " types (e.g. UniversityDegreeCredential)"
-            )
 
         return value