diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
index 3c6dea96..b64b95ec 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests {
     )
 
     private fun initMaps() {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
 
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             MapsInLazyColumn(
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests {
     @OptIn(ExperimentalTestApi::class)
     @Test
     fun nonFocusableMapIsSkippedDuringTabTraversal() {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
 
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             Column {
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewClusteringTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewClusteringTests.kt
index d4807c3c..9e231c12 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewClusteringTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewClusteringTests.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class GoogleMapViewClusteringTests {
         clusterManagerHolder: Array<ClusterManager<MyItem>?>,
         content: @Composable () -> Unit
     ): Marker {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
 
         composeTestRule.setContent {
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
index 25f24d63..9ef1dde5 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class GoogleMapViewTests {
     private var mapColorScheme = ComposeMapColorScheme.FOLLOW_SYSTEM
 
     private fun initMap(content: @Composable () -> Unit = {}) {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
 
         val appContext: Context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
index 76036441..b03fc267 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class MapInColumnTests {
     private lateinit var cameraPositionState: CameraPositionState
 
     private fun initMap() {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             var scrollingEnabled by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapsInLazyColumnTest.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapsInLazyColumnTest.kt
index 7ec24aff..4f6152e2 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapsInLazyColumnTest.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapsInLazyColumnTest.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class MapsInLazyColumnTests {
     private lateinit var cameraPositionStates: Map<MapItemId, CameraPositionState>
 
     private fun initMaps() {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
 
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/RecompositionActivityTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/RecompositionActivityTests.kt
index fc5d4e2b..b5692a38 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/RecompositionActivityTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/RecompositionActivityTests.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RecompositionActivityTests {
 
     @Test
     fun testChangeLocationButton_MovesCameraToNewLocation() {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
         val initialPosition = singapore
         val cameraPositionState = CameraPositionState(
             position = CameraPosition.fromLatLngZoom(initialPosition, 11f)
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarTests.kt
index fe55c3a5..b859b8fb 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarTests.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ScaleBarTests {
     private lateinit var density: Density
 
     private fun initScaleBar(initialZoom: Float, initialPosition: LatLng) {
-        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+        assumeValidApiKey()
 
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
 
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/StreetViewTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/StreetViewTests.kt
index ed5b3fc3..fae84065 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/StreetViewTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/StreetViewTests.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class StreetViewTests {
 
     @OptIn(MapsExperimentalFeature::class)
     private fun initStreetView(onClick: (StreetViewPanoramaOrientation) -> Unit = {}) {
+        assumeValidApiKey()
+
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             StreetView(
                 Modifier.semantics { contentDescription = "StreetView" },
diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
index e9b74f01..eb732b85 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.google.maps.android.compose
 
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue
 const val timeout2 = 2_000L
 const val timeout3 = 3_000L
 const val timeout5 = 5_000L
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ const val MAP_LOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30L
 val hasValidApiKey: Boolean =
     BuildConfig.MAPS_API_KEY.isNotBlank() && BuildConfig.MAPS_API_KEY != "YOUR_API_KEY"
 
+/**
+ * Skips the calling test unless a real Maps API key is configured.
+ *
+ * Without a key the map never loads, so these tests have nothing to assert. Treating that as a
+ * skipped test rather than a failure keeps the build honest on forks and on Dependabot pull
+ * requests, neither of which can read the repository secret that supplies the key.
+ */
+fun assumeValidApiKey() {
+    assumeTrue("Maps API key not specified", hasValidApiKey)
+}
+
 const val assertRoundingError: Double = 0.01
 
 fun LatLng.assertEquals(other: LatLng) {