diff --git a/ads.properties.sample b/ads.properties.sample
index 62bb6e90ec..082ed33b8c 100644
--- a/ads.properties.sample
+++ b/ads.properties.sample
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # - All settings in this file can be set & overridden programmatically.
 #   e.g. GoogleAdsClient.newBuilder()
 #          .fromPropertiesFile() // optionally load from config file.
-#          .setDeveloperToken("your_token")
+#          .setLoginCustomerId(1234567890L)
 
 # ------------------------------- OAuth 2.0 ---------------------------------------
 #
@@ -65,18 +65,6 @@
 
 # -------------------------- Google Ads API -----------------------------------
 
-# Developer token
-#
-# Specifies the credential used to access the Google Ads API.
-#
-# - Grants access to the API, not any Google account or Google Ads account.
-# - Associated with a Google Ads manager accoount.
-# - Found by logging into the manager account on http://ads.google.com
-#   and navigating to -> Tools & Settings -> API Center.
-# - An unapproved developer token can be used to issue requests against test
-#   accounts.
-#api.googleads.developerToken=
-
 # Login customer ID
 #
 # Specifies an ad account which grants access to ad accounts.
diff --git a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/authentication/GenerateUserCredentials.java b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/authentication/GenerateUserCredentials.java
index bb6c51634f..97f2b0cef4 100644
--- a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/authentication/GenerateUserCredentials.java
+++ b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/authentication/GenerateUserCredentials.java
@@ -189,16 +189,13 @@ public void runExample(
     adsProperties.put(ConfigPropertyKey.CLIENT_SECRET.getPropertyKey(), clientSecret);
     adsProperties.put(
         ConfigPropertyKey.REFRESH_TOKEN.getPropertyKey(), userCredentials.getRefreshToken());
-    adsProperties.put(
-        ConfigPropertyKey.DEVELOPER_TOKEN.getPropertyKey(), "INSERT_DEVELOPER_TOKEN_HERE");
 
     showConfigurationFile(adsProperties);
   }
 
   private void showConfigurationFile(Properties adsProperties) throws IOException {
     System.out.printf(
-        "Copy the text below into a file named %s in your home directory, and replace "
-            + "INSERT_XXX_HERE with your configuration:%n",
+        "Copy the text below into a file named %s in your home directory:%n",
         GoogleAdsClient.Builder.DEFAULT_PROPERTIES_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
     System.out.println(
         "######################## Configuration file start ########################");
diff --git a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/library/ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically.java b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/library/ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically.java
index dcaf510c8c..14a09df59f 100644
--- a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/library/ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically.java
+++ b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/library/ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 public class ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically {
 
-  private static final String DEVELOPER_TOKEN = "INSERT_DEVELOPER_TOKEN";
   private static final String OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = "INSERT_CLIENT_ID";
   private static final String OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET = "INSERT_CLIENT_SECRET";
   private static final String REFRESH_TOKEN = "INSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN";
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
     // Creates a GoogleAdsClient with the provided credentials.
     GoogleAdsClient client =
         GoogleAdsClient.newBuilder()
-            // Sets the developer token which enables API access.
-            .setDeveloperToken(DEVELOPER_TOKEN)
             // Sets the OAuth credentials which provide Google Ads account access.
             .setCredentials(credentials)
             // Optional: sets the login customer ID. This is required when the Google account
diff --git a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/reporting/ParallelReportDownload.java b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/reporting/ParallelReportDownload.java
index c6b7000cb0..edcdc4770d 100644
--- a/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/reporting/ParallelReportDownload.java
+++ b/google-ads-examples/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/reporting/ParallelReportDownload.java
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ private void runExample(GoogleAdsClient googleAdsClient, List<Long> customerIds)
     try (GoogleAdsServiceClient serviceClient =
         googleAdsClient.getLatestVersion().createGoogleAdsServiceClient()) {
       // IMPORTANT: You should avoid hitting the same customer ID in parallel. There are rate limits
-      // at the customer ID level which are much stricter than limits at the developer token level.
+      // at the customer ID level which are much stricter than limits at the Google Cloud project
+      // level.
       // Hitting these limits frequently enough will significantly reduce throughput as the client
       // library will automatically retry with exponential back-off before failing the request.
       for (String gaqlQuery : GAQL_QUERY_STRINGS) {