diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f5014110..7bd95163f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout)` instead.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed `AWSPollyTTSService` to support AWS credential provider chain (IAM
+  roles, IRSA, instance profiles) instead of requiring explicit environment
+  variables.
+
 - Fixed an issue that would cause `PipelineRunner` and `PipelineTask` to not
   handle external asyncio task cancellation properly.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
index 88f0a8fdd..805d733e8 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
@@ -185,16 +185,6 @@ class AWSPollyTTSService(TTSService):
             "region_name": region or os.getenv("AWS_REGION", "us-east-1"),
         }
 
-        # Validate that we have the required credentials
-        if (
-            not self._aws_params["aws_access_key_id"]
-            or not self._aws_params["aws_secret_access_key"]
-        ):
-            raise ValueError(
-                "AWS credentials not found. Please provide them either through constructor parameters "
-                "or set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY environment variables."
-            )
-
         self._aws_session = aioboto3.Session()
         self._settings = {
             "engine": params.engine,