diff --git a/flask/testing.py b/flask/testing.py
index 34b66600a7..4ecfdd1055 100644
--- a/flask/testing.py
+++ b/flask/testing.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def make_test_environ_builder(app, path='/', base_url=None, *args, **kwargs):
     if 'json' in kwargs:
         if 'data' in kwargs:
             raise ValueError('Client cannot provide both `json` and `data`')
-        kwargs['data'] = json_dumps(kwargs['json'])
+        kwargs['data'] = json_dumps(kwargs.pop('json'))
 
         # Only set Content-Type when not explicitly provided
         if 'content_type' not in kwargs: