diff --git a/providers/github/resources/github_repo.go b/providers/github/resources/github_repo.go
index 53da3d16eb..a57f30774a 100644
--- a/providers/github/resources/github_repo.go
+++ b/providers/github/resources/github_repo.go
@@ -471,22 +471,7 @@ func (g *mqlGithubBranch) protectionRules() (*mqlGithubBranchprotection, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		// NOTE it is possible that the branch does not have any protection rules, therefore we don't return an error
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Not Found") {
-			res, err := CreateResource(g.MqlRuntime, "github.branchprotection", map[string]*llx.RawData{
-				"id":                             llx.StringData(repoName + "/" + branchName),
-				"requiredStatusChecks":           llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"requiredPullRequestReviews":     llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"enforceAdmins":                  llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"restrictions":                   llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"requireLinearHistory":           llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"allowForcePushes":               llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"allowDeletions":                 llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"requiredConversationResolution": llx.MapData(map[string]interface{}{}, types.Any),
-				"requiredSignatures":             llx.BoolData(false),
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			return res.(*mqlGithubBranchprotection), nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 		// TODO: figure out if the client has the permission to fetch the protection rules
 		return nil, err