diff --git a/variables.fp b/variables.fp
index f817cb8..22ddd03 100644
--- a/variables.fp
+++ b/variables.fp
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 variable "access_token" {
   type        = string
   description = "The GitHub personal access token to authenticate to the GitHub APIs."
-  default     = ""
 }
 
 variable "repository_full_name" {
   type        = string
   description = "The full name of the GitHub repository. Examples: turbot/steampipe, turbot/flowpipe"
-  default     = ""
 }