diff --git a/github_conf/branch_protection_rules.json b/github_conf/branch_protection_rules.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e614b55cf..0000000000
--- a/github_conf/branch_protection_rules.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "message": "Not Found",
-    "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest"
-}
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