diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 150c477..e199f0d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -8,40 +8,6 @@ variable "ecs_cluster_name" {
   }
 }
 
-variable "github_runners" {
-  description = "A list of GitHub runners"
-  type = list(object({
-    hostname  = string
-    namespace = optional(string, null)
-    repo_name = optional(string, null)
-    labels    = optional(list(string))
-    subnets   = optional(list(string))
-    tag       = optional(string)
-
-    network_configuration = optional(object({
-      subnets          = optional(list(string), []),
-      security_groups  = optional(list(string), []),
-      assign_public_ip = optional(bool, false)
-      }), {}
-    )
-
-    runner_group = optional(object({
-      name                       = optional(string)
-      visibility                 = optional(string, "selected")
-      selected_workflows         = optional(list(string), [])
-      selected_repository_ids    = optional(list(string), [])
-      allows_public_repositories = optional(bool, false)
-      create                     = optional(bool, false)
-    }), { create = false })
-    # end of variable definition
-  }))
-
-  validation {
-    condition     = length(var.github_runners) > 0
-    error_message = "The list of GitHub runners must not be empty."
-  }
-}
-
 variable "repo_org" {
   description = "The GitHub organization"
   type        = string