diff --git a/examples/basic/main.tf b/examples/basic/main.tf
index 437b6ac..fcc16ea 100644
--- a/examples/basic/main.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/main.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module "eks_deployment" {
   region       = "us-east-1"
 
   template_repo_org = "my-org"
-  github_token      = var.github_token
   github_server_url = "https://github.e.it.census.gov"
 
   cluster_config = {
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 54593d6..a3f9395 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ resource "null_resource" "trigger_workflow" {
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     command = "python3 scripts/trigger_workflow.py ${module.github_repo.full_name} cluster-plan '{\"environment\":\"${var.environment}\",\"region\":\"${var.region}\",\"cluster_dir\":\"${var.cluster_config.cluster_name}\",\"auto_approve\":true}'"
-    
-    # environment = {
-    #   GITHUB_TOKEN = var.github_token
-    #   GITHUB_OWNER = var.organization 
-    #   GITHUB_SERVER_URL = var.github_server_url
-    # }
   }
 
   depends_on = [module.github_repo]
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 0c78add..23992cc 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -202,12 +202,6 @@ variable "github_actions_workflows" {
   default = []
 }
 
-variable "github_token" {
-  description = "GitHub token for triggering workflows"
-  type        = string
-  sensitive   = true
-}
-
 variable "github_server_url" {
   description = "GitHub Enterprise server URL (e.g., https://github.e.it.census.gov)"
   type        = string
diff --git a/workflow_trigger.tftest.hcl b/workflow_trigger.tftest.hcl
index 11ffc81..ec05681 100644
--- a/workflow_trigger.tftest.hcl
+++ b/workflow_trigger.tftest.hcl
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ variables {
 }
 
 provider "github" {
-  token = var.github_token
   base_url = var.github_server_url
 }