diff --git a/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb b/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
index 168aaab24..5df652531 100644
--- a/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class Gitea::Repository::CreateService < Gitea::ClientService
   private
 
   def request_params
-    create_params = params.merge(readme: "readme")
-    Hash.new.merge(token: token, data: create_params)
+    Hash.new.merge(token: token, data: params)
   end
 
   def url