diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php b/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
index 12fe726b450..5760a587bed 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ public function create(
             'description'   => $description,
             'homepage'      => $homepage,
             'private'       => ($visibility ?? ($public ? 'public' : 'private')) === 'private',
-            'visibility'    => $visibility ?? ($public ? 'public' : 'private'),
             'has_issues'    => $hasIssues,
             'has_wiki'      => $hasWiki,
             'has_downloads' => $hasDownloads,
@@ -214,6 +213,10 @@ public function create(
             'has_projects' => $hasProjects,
         ];
 
+        if ($visibility) {
+            $parameters['visibility'] = $visibility;
+        }
+
         if ($organization && $teamId) {
             $parameters['team_id'] = $teamId;
         }
diff --git a/test/Github/Tests/Api/RepoTest.php b/test/Github/Tests/Api/RepoTest.php
index 7ba181dd53f..9cfa7f84a88 100644
--- a/test/Github/Tests/Api/RepoTest.php
+++ b/test/Github/Tests/Api/RepoTest.php
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public function shouldCreateRepositoryUsingNameOnly()
                 'name'          => 'l3l0Repo',
                 'description'   => '',
                 'homepage'      => '',
-                'visibility'    => 'public',
                 'private'       => false,
                 'has_issues'    => false,
                 'has_wiki'      => false,
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ public function shouldCreateRepositoryForOrganization()
                 'name'          => 'KnpLabsRepo',
                 'description'   => '',
                 'homepage'      => '',
-                'visibility'    => 'public',
                 'private'       => false,
                 'has_issues'    => false,
                 'has_wiki'      => false,
@@ -374,7 +372,6 @@ public function shouldCreateUsingAllParams()
                 'name'          => 'l3l0Repo',
                 'description'   => 'test',
                 'homepage'      => 'http://l3l0.eu',
-                'visibility'    => 'private',
                 'private'       => true,
                 'has_issues'    => false,
                 'has_wiki'      => false,