diff --git a/github/repos_rules.go b/github/repos_rules.go
index 64e7c9ca6df..9299d3e7f3d 100644
--- a/github/repos_rules.go
+++ b/github/repos_rules.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ type RulesetLinks struct {
 
 // RulesetRefConditionParameters represents the conditions object for ref_names.
 type RulesetRefConditionParameters struct {
-	Include []string `json:"include,omitempty"`
-	Exclude []string `json:"exclude,omitempty"`
+	Include []string `json:"include"`
+	Exclude []string `json:"exclude"`
 }
 
 // RulesetRepositoryConditionParameters represents the conditions object for repository_names.