diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository.go b/github/resource_github_repository.go
index 71aeafd013..fd06d9e6d4 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -369,24 +369,6 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		}
 	}
 
-	var alerts bool
-	if a, ok := d.GetOk("vulnerability_alerts"); ok {
-		alerts = a.(bool)
-	}
-
-	var createVulnerabilityAlerts func(context.Context, string, string) (*github.Response, error)
-	if isPrivate && alerts {
-		createVulnerabilityAlerts = client.Repositories.EnableVulnerabilityAlerts
-	} else if !isPrivate && !alerts {
-		createVulnerabilityAlerts = client.Repositories.DisableVulnerabilityAlerts
-	}
-	if createVulnerabilityAlerts != nil {
-		_, err := createVulnerabilityAlerts(ctx, owner, repoName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	pages := expandPages(d.Get("pages").([]interface{}))
 	if pages != nil {
 		_, _, err := client.Repositories.EnablePages(ctx, owner, repoName, pages)
@@ -549,7 +531,7 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !d.IsNewResource() && d.HasChange("vulnerability_alerts") {
+	if d.HasChange("vulnerability_alerts") {
 		updateVulnerabilityAlerts := client.Repositories.DisableVulnerabilityAlerts
 		if vulnerabilityAlerts, ok := d.GetOk("vulnerability_alerts"); ok && vulnerabilityAlerts.(bool) {
 			updateVulnerabilityAlerts = client.Repositories.EnableVulnerabilityAlerts
@@ -564,7 +546,7 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	if d.HasChange("visibility") {
 		o, n := d.GetChange("visibility")
 		repoReq.Visibility = github.String(n.(string))
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] <<<<<<<<<<<<< Updating repository visibility from %s to %s", o, n)
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updating repository visibility from %s to %s", o, n)
 		_, _, err = client.Repositories.Edit(ctx, owner, repoName, repoReq)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "422 Visibility is already private") {
@@ -572,13 +554,13 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] <<<<<<<<<< no visibility update required. visibility: %s", d.Get("visibility"))
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] No visibility update required. visibility: %s", d.Get("visibility"))
 	}
 
 	if d.HasChange("private") {
 		o, n := d.GetChange("private")
 		repoReq.Private = github.Bool(n.(bool))
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] <<<<<<<<<<<<< Updating repository privacy from %v to %v", o, n)
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updating repository privacy from %v to %v", o, n)
 		_, _, err = client.Repositories.Edit(ctx, owner, repoName, repoReq)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "422 Privacy is already set") {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
index 68c5f86255..60dccfb4f8 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ initial repository creation and create the target branch inside of the repositor
 
 * `template` - (Optional) Use a template repository to create this resource. See [Template Repositories](#template-repositories) below for details.
 
-* `vulnerability_alerts` (Optional) - Set to `true` to enable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies. Enabling requires alerts to be enabled on the owner level. (Note for importing: GitHub enables the alerts on public repos but disables them on private repos by default.) See [GitHub Documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-security-vulnerabilities/about-security-alerts-for-vulnerable-dependencies) for details.
+* `vulnerability_alerts` (Optional) - Set to `true` to enable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies. Enabling requires alerts to be enabled on the owner level. (Note for importing: GitHub enables the alerts on public repos but disables them on private repos by default.) See [GitHub Documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-security-vulnerabilities/about-security-alerts-for-vulnerable-dependencies) for details. Note that vulnerability alerts have not been successfully tested on any GitHub Enterprise instance and may be unavailable in those settings.
 
 ### GitHub Pages Configuration