diff --git a/pr_agent/secret_providers/aws_secrets_manager_provider.py b/pr_agent/secret_providers/aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
index e14d3d87..dbb3f044 100644
--- a/pr_agent/secret_providers/aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/secret_providers/aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
@@ -51,20 +51,6 @@ class AWSSecretsManagerProvider(SecretProvider):
                 SecretId=secret_name,
                 SecretString=secret_value
             )
-        except ClientError as e:
-            if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'ResourceNotFoundException':
-                # Create new secret if it doesn't exist
-                try:
-                    self.client.create_secret(
-                        Name=secret_name,
-                        SecretString=secret_value
-                    )
-                except Exception as create_error:
-                    get_logger().error(f"Failed to store secret {secret_name} in AWS Secrets Manager: {create_error}")
-                    raise create_error
-            else:
-                get_logger().error(f"Failed to store secret {secret_name} in AWS Secrets Manager: {e}")
-                raise e
         except Exception as e:
             get_logger().error(f"Failed to store secret {secret_name} in AWS Secrets Manager: {e}")
             raise e 
diff --git a/tests/unittest/test_aws_secrets_manager_provider.py b/tests/unittest/test_aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
index a966555c..f84743ca 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/test_aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/test_aws_secrets_manager_provider.py
@@ -72,19 +72,6 @@ class TestAWSSecretsManagerProvider:
             SecretString='test-value'
         )
 
-    def test_store_secret_create_new(self):
-        provider, mock_client = self._provider()
-        mock_client.update_secret.side_effect = ClientError(
-            {'Error': {'Code': 'ResourceNotFoundException'}}, 'UpdateSecret'
-        )
-        mock_client.create_secret.return_value = {}
-
-        provider.store_secret('new-secret', 'test-value')
-        mock_client.create_secret.assert_called_once_with(
-            Name='new-secret',
-            SecretString='test-value'
-        )
-
     def test_init_failure_invalid_config(self):
         with patch('pr_agent.secret_providers.aws_secrets_manager_provider.get_settings') as mock_get_settings:
             settings = MagicMock()