diff --git a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
index 502e963e64..f15828d483 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
+++ b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_encode_buffer_glb(Ref<GLTFState> p_state, const String &p_p
 		if (buffer_data.is_empty()) {
 			return OK;
 		}
-		file->create(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 		file->store_buffer(buffer_data.ptr(), buffer_data.size());
 		gltf_buffer["uri"] = filename;
 		gltf_buffer["byteLength"] = buffer_data.size();
@@ -752,7 +751,6 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_encode_buffer_bins(Ref<GLTFState> p_state, const String &p_
 		if (buffer_data.is_empty()) {
 			return OK;
 		}
-		file->create(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 		file->store_buffer(buffer_data.ptr(), buffer_data.size());
 		gltf_buffer["uri"] = filename;
 		gltf_buffer["byteLength"] = buffer_data.size();
@@ -6821,7 +6819,6 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_serialize_file(Ref<GLTFState> p_state, const String p_path)
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(total_file_length > (uint64_t)UINT32_MAX, ERR_CANT_CREATE,
 				"glTF: File size exceeds glTF Binary's maximum of 4 GiB. Cannot serialize as a GLB file.");
 
-		file->create(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 		file->store_32(magic);
 		file->store_32(p_state->major_version); // version
 		file->store_32(total_file_length);
@@ -6849,7 +6846,6 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_serialize_file(Ref<GLTFState> p_state, const String p_path)
 		Ref<FileAccess> file = FileAccess::open(p_path, FileAccess::WRITE, &err);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(file.is_null(), FAILED);
 
-		file->create(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 		String json = JSON::stringify(p_state->json, "", true, true);
 		file->store_string(json);
 	}