diff --git a/agent/grpc-external/services/resource/write.go b/agent/grpc-external/services/resource/write.go
index ec39f3a12a85d..eb66f355ff1c1 100644
--- a/agent/grpc-external/services/resource/write.go
+++ b/agent/grpc-external/services/resource/write.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *Server) Write(ctx context.Context, req *pbresource.WriteRequest) (*pbre
 	}
 
 	// Check the user sent the correct type of data.
-	if !req.Resource.Data.MessageIs(reg.Proto) {
+	if req.Resource.Data != nil && !req.Resource.Data.MessageIs(reg.Proto) {
 		got := strings.TrimPrefix(req.Resource.Data.TypeUrl, "type.googleapis.com/")
 
 		return nil, status.Errorf(
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ func (s *Server) validateWriteRequest(req *pbresource.WriteRequest) (*resource.R
 		field = "resource"
 	case req.Resource.Id == nil:
 		field = "resource.id"
-	case req.Resource.Data == nil:
-		field = "resource.data"
 	}
 
 	if field != "" {
diff --git a/proto-public/pbauth/v1alpha1/computed_traffic_permission.proto b/proto-public/pbauth/v1alpha1/computed_traffic_permission.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index cad98b8fe27bd..0000000000000
--- a/proto-public/pbauth/v1alpha1/computed_traffic_permission.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package hashicorp.consul.auth.v1alpha1;
-
-import "pbauth/v1alpha1/traffic_permissions.proto";
-
-message ComputedTrafficPermission {
-  repeated Permission allow_permissions = 1;
-  repeated Permission deny_permissions = 2;
-}
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