diff --git a/native/build.gradle b/native/build.gradle
index c16c1c1..8076b26 100644
--- a/native/build.gradle
+++ b/native/build.gradle
@@ -76,26 +76,4 @@ spotbugsTest {
     enabled = false
 }
 
-publishing {
-    publications {
-        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
-            groupId "io.ballerina.lib"
-            artifactId "avro-native"
-            version = project.version
-            artifact jar
-        }
-    }
-
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            name = "GitHubPackages"
-            url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/ballerina-platform/avro")
-            credentials {
-                username = System.getenv("packageUser")
-                password = System.getenv("packagePAT")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 publish.dependsOn build
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/avro/deserialize/visitor/DeserializeVisitor.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/avro/deserialize/visitor/DeserializeVisitor.java
index 7974569..0ffb4de 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/avro/deserialize/visitor/DeserializeVisitor.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/avro/deserialize/visitor/DeserializeVisitor.java
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 import io.ballerina.lib.avro.deserialize.PrimitiveDeserializer;
 import io.ballerina.lib.avro.deserialize.RecordDeserializer;
 import io.ballerina.lib.avro.deserialize.UnionDeserializer;
-import io.ballerina.runtime.api.creators.TypeCreator;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.creators.ValueCreator;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.ArrayType;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.Field;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.MapType;
-import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.PredefinedTypes;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.RecordType;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.ReferenceType;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.Type;
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ public BArray visit(RecordDeserializer recordDeserializer, GenericData.Array<Obj
 
     private BMap<BString, Object> createAvroRecord(Type type) {
         if (type.getTag() == TypeTags.ANYDATA_TAG) {
-            return ValueCreator.createMapValue(TypeCreator.createMapType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_ANYDATA));
+            return ValueCreator.createMapValue();
         }
         return ValueCreator.createRecordValue((RecordType) getMutableType(type));
     }