diff --git a/moto/apigateway/models.py b/moto/apigateway/models.py
index 937b9b08c..dcc38efc9 100644
--- a/moto/apigateway/models.py
+++ b/moto/apigateway/models.py
@@ -117,14 +117,15 @@ class Resource(BaseModel):
         self.api_id = api_id
         self.path_part = path_part
         self.parent_id = parent_id
-        self.resource_methods = {"GET": {}}
+        self.resource_methods = {}
 
     def to_dict(self):
         response = {
             "path": self.get_path(),
             "id": self.id,
-            "resourceMethods": self.resource_methods,
         }
+        if self.resource_methods:
+            response["resourceMethods"] = self.resource_methods
         if self.parent_id:
             response["parentId"] = self.parent_id
             response["pathPart"] = self.path_part
diff --git a/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py b/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
index c92fc08f4..1b422e875 100644
--- a/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
+++ b/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ def test_create_resource():
             "path": "/",
             "id": root_id,
             "ResponseMetadata": {"HTTPStatusCode": 200},
-            "resourceMethods": {"GET": {}},
         }
     )
 
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ def test_child_resource():
             "parentId": users_id,
             "id": tags_id,
             "ResponseMetadata": {"HTTPStatusCode": 200},
-            "resourceMethods": {"GET": {}},
         }
     )