diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/dataset.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/dataset.py
index b7fed61c7..0f1a0f3cc 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/dataset.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/dataset.py
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ def from_api_repr(cls, resource: dict) -> "AccessEntry":
         if len(entry) != 0:
             raise ValueError("Entry has unexpected keys remaining.", entry)
 
-        config = cls(role, entity_type, entity_id)
-        config._properties = copy.deepcopy(resource)
-        return config
+        return cls(role, entity_type, entity_id)
 
 
 class Dataset(object):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dataset.py b/tests/unit/test_dataset.py
index 7d7091092..0a709ab43 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dataset.py
@@ -152,6 +152,22 @@ def test_from_api_repr_w_unknown_entity_type(self):
         exp_resource = entry.to_api_repr()
         self.assertEqual(resource, exp_resource)
 
+    def test_from_api_repr_wo_role(self):
+        resource = {
+            "view": {
+                "projectId": "my-project",
+                "datasetId": "my_dataset",
+                "tableId": "my_table",
+            }
+        }
+        entry = self._get_target_class().from_api_repr(resource)
+        exp_entry = self._make_one(
+            role=None,
+            entity_type="view",
+            entity_id=resource["view"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(entry, exp_entry)
+
     def test_to_api_repr_w_extra_properties(self):
         resource = {
             "role": "READER",