diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
index 857a255385..363fc6af1b 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
@@ -1645,9 +1645,7 @@ async fn fork_all_datatables(
     datatable_behaviors: &Option<HashMap<String, DataTableForkBehavior>>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     if !target_workspace_id.starts_with("wm-fork") {
-        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
-            "Target workspace is not a fork".to_string(),
-        ));
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest("Target workspace is not a fork".to_string()));
     }
     let datatable_config = sqlx::query_scalar!(
         "SELECT datatable FROM workspace_settings WHERE workspace_id = $1",
@@ -1665,7 +1663,7 @@ async fn fork_all_datatables(
         None => return Ok(()),
     };
 
-    for (name, dt) in &datatables {
+    for (name, _dt) in &datatables {
         let behavior = datatable_behaviors
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|m| m.get(name).copied())
@@ -1675,21 +1673,12 @@ async fn fork_all_datatables(
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Resource-type datatables cannot be forked (would require creating an instance DB
-        // from an external resource). Skip gracefully.
-        if dt.database.resource_type != DataTableCatalogResourceType::Instance {
-            tracing::warn!(
-                "Skipping fork of datatable '{}' in '{}': resource type '{}' is not supported for forking",
-                name,
-                source_workspace_id,
-                dt.database.resource_type.as_ref()
-            );
-            continue;
-        }
-
         let include_data = behavior == DataTableForkBehavior::SchemaAndData && !*CLOUD_HOSTED;
 
-        let new_db_name = format!("{}__$current_name", target_workspace_id.replace('-', "_"));
+        let new_db_name = format!(
+            "{}__$current_name",
+            target_workspace_id.replace('-', "_")
+        );
         if let Err(e) = fork_datatable(
             db,
             target_workspace_id,