diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
index 00fead9cf..1728f2010 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-logstash-outputs:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
-
-{# Separate from above in order to catch elasticfleet-logstash.crt changes and force update to fleet output policy #}
-so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-logstash-outputs-force:
-  cmd.run:
-    - name: /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-outputs-update --certs
-    - retry:
-        attempts: 4
-        interval: 30
-    - onchanges:
-        - x509: etc_elasticfleet_logstash_crt
-        - x509: elasticfleet_kafka_crt
 {% endif %}
 
 # If enabled, automatically update Fleet Server URLs & ES Connection