diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-case-template.json.jinja b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-case-template.json.jinja
index 393b02b64..d03286c8e 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-case-template.json.jinja
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-case-template.json.jinja
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@
     "number_of_shards":1,
     "index.refresh_interval":"{{ REFRESH }}",
     "index.routing.allocation.require.box_type":"hot",
-{%- if INDEX_SORTING is sameas true %}
-    "index.sort.field": "@timestamp",
-    "index.sort.order": "desc",
-{%- endif %}
-    "index.mapping.total_fields.limit": "1500"
+    "index.mapping.total_fields.limit": "10000"
   },
   "mappings": {
     "_meta": {