diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index bb39f1395..2c47a95c6 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 include:
   - salt.minion
-  - salt.master.pyinotify
   - salt.master.boot_mine_update
 {%   if 'vrt' in salt['pillar.get']('features', []) %}
   - salt.cloud
diff --git a/salt/salt/master/pyinotify.sls b/salt/salt/master/pyinotify.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa2f1d53..000000000
--- a/salt/salt/master/pyinotify.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
-pyinotify_module_package:
-  file.recurse:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/salt/module_packages/pyinotify
-    - source: salt://salt/module_packages/pyinotify
-    - clean: True
-    - makedirs: True
-
-pyinotify_python_module_install:
-  cmd.run:
-    - name: /opt/saltstack/salt/bin/python3.10 -m pip install pyinotify --no-index --find-links=/opt/so/conf/salt/module_packages/pyinotify/ --upgrade
-    - onchanges:
-      - file: pyinotify_module_package
-    - failhard: True
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: salt_minion_service
diff --git a/salt/salt/module_packages/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6.tar.gz b/salt/salt/module_packages/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 3150ad360..000000000
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