diff --git a/pillar/thresholding/pillar.usage b/pillar/thresholding/pillar.usage
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index 1626433b1..000000000
--- a/pillar/thresholding/pillar.usage
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-thresholding:
-  sids:
-    <signature id>:
-      - threshold:
-          gen_id: <generator id>
-          type: <threshold | limit | both>
-          track: <by_src | by_dst>
-          count: <count>
-          seconds: <seconds>
-      - rate_filter:
-          gen_id: <generator id>
-          track: <by_src | by_dst | by_rule | by_both>
-          count: <count>
-          seconds: <seconds>
-          new_action: <alert | pass>
-          timeout: <seconds>
-      - suppress:
-          gen_id: <generator id>
-          track: <by_src | by_dst | by_either>
-          ip: <ip | subnet>