diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index f883503a0..ff96d139b 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -57,67 +57,6 @@ elasticsearch:
         elasticsearch:
           deprecation: ERROR
   index_settings:
-    so-logs:
-      index_sorting: False
-      index_template:
-        index_patterns:
-          - "logs-*"
-        data_stream:
-          hidden: false
-          allow_custom_routing: false
-        template:
-          settings:
-            index:
-              number_of_replicas: 0
-              lifecycle:
-                name: logs
-              codec: best_compression
-              routing:
-                allocation:
-                  include:
-                    _tier_preferences: data_hot
-              query:
-                default_field:
-                - message
-          mappings:
-            dynamic_templates:
-            - match_ip:
-                match: ip
-                match_mapping_type: string
-                mapping:
-          allow_custom_routing: false
-        template:
-          settings:
-            index:
-              number_of_replicas: 0
-              lifecycle:
-                name: logs
-              codec: best_compression
-              routing:
-                allocation:
-                  include:
-                    _tier_preferences: data_hot
-              query:
-                default_field:
-                - message
-          mappings:
-            dynamic_templates:
-            - match_ip:
-                match: ip
-                match_mapping_type: string
-                mapping:
-                  type: ip
-            - match_message:
-                match: message
-                match_mapping_type: string
-                mapping:
-                  type: match_only_text
-            - strings_as_keyword:
-                match_mapping_type: string
-                mapping:
-                  ignore_above: 1024
-                  type: keyword
-        priority: 125
     so-logs-elastic_agent.apm_server:
       index_sorting: False
       index_template: