diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/curl.config b/salt/elasticsearch/files/curl.config
deleted file mode 100644
index e4633df6c..000000000
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/curl.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-user = "salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:user'):salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:pass')"