diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 65e9a3a83..22bd514ac 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -425,15 +425,6 @@ collect_es_cluster_name() {
 	fi
 }
 
-collect_es_shard_count() {
-	whiptail_shard_count
-
-	while ! valid_int "$SHARDCOUNT"; do
-		whiptail_invalid_input
-		whiptail_shard_count
-	done
-}
-
 collect_es_space_limit() {
 	whiptail_log_size_limit
 
diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index dd8083d55..78fd7b9c2 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -1328,18 +1328,6 @@ whiptail_setup_failed() {
 	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --msgbox "$message" $height 75
 }
 
-whiptail_shard_count() {
-
-	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
-
-	SHARDCOUNT=$(whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --inputbox \
-	"\nEnter ES Shard Count: \n \n(Default value is pre-populated)" 10 75 125 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
-
-	local exitstatus=$?
-	whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
-
-}
-
 whiptail_so_allow_yesno() {
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return