diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties b/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
index 75c09ee39..85cf5d8fb 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,3 @@ appender.rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
 appender.rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
 rootLogger.level = info
 rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = rolling
-log4j2.formatMsgNoLookups = true
-
-