diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index dac2614ce..7a6885075 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ elasticsearch:
       policy:
         phases:
           hot:
-            max_age:
-              description: Maximum age of index. ex. 7d - This determines when the index should be moved out of the hot tier.
-              regex: ^\[0-9\]{1,5}d$
-              forcedType: string
-              global: True
-              helpLink: elasticsearch.html
             actions:
               set_priority:
                 priority: