diff --git a/salt/kafka/controllers.sls b/salt/kafka/controllers.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index c6df07b0c..000000000
--- a/salt/kafka/controllers.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at 
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
-{% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
-{% if sls.split('.')[0] in allowed_states %}
-{%   import_yaml 'kafka/defaults.yaml' as KAFKADEFAULTS %}
-
-{% set process_x_roles = salt['pillar.get']('kafka:config:server:process_x_roles', KAFKADEFAULTS.kafka.config.server.process_x_roles, merge=true) %}
-
-{# Send an event to the salt master at every highstate. Containing the minions process_x_roles.
-    if no value is set for this minion then the default in kafka/defaults.yaml is used #}
-push_event_to_master:
-  event.send:
-    - name: kafka/controllers_update
-    - data:
-        id: {{ grains['id'] }}
-        process_x_roles: {{ process_x_roles }}
-{% endif %}
diff --git a/salt/salt/files/reactor.conf b/salt/salt/files/reactor.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 129305572..000000000
--- a/salt/salt/files/reactor.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-reactor:
-  - 'kafka/controllers_update':
-    - salt://reactor/kafka.sls
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index d28f0b1bd..51acca61d 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ engines_config:
     - name: /etc/salt/master.d/engines.conf
     - source: salt://salt/files/engines.conf
 
-reactor_config:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/salt/master.d/reactor.conf
-    - source: salt://salt/files/reactor.conf
-
 salt_master_service:
   service.running:
     - name: salt-master