diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index d7f21b88e..bfe0e150b 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -532,8 +532,7 @@ elasticsearch:
               algorithm: pbkdf2
           anonymous:
             authz_exception: true
-            #roles:
-            #  - superuser
+            roles: []
             username: _anonymous
           run_as:
             enabled: true