diff --git a/salt/elastalert/init.sls b/salt/elastalert/init.sls
index a97a3f512..2e757805c 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/init.sls
+++ b/salt/elastalert/init.sls
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ elastasomodulesync:
     - group: 933
     - makedirs: True
 
-elastarulesync:
-  file.recurse:
-    - name: /opt/so/rules/elastalert
-    - source: salt://elastalert/files/rules/so
-    - user: 933
-    - group: 933
-    - template: jinja
-
 elastaconf:
   file.managed:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/elastalert/elastalert_config.yaml
@@ -137,4 +129,4 @@ elastalert_state_not_allowed:
   test.fail_without_changes:
     - name: elastalert_state_not_allowed
 
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endif %}