diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 63ab7fdf5..bf991b3ea 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1026,8 +1026,6 @@ manager_pillar() {
 
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"  elastalert: 1"\
-		"  nids_rules: $RULESETUP"\
-		"  oinkcode: $OINKCODE"\
 		"  es_port: $node_es_port"\
 		"  log_size_limit: $log_size_limit"\
 		"  cur_close_days: $CURCLOSEDAYS"\