diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index be5f155b5..36d673d70 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -201,28 +201,11 @@ elasticsearch:
                 order: desc
       policy:
         phases:
-          cold:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 0
-            min_age: 60d
-          delete:
-            actions:
-              delete: {}
-            min_age: 365d
           hot:
             actions:
               rollover:
-                max_age: 30d
-                max_primary_shard_size: 50gb
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 100
+                max_size: 50gb
             min_age: 0ms
-          warm:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 50
-            min_age: 30d
     so-lists:
       index_sorting: false
       index_template:
@@ -254,28 +237,11 @@ elasticsearch:
                 order: desc
       policy:
         phases:
-          cold:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 0
-            min_age: 60d
-          delete:
-            actions:
-              delete: {}
-            min_age: 365d
           hot:
             actions:
               rollover:
-                max_age: 30d
-                max_primary_shard_size: 50gb
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 100
+                max_size: 50gb
             min_age: 0ms
-          warm:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 50
-            min_age: 30d
     so-case:
       index_sorting: false
       index_template:
diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja b/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
index 06041b537..507ea533d 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
@@ -22,14 +22,26 @@
 {% set ES_INDEX_SETTINGS = {} %}
 {% do ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.update(salt['defaults.merge'](ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES, ES_INDEX_PILLAR, in_place=False)) %}
 {% for index, settings in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.items() %}
+
 {#   prevent this action from being performed on custom defined indices. #}
 {#   the custom defined index is not present in either of the dictionaries and fails to reder. #}
 {%   if index in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG and index in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES %}
+
 {#     dont merge policy from the global_overrides if policy isn't defined in the original index settingss #}
 {#     this will prevent so-elasticsearch-ilm-policy-load from trying to load policy on non ILM manged indices #}
 {%     if not ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG[index].policy is defined and ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].policy is defined %}
 {%       do ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].pop('policy') %}
 {%     endif %}
+
+{#     this prevents and index from inderiting a policy phase from global overrides if it wasnt defined in the defaults. #}
+{%     if ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].policy is defined %}
+{%       for phase in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].policy.phases.copy() %}
+{%         if ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG[index].policy.phases[phase] is not defined %}
+{%           do ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].policy.phases.pop(phase) %}
+{%         endif %}
+{%       endfor %}
+{%     endif %}
+
 {%   endif %}
 
 {%   if settings.index_template is defined %}