diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index 368f15196..46306203a 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ elasticsearch:
                   description: The order to sort by. Must set index_sorting to True.
                   global: True
                   helpLink: elasticsearch.html
-            policy:
         phases:
           hot:
             min_age: