diff --git a/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml b/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
index 4e4d28a87..0ae541ffd 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ suricata:
           enabled: "no"
           facility: local5
           format: "[%i] <%d> -- "
-    pcap:
-      - interface: eth0
-      - interface: default
-    pcap-file:
-      checksum-checks: auto
     app-layer:
       protocols:
         krb5: