diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index 2e19c50b7..2781d2144 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -6323,33 +6323,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
-              lifecycle:
-                name: so-logs-osquery-manager-action.responses-logs
               number_of_replicas: 0
-      policy:
-        phases:
-          cold:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 0
-            min_age: 30d
-          delete:
-            actions:
-              delete: {}
-            min_age: 365d
-          hot:
-            actions:
-              rollover:
-                max_age: 30d
-                max_primary_shard_size: 50gb
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 100
-            min_age: 0ms
-          warm:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 50
-            min_age: 30d
     so-logs-osquery-manager-actions:
       index_sorting: false
       index_template:
@@ -6366,33 +6340,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
-              lifecycle:
-                name: so-logs-osquery-manager-actions-logs
               number_of_replicas: 0
-      policy:
-        phases:
-          cold:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 0
-            min_age: 30d
-          delete:
-            actions:
-              delete: {}
-            min_age: 365d
-          hot:
-            actions:
-              rollover:
-                max_age: 30d
-                max_primary_shard_size: 50gb
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 100
-            min_age: 0ms
-          warm:
-            actions:
-              set_priority:
-                priority: 50
-            min_age: 30d
     so-logs-panw_x_panos:
       index_sorting: false
       index_template: