diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index d456dcbfc..368f15196 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ elasticsearch:
             helpLink: elasticsearch.html
   index_settings:
     global_overrides:
-      index_sorting:
-        description: Sorts the index by event time, at the cost of additional processing resource consumption.
-        global: True
-        advanced: True
-        helpLink: elasticsearch.html
       index_template:
         template:
           settings: