diff --git a/salt/soctopus/files/templates/generic.template b/salt/soctopus/files/templates/generic.template
index 74b40bef9..df120fd81 100644
--- a/salt/soctopus/files/templates/generic.template
+++ b/salt/soctopus/files/templates/generic.template
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ realert:
   minutes: 0
 type: any
 filter:
-- query:
-    query_string: