diff --git a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
index 0602e3fe7..a22d65b7b 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ elastalert:
     disable_rules_on_error: false
     run_every:
       minutes: 3
-      seconds: 0
     buffer_time:
       minutes: 10
     old_query_limit: