diff --git a/salt/curator/defaults.yaml b/salt/curator/defaults.yaml
index 68c2b07d7..17c5170fd 100644
--- a/salt/curator/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/curator/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at 
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
 elasticsearch:
   index_settings:
     so-aws:
diff --git a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
index fe53b52c2..6a051354e 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at 
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
 elastalert:
   config:
     rules_folder: /opt/elastalert/rules/
@@ -17,12 +12,8 @@ elastalert:
     es_port: 9200
     es_conn_timeout: 55
     max_query_size: 5000
-    #aws_region: us-east-1
-    #profile: test
-    #es_url_prefix: elasticsearch
     use_ssl: true
     verify_certs: false
-    #es_send_get_body_as: GET
     writeback_index: elastalert_status
     alert_time_limit:
       days: 2