diff --git a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
index eae767386..1fbc47640 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,5 @@ kibana:
     security:
       showInsecureClusterWarning: False
     xpack:
-      ml:
-        enabled: False
       security:
         secureCookies: True