diff --git a/salt/utility/bin/crossthestreams b/salt/utility/bin/crossthestreams
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--- a/salt/utility/bin/crossthestreams
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-{% set ES = salt['pillar.get']('global:managerip', '') %}
-{% set MANAGER = salt['grains.get']('master') %}
-{% set TRUECLUSTER = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:true_cluster', False) %}
-
-# Wait for ElasticSearch to come up, so that we can query for version infromation
-echo -n "Waiting for ElasticSearch..."
-COUNT=0
-ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED="no"
-while [[ "$COUNT" -le 30 ]]; do
-  curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -k --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail -L https://{{ ES }}:9200
-  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED="yes"
-    echo "connected!"
-    break
-  else
-    ((COUNT+=1))
-    sleep 1
-    echo -n "."
-  fi
-done
-if [ "$ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED" == "no" ]; then
-  echo
-  echo -e "Connection attempt timed out.  Unable to connect to ElasticSearch.  \nPlease try: \n  -checking log(s) in /var/log/elasticsearch/\n  -running 'docker ps' \n  -running 'sudo so-elastic-restart'"
-  echo
-
-  exit
-fi
-
-echo "Applying cross cluster search config..."
-    curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -s -k -XPUT -L https://{{ ES }}:9200/_cluster/settings \
-         -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-         -d "{\"persistent\": {\"search\": {\"remote\": {\"{{ MANAGER }}\": {\"seeds\": [\"127.0.0.1:9300\"]}}}}}"
-
-# Add all the search nodes to cross cluster searching.
-{%- if TRUECLUSTER is sameas false %}
-  {%- if salt['pillar.get']('nodestab', {}) %}
-    {%- for SN, SNDATA in salt['pillar.get']('nodestab', {}).items() %}
-curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -s -k -XPUT -L https://{{ ES }}:9200/_cluster/settings -H'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"persistent": {"search": {"remote": {"{{ SN }}": {"skip_unavailable": "true", "seeds": ["{{ SN.split('_')|first }}:9300"]}}}}}'
-    {%- endfor %}
-  {%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}