diff --git a/pillar/thresholding/pillar.example b/pillar/thresholding/pillar.example
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index 705cb606c..000000000
--- a/pillar/thresholding/pillar.example
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@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-thresholding:
-  sids:
-    8675309:
-      - threshold:
-          gen_id: 1
-          type: threshold
-          track: by_src
-          count: 10
-          seconds: 10
-      - threshold:
-          gen_id: 1
-          type: limit
-          track: by_dst
-          count: 100
-          seconds: 30
-      - rate_filter:
-          gen_id: 1
-          track: by_rule
-          count: 50
-          seconds: 30
-          new_action: alert
-          timeout: 30
-      - suppress:
-          gen_id: 1
-          track: by_either
-          ip: 10.10.3.7
-    11223344:
-      - threshold:
-          gen_id: 1
-          type: limit
-          track: by_dst
-          count: 10
-          seconds: 10
-      - rate_filter:
-          gen_id: 1
-          track: by_src
-          count: 50
-          seconds: 20
-          new_action: pass
-          timeout: 60
-      - suppress:
-          gen_id: 1
-          track: by_src
-          ip: 10.10.3.0/24