diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index fe51d750d..d8dbacc29 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 soc:
   licenseKey:
     title: License Key
-    description: Optional Security Onion license key, in JSON format, to unlock enterprise features.
+    description: Optional Security Onion license key to unlock enterprise features.
     global: True
-    syntax: json
   logLevel:
     title: Log Level
     description: The SOC log level, useful for enabling debug logging for advanced troubleshooting. Allowed values are debug, info, warn, error. The SOC log is available at /opt/so/log/soc/sensoroni-server.log.