diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 25e8a62cb..9d20de62b 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ elastic_curl_config:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config
     - source: salt://elasticsearch/curl.config
     - mode: 600
-    - user: 939
-    - group: 939
     - show_changes: False
     - makedirs: True
 
diff --git a/salt/utility/init.sls b/salt/utility/init.sls
index 0b4f0f2c3..1ff69ae71 100644
--- a/salt/utility/init.sls
+++ b/salt/utility/init.sls
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ crossclusterson:
   cmd.script:
     - shell: /bin/bash
     - cwd: /opt/so
-    - runas: socore
     - source: salt://utility/bin/crossthestreams
     - template: jinja
     - defaults:
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ fixsearch:
   cmd.script:
     - shell: /bin/bash
     - cwd: /opt/so
-    - runas: socore
     - source: salt://utility/bin/eval
     - template: jinja
     - defaults: