diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
index a22e74d9..4563bf98 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ gateway.recover_after_nodes: {{ ((master_node_count | int) // 2) + 1 }}
 # <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-threadpool.html>
 {% set thread_pool_size = ansible_processor_cores * ((ansible_processor_threads_per_core > 0) | ternary(ansible_processor_threads_per_core, 1)) %}
 thread_pool:
-  search:
-    size: {{ thread_pool_size }}
-    queue_size: {{ thread_pool_size * 64 }}
   search:
     size: {{ thread_pool_size }}
     queue_size: {{ thread_pool_size * 256 }}