diff --git a/plugin/src/main/resources/logstash-index-template.json b/plugin/src/main/resources/logstash-index-template.json
index 3ed13d3a994..d70b5b4f5f4 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/resources/logstash-index-template.json
+++ b/plugin/src/main/resources/logstash-index-template.json
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
             }
           }
         },
-        "version":{
-          "type":"keyword"
-        },
         "pipeline":{
           "type":"text"
         },
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/wrong-version-logstash-index-template.json b/plugin/src/test/resources/wrong-version-logstash-index-template.json
index b9603a00857..95d588737d9 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/wrong-version-logstash-index-template.json
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/wrong-version-logstash-index-template.json
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
             }
           }
         },
-        "version":{
-          "type":"keyword"
-        },
         "pipeline":{
           "type":"text"
         },