diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
index a317a82803f..245fbcff27e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
@@ -338,10 +338,7 @@ public class Security implements ActionPlugin, IngestPlugin {
 
     public Settings additionalSettings() {
         if (enabled == false) {
-            return Settings.builder()
-                    .put(NetworkModule.HTTP_TYPE_KEY, "netty4")
-                    .put(NetworkModule.TRANSPORT_TYPE_KEY, "netty4")
-                    .build();
+            return Settings.EMPTY;
         }
 
         return additionalSettings(settings);