diff --git a/elastic/assets/logs/elasticsearch.yaml b/elastic/assets/logs/elasticsearch.yaml
index 9c446400d9f95..33bb882eaea67 100644
--- a/elastic/assets/logs/elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/elastic/assets/logs/elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ pipeline:
       sources:
         - nodeId
       target: node_name
-      target_type: tag
       preserveSource: true
       overrideOnConflict: false
       sourceType: attribute