diff --git a/docs/reference/eql/eql.asciidoc b/docs/reference/eql/eql.asciidoc
index d66fde736902b..0760f8cf4f05d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/eql/eql.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/eql/eql.asciidoc
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ search is still ongoing, {es} cancels the search request.
 
 [source,console]
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-DELETE /_eql/search/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=?keep_alive=5d
+DELETE /_eql/search/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=
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 // TEST[skip: no access to search ID]