diff --git a/templates/default/elasticsearch.yml.erb b/templates/default/elasticsearch.yml.erb
index c40d78559..d8c348dd7 100644
--- a/templates/default/elasticsearch.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/default/elasticsearch.yml.erb
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #
 <%= print_value(@config, 'action.auto_create_index') -%>
 <%= print_value(@config, 'plugin.mandatory') -%>
-<%= print_value(@config, 'node.max_local_storage_nodes') -%>
 <%= print_value(@config, 'action.destructive_requires_name') -%>
 <%= print_value(@config, 'cloud.node.auto_attributes') -%>
 #