diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_dns_settings.json b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_dns_settings.json
index 970a6089a..4eb7e78b1 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_dns_settings.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_dns_settings.json
@@ -11,11 +11,5 @@
         "type": "text"
       }
     }
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "index": {
-      "number_of_shards": "1",
-      "number_of_replicas": "1"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_windows_settings.json b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_windows_settings.json
index 02c187caf..0eeda505a 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_windows_settings.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/integration_tests/index/create_windows_settings.json
@@ -8,11 +8,5 @@
         "type": "text"
       }
     }
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "index": {
-      "number_of_shards": "1",
-      "number_of_replicas": "1"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_dns_index_settings.json b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_dns_index_settings.json
index 02b01e771..7ff9d6935 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_dns_index_settings.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_dns_index_settings.json
@@ -11,11 +11,5 @@
         "type": "text"
       }
     }
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "index": {
-      "number_of_shards": "1",
-      "number_of_replicas": "1"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_network_index_settings.json b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_network_index_settings.json
index c1451abf3..71b48c2ce 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_network_index_settings.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_network_index_settings.json
@@ -29,11 +29,5 @@
         "type": "text"
       }
     }
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "index": {
-      "number_of_shards": "1",
-      "number_of_replicas": "1"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_windows_index_settings.json b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_windows_index_settings.json
index 480f63ba1..8882302cd 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_windows_index_settings.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/sample_windows_index_settings.json
@@ -8,11 +8,5 @@
         "type": "text"
       }
     }
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "index": {
-      "number_of_shards": "1",
-      "number_of_replicas": "1"
-    }
   }
 }