diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/__snapshots__/queries.test.ts.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/__snapshots__/queries.test.ts.snap
index acd5dc119b737..bbf2a6882c3c7 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/__snapshots__/queries.test.ts.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/__snapshots__/queries.test.ts.snap
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ Object {
           "events": Object {
             "terms": Object {
               "field": "processor.event",
-              "size": 2,
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/get_services/get_services_items.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/get_services/get_services_items.ts
index 8e578a839ae56..2f44b9231eae2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/get_services/get_services_items.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/services/get_services/get_services_items.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function getServicesItems(
               terms: { field: SERVICE_AGENT_NAME, size: 1 }
             },
             events: {
-              terms: { field: PROCESSOR_EVENT, size: 2 }
+              terms: { field: PROCESSOR_EVENT }
             },
             environments: {
               terms: { field: SERVICE_ENVIRONMENT }