diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/api_keys/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/api_keys/index.ts
index 5ad84322cc69d..911cb700dd56b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/api_keys/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/api_keys/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function generateOutputApiKey(
       index: [
         {
           names: ['logs-*', 'metrics-*', 'traces-*', '.logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*'],
-          privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc', 'indices:admin/auto_create'],
+          privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc'],
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/setup.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/setup.ts
index 0887c6c28e8f8..6c8f24e799574 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/setup.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ async function putFleetRole(callCluster: CallESAsCurrentUser) {
       indices: [
         {
           names: ['logs-*', 'metrics-*', 'traces-*', '.logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*'],
-          privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc', 'indices:admin/auto_create'],
+          privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc'],
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents_setup.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents_setup.ts
index 27f7ea7b61306..20112afdf76a4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents_setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents_setup.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         indices: [
           {
             names: ['logs-*', 'metrics-*', 'traces-*', '.logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*'],
-            privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc', 'indices:admin/auto_create'],
+            privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc'],
             allow_restricted_indices: false,
           },
         ],
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/fleet_setup.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/fleet_setup.ts
index 55e759466a3b8..31d620cd34931 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/fleet_setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/fleet_setup.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         indices: [
           {
             names: ['logs-*', 'metrics-*', 'traces-*', '.logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*'],
-            privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc', 'indices:admin/auto_create'],
+            privileges: ['auto_configure', 'create_doc'],
             allow_restricted_indices: false,
           },
         ],