diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/prereq.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/prereq.asciidoc
index 70024a40e1..ce09fc0ca4 100644
--- a/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/prereq.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/prereq.asciidoc
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ kibana.yml example:
 [source,yaml]
 ----
 elasticsearch.username: "kibana_system" <1>
-xpack.security.enabled: true
 xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey: "something_at_least_32_characters"
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 <1> The password should be stored in the {kib} keystore as described in the