diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index d49f8177..c5cfafe5 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -3818,7 +3818,6 @@ The following parameters are available in the `prometheus::elasticsearch_exporte
 * [`service_name`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--service_name)
 * [`user`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--user)
 * [`version`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--version)
-* [`use_kingpin`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--use_kingpin)
 * [`proxy_server`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--proxy_server)
 * [`proxy_type`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--proxy_type)
 * [`web_config_file`](#-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--web_config_file)
@@ -4044,14 +4043,6 @@ The binary release version
 
 Default value: `'1.7.0'`
 
-##### <a name="-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--use_kingpin"></a>`use_kingpin`
-
-Data type: `Boolean`
-
-Since version 1.1.0, the elasticsearch exporter uses kingpin, thus
-this param to define how we call the es.uri and es.timeout in the $options
-https://github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter/blob/v1.1.0/CHANGELOG.md
-
 ##### <a name="-prometheus--elasticsearch_exporter--proxy_server"></a>`proxy_server`
 
 Data type: `Optional[String[1]]`
diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
index c8f05d52..d8bc4504 100644
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ prometheus::elasticsearch_exporter::package_ensure: 'latest'
 prometheus::elasticsearch_exporter::package_name: 'elasticsearch_exporter'
 prometheus::elasticsearch_exporter::service_name: 'elasticsearch_exporter'
 prometheus::elasticsearch_exporter::user: 'elasticsearch-exporter'
-prometheus::elasticsearch_exporter::use_kingpin: true
 prometheus::mesos_exporter::server_type: 'master'
 prometheus::mesos_exporter::cnf_scrape_uri: 'http://localhost:5050'
 prometheus::mesos_exporter::download_extension: 'tar.gz'
diff --git a/manifests/elasticsearch_exporter.pp b/manifests/elasticsearch_exporter.pp
index 8a2bb357..19d7469a 100644
--- a/manifests/elasticsearch_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/elasticsearch_exporter.pp
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@
 #  User which runs the service
 # @param version
 #  The binary release version
-# @param use_kingpin
-#  Since version 1.1.0, the elasticsearch exporter uses kingpin, thus
-#  this param to define how we call the es.uri and es.timeout in the $options
-#  https://github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter/blob/v1.1.0/CHANGELOG.md
 # @param proxy_server
 #  Optional proxy server, with port number if needed. ie: https://example.com:8080
 # @param proxy_type
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@
   String[1] $package_name,
   String[1] $service_name,
   String[1] $user,
-  Boolean $use_kingpin,
   # renovate: depName=prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter
   String[1] $version                                         = '1.7.0',
   Boolean $purge_config_dir                                  = true,
@@ -109,7 +104,6 @@
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $web_config_file                      = '/etc/elasticsearch_exporter_web-config.yml',
   Prometheus::Web_config $web_config_content                 = {},
 ) inherits prometheus {
-  #Please provide the download_url for versions < 0.9.0
   $real_download_url = pick($download_url,"${download_url_base}/download/v${version}/${package_name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}.${download_extension}")
 
   $notify_service = $restart_on_change ? {
@@ -117,11 +111,6 @@
     default => undef,
   }
 
-  $flag_prefix = $use_kingpin ? {
-    true  => '--',
-    false => '-',
-  }
-
   $_web_config_ensure = $web_config_content.empty ? {
     true    => absent,
     default => file,
@@ -139,12 +128,12 @@
   $_web_config = if $web_config_content.empty {
     ''
   } else {
-    "${flag_prefix}web.config.file=${$web_config_file}"
+    "--web.config.file=${$web_config_file}"
   }
 
   $options = [
-    "${flag_prefix}es.uri=${cnf_uri}",
-    "${flag_prefix}es.timeout=${cnf_timeout}",
+    "--es.uri=${cnf_uri}",
+    "--es.timeout=${cnf_timeout}",
     $extra_options,
     $_web_config,
   ].filter |$x| { !$x.empty }.join(' ')
diff --git a/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
index e68f8aea..0ef43ba4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       context 'with version specified' do
         let(:params) do
           {
-            version: '1.0.0',
+            version: '1.7.0',
             arch: 'amd64',
             os: 'linux',
             bin_dir: '/usr/local/bin',
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         end
 
         describe 'install correct binary' do
-          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/elasticsearch_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/elasticsearch_exporter-1.0.0.linux-amd64/elasticsearch_exporter') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/elasticsearch_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/elasticsearch_exporter-1.7.0.linux-amd64/elasticsearch_exporter') }
         end
 
         context 'with tls set in web-config.yml' do