diff --git a/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings-legacy.json b/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings-legacy.json
index c85123eaf0a5f..205850de68e83 100644
--- a/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings-legacy.json
+++ b/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings-legacy.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       "query.default_field": [
         "base.tags",
         "agent.id",
-        "ecs.version",
         "host.os.family",
         "host.os.full.text",
         "host.os.version",
diff --git a/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings.json b/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings.json
index 89f03eed0284c..96fb7712bf3bb 100644
--- a/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings.json
+++ b/ecs/vulnerability-detector/fields/template-settings.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         "query.default_field": [
           "base.tags",
           "agent.id",
-          "ecs.version",
           "host.os.family",
           "host.os.full.text",
           "host.os.version",