diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/src/ess_resources/roles.yml b/packages/kbn-es/src/ess_resources/roles.yml
index 84307eef3564e..38d3ecfa77d97 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es/src/ess_resources/roles.yml
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/src/ess_resources/roles.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 system_indices_superuser:
   cluster: ['all']
   indices: