diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-monaco/src/esql/language.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-monaco/src/esql/language.ts
index 3307aede57be5..d18c0cd5c1f05 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-monaco/src/esql/language.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-monaco/src/esql/language.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const ESQLLang: CustomLangModuleType<ESQLCallbacks> = {
   },
   getSuggestionProvider: (callbacks?: ESQLCallbacks): monaco.languages.CompletionItemProvider => {
     return {
-      triggerCharacters: [',', '(', '=', ' ', '[', '', '?'],
+      triggerCharacters: ['(', ' ', '[', '?'],
       async provideCompletionItems(
         model: monaco.editor.ITextModel,
         position: monaco.Position,