diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/api.ts b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/api.ts
index 0d3d7a50a29b3..0345526497b59 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/api.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ export const useEntityAnalyticsRoutes = () => {
         version: API_VERSIONS.public.v1,
         method: 'PUT',
         body: JSON.stringify({
-          type: 'index',
           name: ENTITY_SOURCE_NAME,
           indexPattern,
         }),