diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_delete.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_delete.js
index bd319bc2b46b0..af4a89ba01d84 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_delete.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_delete.js
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@ export function registerDelete(server) {
 
       Promise.all([
         callWithRequest(req, 'delete', deletePatternParams),
-        callWithRequest(req, 'indices.deleteTemplate', {name: patternToIngest(req.params.id), ignore: [404]}),
-        callWithRequest(req, 'transport.request', {
-          path: `_ingest/pipeline/${patternToIngest(req.params.id)}`,
-          method: 'DELETE',
-          ignore: [404]
-        })
+        callWithRequest(req, 'indices.deleteTemplate', {name: patternToIngest(req.params.id), ignore: [404]})
       ])
       .then(
         function (pattern) {