diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
index 77ad96952269f..07896f0853fb5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
@@ -308,9 +308,7 @@ function getBaseTemplate(
       // To be filled with the aliases that we need
       aliases: {},
     },
-    data_stream: {
-      timestamp_field: '@timestamp',
-    },
+    data_stream: {},
     composed_of: composedOfTemplates,
     _meta: {
       package: {