diff --git a/packages/serverless/settings/security_project/index.ts b/packages/serverless/settings/security_project/index.ts
index fcc5f15c26fc4c..70b2305610aea9 100644
--- a/packages/serverless/settings/security_project/index.ts
+++ b/packages/serverless/settings/security_project/index.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import * as settings from '@kbn/management-settings-ids';
-import * as discoverSettings from '@kbn/discover-utils';
 
 export const SECURITY_PROJECT_SETTINGS = [
-  discoverSettings.ENABLE_ESQL,
   settings.ML_ANOMALY_DETECTION_RESULTS_ENABLE_TIME_DEFAULTS_ID,
   settings.ML_ANOMALY_DETECTION_RESULTS_TIME_DEFAULTS_ID,
   settings.SECURITY_SOLUTION_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULTS_ID,