diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/filebeat_config_flyout/filebeat_config.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/filebeat_config_flyout/filebeat_config.ts
index 007388835ce22..3428496ebf8f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/filebeat_config_flyout/filebeat_config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/filebeat_config_flyout/filebeat_config.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function createFilebeatConfig(
     '',
     ...getProcessors(results),
     'output.elasticsearch:',
-    ...getHosts(),
+    '  hosts:["<es_url>"]',
     ...getUserDetails(username),
     `  index: "${index}"`,
     `  pipeline: "${ingestPipelineId}"`,
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ function getProcessors(results: any) {
   return results.need_client_timezone === true ? ['processors:', '- add_locale: ~', ''] : [];
 }
 
-function getHosts() {
-  return ['  hosts:["<es_url>"]'];
-}
-
 function getUserDetails(username: string | null) {
   if (username !== null) {
     return [`  username: "${username}"`, '  password: "<password>"'];