diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b96643d20..138004052e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ users][builtin-users] instead for increased security.
 
 1. Replace usernames and passwords in configuration files
 
-    Use the `kibana_system` user inside the Kibana configuration file (`kibana/config/kibana.yml`) and the
-    `logstash_system` user inside the Logstash configuration file (`logstash/config/logstash.yml`) in place of the
+    Use the `kibana_system` user inside the Kibana configuration file (`kibana/config/kibana.yml`) in place of the
     existing `elastic` user.
 
     Replace the password for the `elastic` user inside the Logstash pipeline file (`logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf`).
diff --git a/logstash/config/logstash.yml b/logstash/config/logstash.yml
index a48c35ff58..47722ea7f3 100644
--- a/logstash/config/logstash.yml
+++ b/logstash/config/logstash.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,3 @@
 ## https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/master/docker/data/logstash/config/logstash-full.yml
 #
 http.host: "0.0.0.0"
-xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.hosts: [ "http://elasticsearch:9200" ]
-
-## X-Pack security credentials
-#
-xpack.monitoring.enabled: true
-xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.username: elastic
-xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.password: changeme