diff --git a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-quick-template.yml b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-quick-template.yml
index 7bbedf0..b35e603 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-quick-template.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-quick-template.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ filebeat.inputs:
   fields:
     source: quick
   harvester_buffer_size: 1638400
-  tail_files: {{ tail_files | default(true) | string | lower }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 max_procs: {{ max_procs | default(2) }}