diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/mappings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/mappings.ts
index 1ad4ecc080fd7..eba45ebd3f85d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/mappings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/mappings.ts
@@ -59,20 +59,7 @@ export const alertMappings: SavedObjectsTypeMappingDefinition = {
         },
         frequency: {
           dynamic: false,
-          properties: {
-            // summary: {
-            //   index: false,
-            //   type: 'boolean',
-            // },
-            // notifyWhen: {
-            //   index: false,
-            //   type: 'keyword',
-            // },
-            // throttle: {
-            //   index: false,
-            //   type: 'keyword',
-            // },
-          },
+          properties: {},
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/rules_settings_mappings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/rules_settings_mappings.ts
index bab3abe8262ed..f719d7cf0a131 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/rules_settings_mappings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/saved_objects/rules_settings_mappings.ts
@@ -11,36 +11,7 @@ export const rulesSettingsMappings: SavedObjectsTypeMappingDefinition = {
   properties: {
     flapping: {
       dynamic: false,
-      properties: {
-        //   enabled: {
-        //     type: 'boolean',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   lookBackWindow: {
-        //     type: 'long',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   statusChangeThreshold: {
-        //     type: 'long',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   createdBy: {
-        //     type: 'keyword',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   updatedBy: {
-        //     type: 'keyword',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   createdAt: {
-        //     type: 'date',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-        //   updatedAt: {
-        //     type: 'date',
-        //     index: false,
-        //   },
-      },
+      properties: {},
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/saved_objects/apm_server_settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/saved_objects/apm_server_settings.ts
index 4515903d306f8..86d913d037a4a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/saved_objects/apm_server_settings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/saved_objects/apm_server_settings.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const apmServerSettings: SavedObjectsType = {
     properties: {
       schemaJson: {
         type: 'text',
-        index: false,
+        index: false, // referenced directly in `createCloudApmPackgePolicy`
       },
     },
   },