diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/server/lib/kql_usage_collector/fetch.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/server/lib/kql_usage_collector/fetch.js
index 247b7b731e1cf..74ccf01195fab 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/server/lib/kql_usage_collector/fetch.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/server/lib/kql_usage_collector/fetch.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export function fetchProvider(index) {
     const [response, config] = await Promise.all([
       callCluster('get', {
         index,
-        type: 'doc',
         id: 'kql-telemetry:kql-telemetry',
         ignore: [404],
       }),