diff --git a/docs/reference/run-elasticsearch-locally.asciidoc b/docs/reference/run-elasticsearch-locally.asciidoc
index 64bcd3d066529..8e5a82732950d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/run-elasticsearch-locally.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/run-elasticsearch-locally.asciidoc
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ docker run -p 127.0.0.1:5601:5601 -d --name kibana --network elastic-net \
   -e ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS=http://elasticsearch:9200 \
   -e ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME=kibana_system \
   -e ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD=$KIBANA_PASSWORD \
-  -e "xpack.security.enabled=false" \
   -e "xpack.license.self_generated.type=trial" \
   {kib-docker-image}
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