diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
index 47817a29b2a17..219c2de675359 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exports[`tests loading base.yml: base.yml 1`] = `
     "settings": {
       "index": {
         "lifecycle": {
-          "name": "logs-default"
+          "name": "logs"
         },
         "codec": "best_compression",
         "mapping": {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ exports[`tests loading coredns.logs.yml: coredns.logs.yml 1`] = `
     "settings": {
       "index": {
         "lifecycle": {
-          "name": "logs-default"
+          "name": "logs"
         },
         "codec": "best_compression",
         "mapping": {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ exports[`tests loading system.yml: system.yml 1`] = `
     "settings": {
       "index": {
         "lifecycle": {
-          "name": "metrics-default"
+          "name": "metrics"
         },
         "codec": "best_compression",
         "mapping": {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
index cb1d692c43844..876573f2270ea 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function getBaseTemplate(
         index: {
           // ILM Policy must be added here, for now point to the default global ILM policy name
           lifecycle: {
-            name: `${type}-default`,
+            name: type,
           },
           // What should be our default for the compression?
           codec: 'best_compression',