diff --git a/ci/quesma/config/ci-config.yaml b/ci/quesma/config/ci-config.yaml
index 2c98e5a5c..f59570328 100644
--- a/ci/quesma/config/ci-config.yaml
+++ b/ci/quesma/config/ci-config.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ processors:
                 type: text
         windows_logs:
           target: [ my-clickhouse-data-source ]
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
   - name: p2
     type: quesma-v1-processor-ingest
     config:
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ processors:
                 type: text
         windows_logs:   # Used for EQL e2e tests
           target: [ my-clickhouse-data-source ]
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
 
 pipelines:
   - name: p-query
diff --git a/examples/kibana-sample-data/quesma/config/local-dev.yaml b/examples/kibana-sample-data/quesma/config/local-dev.yaml
index f66f779f4..d1d6a23b2 100644
--- a/examples/kibana-sample-data/quesma/config/local-dev.yaml
+++ b/examples/kibana-sample-data/quesma/config/local-dev.yaml
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ processors:
                 type: "keyword"
               severity:
                 type: "keyword"
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
   - name: my-ingest-processor
     type: quesma-v1-processor-ingest
     config:
@@ -116,8 +114,6 @@ processors:
                 type: "keyword"
               severity:
                 type: "keyword"
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
 pipelines:
   - name: my-pipeline-elasticsearch-query-clickhouse
     frontendConnectors: [ elastic-query ]
diff --git a/quesma/quesma/config/config.go b/quesma/quesma/config/config.go
index bf48dcddf..00b3450be 100644
--- a/quesma/quesma/config/config.go
+++ b/quesma/quesma/config/config.go
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ func (c *QuesmaConfiguration) validateDeprecated(indexName IndexConfiguration, r
 }
 
 func (c *QuesmaConfiguration) validateIndexName(indexName string, result error) error {
-	if indexName == DefaultWildcardIndexName {
-		return result
-	}
 	if strings.Contains(indexName, "*") || indexName == "_all" {
 		result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("wildcard patterns are not allowed in index configuration: %s", indexName))
 	}
diff --git a/quesma/quesma/config/config_v2.go b/quesma/quesma/config/config_v2.go
index 1d4a64915..325d6ae47 100644
--- a/quesma/quesma/config/config_v2.go
+++ b/quesma/quesma/config/config_v2.go
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ type Processor struct {
 	Config QuesmaProcessorConfig `koanf:"config"`
 }
 
-// An index configuration under this name in IndexConfig
-// specifies the default configuration for all (non-configured) indexes
-const DefaultWildcardIndexName = "*"
-
 // Configuration of QuesmaV1ProcessorQuery and QuesmaV1ProcessorIngest
 type QuesmaProcessorConfig struct {
 	IndexConfig map[string]IndexConfiguration `koanf:"indexes"`
@@ -279,9 +275,6 @@ func (c *QuesmaNewConfiguration) validatePipelines() error {
 					return fmt.Errorf("index '%s' is defined in query processor, but not in ingest processor", indexName)
 				}
 			}
-			if _, found := queryProcessor.Config.IndexConfig[DefaultWildcardIndexName]; !found {
-				return fmt.Errorf("the default index configuration (under the name '%s') must be defined in the query processor", DefaultWildcardIndexName)
-			}
 			for indexName, queryIndexConf := range queryProcessor.Config.IndexConfig {
 				ingestIndexConf := ingestProcessor.Config.IndexConfig[indexName]
 				if queryIndexConf.Override != ingestIndexConf.Override {
@@ -340,7 +333,7 @@ func (c *QuesmaNewConfiguration) validateProcessor(p Processor) error {
 	}
 	if p.Type == QuesmaV1ProcessorQuery || p.Type == QuesmaV1ProcessorIngest {
 		for indexName, indexConfig := range p.Config.IndexConfig {
-			if indexName != DefaultWildcardIndexName && strings.ContainsAny(indexName, "*,") {
+			if strings.ContainsAny(indexName, "*,") {
 				return fmt.Errorf("index name '%s' in processor configuration is an index pattern, not allowed", indexName)
 			}
 			if p.Type == QuesmaV1ProcessorQuery {
@@ -545,19 +538,6 @@ func (c *QuesmaNewConfiguration) TranslateToLegacyConfig() QuesmaConfiguration {
 
 			conf.IndexConfig[indexName] = processedConfig
 		}
-
-		// Handle default index configuration
-		defaultConfig := conf.IndexConfig[DefaultWildcardIndexName]
-		if len(defaultConfig.QueryTarget) != 1 {
-			errAcc = multierror.Append(errAcc, fmt.Errorf("the target configuration of default index ('%s') of query processor is not currently supported", DefaultWildcardIndexName))
-		}
-		if defaultConfig.QueryTarget[0] == ClickhouseTarget {
-			conf.AutodiscoveryEnabled = true
-		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(defaultConfig.IngestTarget, []string{ElasticsearchTarget}) {
-			errAcc = multierror.Append(errAcc, fmt.Errorf("the target configuration of default index ('%s') of ingest processor is not currently supported", DefaultWildcardIndexName))
-		}
-		delete(conf.IndexConfig, DefaultWildcardIndexName)
 	}
 
 END:
diff --git a/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/quesma_adding_two_hydrolix_tables.yaml b/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/quesma_adding_two_hydrolix_tables.yaml
index 9013ded1b..4d6a78a1c 100644
--- a/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/quesma_adding_two_hydrolix_tables.yaml
+++ b/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/quesma_adding_two_hydrolix_tables.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ processors:
           target: [my-hydrolix-instance]
         logs:
           target: [my-hydrolix-instance]
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
   - name: my-ingest-processor
     type: quesma-v1-processor-ingest
     config:
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ processors:
           target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
         logs:
           target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
 pipelines:
   - name: my-elasticsearch-proxy-read
     frontendConnectors: [ elastic-query ]
diff --git a/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/test_config_v2.yaml b/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/test_config_v2.yaml
index 07785567a..06d836934 100644
--- a/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/test_config_v2.yaml
+++ b/quesma/quesma/config/test_configs/test_config_v2.yaml
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ processors:
             fields:
               message:
                 type: text
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
   - name: my-ingest-processor
     type: quesma-v1-processor-ingest
     config:
@@ -125,8 +123,6 @@ processors:
             fields:
               message:
                 type: text
-        "*":
-          target: [ my-minimal-elasticsearch ]
 pipelines:
   - name: my-pipeline-elasticsearch-query-clickhouse
     frontendConnectors: [ elastic-query ]