diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index ad522806c28f..b2399e071ac1 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ func (p *cloudwatchPoller) constructFilterLogEventsInput(startTime int64, endTim
 		LogGroupName: awssdk.String(logGroup),
 		StartTime:    awssdk.Int64(startTime),
 		EndTime:      awssdk.Int64(endTime),
-		Limit:        awssdk.Int32(100),
 	}
 
 	if len(p.logStreams) > 0 {