diff --git a/contentctl/actions/new_content.py b/contentctl/actions/new_content.py
index 6c155bd0..8813c996 100644
--- a/contentctl/actions/new_content.py
+++ b/contentctl/actions/new_content.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def buildDetection(self)->dict[str,Any]:
         answers['status'] = "production" #start everything as production since that's what we INTEND the content to become   
         answers['description'] = 'UPDATE_DESCRIPTION'   
         file_name = answers['name'].replace(' ', '_').replace('-','_').replace('.','_').replace('/','_').lower()
-        answers['kind'] = answers['detection_kind']
         answers['search'] = answers['detection_search'] + ' | `' + file_name + '_filter`'
         del answers['detection_search']
         answers['how_to_implement'] = 'UPDATE_HOW_TO_IMPLEMENT'