diff --git a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
index 17bee8cb14..3939775cda 100644
--- a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
+++ b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
@@ -41469,9 +41469,6 @@
           "time_series": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/indices._types:IndexSettingsTimeSeries"
           },
-          "shards": {
-            "type": "number"
-          },
           "queries": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/indices._types:Queries"
           },
diff --git a/output/schema/schema.json b/output/schema/schema.json
index 052765732b..190e5490f7 100644
--- a/output/schema/schema.json
+++ b/output/schema/schema.json
@@ -110729,7 +110729,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L398-L400"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L397-L399"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -111399,7 +111399,7 @@
         "name": "IndexCheckOnStartup",
         "namespace": "indices._types"
       },
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L253-L260"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L252-L259"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -111845,7 +111845,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L245-L251"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L244-L250"
     },
     {
       "attachedBehaviors": [
@@ -112565,17 +112565,6 @@
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           }
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-        {
-          "name": "shards",
-          "required": false,
-          "type": {
-            "kind": "instance_of",
-            "type": {
-              "name": "integer",
-              "namespace": "_types"
-            }
-          }
-        },
         {
           "name": "queries",
           "required": false,
@@ -112647,7 +112636,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L69-L168"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L69-L167"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -112767,7 +112756,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L310-L316"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L309-L315"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -112860,7 +112849,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L267-L300"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L266-L299"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -112882,7 +112871,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L302-L308"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L301-L307"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -112914,7 +112903,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L318-L321"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L317-L320"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113271,7 +113260,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L262-L265"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L261-L264"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113292,7 +113281,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L534-L536"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L533-L535"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113314,7 +113303,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L538-L545"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L537-L544"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113368,7 +113357,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L547-L552"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L546-L551"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113392,7 +113381,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L554-L561"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L553-L560"
     },
     {
       "kind": "enum",
@@ -113515,7 +113504,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L402-L415"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L401-L414"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113538,7 +113527,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L427-L434"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L426-L433"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113560,7 +113549,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L464-L470"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L463-L469"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113582,7 +113571,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L455-L462"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L454-L461"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113605,7 +113594,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L436-L444"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L435-L443"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113628,7 +113617,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L446-L453"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L445-L452"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113651,7 +113640,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L417-L425"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L416-L424"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113672,7 +113661,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L323-L325"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L322-L324"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113722,7 +113711,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L327-L330"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L326-L329"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113780,7 +113769,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L394-L396"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L393-L395"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113823,7 +113812,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L236-L239"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L235-L238"
     },
     {
       "kind": "enum",
@@ -113916,7 +113905,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L226-L229"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L225-L228"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113938,7 +113927,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L221-L224"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L220-L223"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -113968,7 +113957,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L241-L243"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L240-L242"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114000,7 +113989,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L231-L234"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L230-L233"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114087,7 +114076,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L170-L178"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L169-L177"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114138,7 +114127,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L180-L185"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L179-L184"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114167,7 +114156,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L187-L190"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L186-L189"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114218,7 +114207,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L192-L197"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L191-L196"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114269,7 +114258,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L199-L204"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L198-L203"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114298,7 +114287,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L206-L209"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L205-L208"
     },
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       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114327,7 +114316,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L211-L214"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L210-L213"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114356,7 +114345,7 @@
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         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L216-L219"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L215-L218"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114410,7 +114399,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L472-L477"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L471-L476"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114464,7 +114453,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L484-L489"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L483-L488"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114496,7 +114485,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L479-L482"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L478-L481"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114564,7 +114553,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L491-L500"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L490-L499"
     },
     {
       "isOpen": true,
@@ -114594,7 +114583,7 @@
         "name": "StorageType",
         "namespace": "indices._types"
       },
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L502-L532"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L501-L531"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114751,7 +114740,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L332-L354"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L331-L353"
     },
     {
       "kind": "enum",
@@ -114775,7 +114764,7 @@
         "name": "TranslogDurability",
         "namespace": "indices._types"
       },
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L356-L371"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L355-L370"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -114811,7 +114800,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L373-L392"
+      "specLocation": "indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts#L372-L391"
     },
     {
       "kind": "enum",
diff --git a/output/typescript/types.ts b/output/typescript/types.ts
index 7bf31b4677..f8238c16d8 100644
--- a/output/typescript/types.ts
+++ b/output/typescript/types.ts
@@ -9865,7 +9865,6 @@ export interface IndicesIndexSettingsKeys {
   analysis?: IndicesIndexSettingsAnalysis
   settings?: IndicesIndexSettings
   time_series?: IndicesIndexSettingsTimeSeries
-  shards?: integer
   queries?: IndicesQueries
   similarity?: IndicesSettingsSimilarity
   mapping?: IndicesMappingLimitSettings
diff --git a/specification/indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts b/specification/indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts
index 00b47e0720..9ce9d2cfe0 100644
--- a/specification/indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts
+++ b/specification/indices/_types/IndexSettings.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ export class IndexSettings
   analysis?: IndexSettingsAnalysis
   settings?: IndexSettings
   time_series?: IndexSettingsTimeSeries
-  shards?: integer
   queries?: Queries
   /**
    * Configure custom similarity settings to customize how search results are scored.