diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 42c6bbc31..90609c1ad 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ class User < ApplicationModel
                                   :image,
                                   :image_source,
                                   :source,
-                                  :login_failed,
-                                  :preferences
+                                  :login_failed
 
   def ignore_search_indexing?(_action)
     # ignore internal user
diff --git a/app/models/user/search_index.rb b/app/models/user/search_index.rb
index c28485f17..80376e7f4 100644
--- a/app/models/user/search_index.rb
+++ b/app/models/user/search_index.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ returns
     def search_index_data
       attributes = {}
       self.attributes.each do |key, value|
-        next if key == 'created_at'
-        next if key == 'updated_at'
-        next if key == 'created_by_id'
-        next if key == 'updated_by_id'
-        next if key == 'preferences'
         next if key == 'password'
         next if !value
         next if value.respond_to?('blank?') && value.blank?
diff --git a/test/integration/elasticsearch_test.rb b/test/integration/elasticsearch_test.rb
index e0b6ff4e0..94d4991bc 100644
--- a/test/integration/elasticsearch_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/elasticsearch_test.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class ElasticsearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal('E', attributes['firstname'])
     assert_equal('S', attributes['lastname'])
     assert_equal('es-agent@example.com', attributes['email'])
+    assert(attributes['preferences'])
     assert_not(attributes['password'])
     assert_not(attributes['organization'])
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ class ElasticsearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal('E', attributes['firstname'])
     assert_equal('S', attributes['lastname'])
     assert_equal('es-agent@example.com', attributes['email'])
+    assert(attributes['preferences'])
     assert_not(attributes['password'])
     assert_not(attributes['organization'])
 
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class ElasticsearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal('ES', attributes['firstname'])
     assert_equal('Customer1', attributes['lastname'])
     assert_equal('es-customer1@example.com', attributes['email'])
+    assert(attributes['preferences'])
     assert_not(attributes['password'])
     assert_equal('Customer Organization Update', attributes['organization'])