diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/_eos_template.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/_eos_template.py
index a5d0f38c93c..d546b0c98ff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/_eos_template.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description:
     by evaluating the current running-config and only pushing configuration
     commands that are not already configured.  The config source can
     be a set of commands or a template.
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: eos
 options:
   src:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
index 90b9554e8a3..5791dfbf170 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description:
     by evaluating the current running-config and only pushing configuration
     commands that are not already configured.  The config source can
     be a set of commands or a template.
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: ios
 options:
   src:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/_iosxr_template.py
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/_iosxr_template.py
index 55a98fc2c57..79ddaa42600 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/_iosxr_template.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description:
     by evaluating the current running-config and only pushing configuration
     commands that are not already configured.  The config source can
     be a set of commands or a template.
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: iosxr
 options:
   src:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
index ec242a63d0b..30dac995787 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ description:
     from a template file onto a remote device running Junos.  The
     module will return the differences in configuration if the diff
     option is specified on the Ansible command line
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: junos
 options:
   src:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_template.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_template.py
index c8cc638f189..d8c8caf974b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_template.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description:
     by evaluating the current running-config and only pushing configuration
     commands that are not already configured.  The config source can
     be a set of commands or a template.
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: nxos
 options:
   src:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/ops_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/_ops_template.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/ops_template.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/_ops_template.py
index a47abda3a5e..2fb21c263ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/ops_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/openswitch/_ops_template.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description:
     against a provided candidate configuration. If there are changes, the
     candidate configuration is merged with the current configuration and
     pushed into OpenSwitch
+deprecated: Deprecated in 2.2. Use eos_config instead
 extends_documentation_fragment: openswitch
 options:
   src: