diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_batch_compute_environment.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_batch_compute_environment.py
index 43f42ee49d5..59898cdc2de 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_batch_compute_environment.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_batch_compute_environment.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ options:
   state:
     description:
       - Describes the desired state.
-    required: true
     default: "present"
     choices: ["present", "absent"]