diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_iis_webapppool.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_iis_webapppool.ps1
index 5f579297515..d95ba80bbd4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_iis_webapppool.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_iis_webapppool.ps1
@@ -256,18 +256,6 @@ if ($state -eq "absent") {
     }
 
     # Set the state of the pool
-    if (($state -eq "stopped") -and ($pool.State -eq "Started")) {
-        if (-not $check_mode) {
-            try {
-                Stop-WebAppPool -Name $name
-            } catch {
-                Fail-Json $result "Failed to stop Web App Pool $($name): $($_.Exception.Message)"
-            }
-        }
-        $result.changed = $true
-    }
-
-    
     if ($pool.State -eq "Stopped") {
         if ($state -eq "started" -or $state -eq "restarted") {
             if (-not $check_mode) {