diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
index 2108cbbd5e7..16b25e8a52e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ options:
         description:
           - Specifies the type of hash (e.g., 5 for MD5, 8 for PBKDF2, etc.)
           - For this to work, the device needs to support the desired hash type
-        type: int
         required: True
       value:
         description: