diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_facts.py
index 51447c05586..259f5e011fa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_facts.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ class Config(FactsBase):
         super(Config, self).populate()
         data = self.responses[0]
         if data:
+            data = re.sub(
+                r'^Building configuration...\s+Current configuration : \d+ bytes\n',
+                '', data, flags=re.MULTILINE)
             self.facts['config'] = data