diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/aws_guidelines.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/aws_guidelines.rst
index 0bbb942cc0f..698cbec46b6 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/aws_guidelines.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/aws_guidelines.rst
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ for every call, it's preferable to use :ref:`module_defaults <module_defaults>`.
        group/aws:
          aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
          aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
-         security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+         security_token: "{{ security_token | default(omit) }}"
          region: "{{ aws_region }}"
 
      block: