diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address_facts.py
index b825b3265d4..019d8c65c2d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address_facts.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     project: test_project
     auth_kind: serviceaccount
     service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
-    state: facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''