diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vm.py
index 3afe2dd5bba..f09f93c7f8d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vm.py
@@ -831,11 +831,6 @@ options:
             - "VM should have snapshot specified by C(snapshot)."
             - "If C(snapshot_name) specified C(snapshot_vm) is required."
         version_added: "2.9"
-    template_cluster:
-        description:
-            - "Template cluster name. When not defined C(cluster) is used."
-            - "Allows you to create virtual machine in diffrent cluster than template cluster name."
-        version_added: "2.9"
 
 notes:
     - If VM is in I(UNASSIGNED) or I(UNKNOWN) state before any operation, the module will fail.
@@ -1270,14 +1265,12 @@ class VmsModule(BaseModule):
         template = None
         templates_service = self._connection.system_service().templates_service()
         if self.param('template'):
-            cluster = self.param('template_cluster') if self.param('template_cluster') else self.param('cluster')
+            clusters_service = self._connection.system_service().clusters_service()
+            cluster = search_by_name(clusters_service, self.param('cluster'))
+            data_center = self._connection.follow_link(cluster.data_center)
             templates = templates_service.list(
-                search='name=%s and cluster=%s' % (self.param('template'), cluster)
+                search='name=%s and datacenter=%s' % (self.param('template'), data_center.name)
             )
-            if not templates:
-                templates = templates_service.list(
-                    search='name=%s' % self.param('template')
-                )
             if self.param('template_version'):
                 templates = [
                     t for t in templates
@@ -1285,10 +1278,10 @@ class VmsModule(BaseModule):
                 ]
             if not templates:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "Template with name '%s' and version '%s' in cluster '%s' was not found'" % (
+                    "Template with name '%s' and version '%s' in data center '%s' was not found'" % (
                         self.param('template'),
                         self.param('template_version'),
-                        cluster
+                        data_center.name
                     )
                 )
             template = sorted(templates, key=lambda t: t.version.version_number, reverse=True)[0]
@@ -2308,7 +2301,6 @@ def main():
         cluster=dict(type='str'),
         allow_partial_import=dict(type='bool'),
         template=dict(type='str'),
-        template_cluster=dict(type='str'),
         template_version=dict(type='int'),
         use_latest_template_version=dict(type='bool'),
         storage_domain=dict(type='str'),