diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_group.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_group.py
index 28b60f5ea1e..0579af31df4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_group.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_group.py
@@ -24,15 +24,11 @@ options:
     required: false
   rules:
     description:
-      - List of firewall inbound rules to enforce in this group (see'''
-''' example). If none are supplied, a default all-out rule is assumed.'''
-''' If an empty list is supplied, no inbound rules will be enabled.
+      - List of firewall inbound rules to enforce in this group (see example). If none are supplied, a default all-out rule is assumed. If an empty list is supplied, no inbound rules will be enabled.
     required: false
   rules_egress:
     description:
-      - List of firewall outbound rules to enforce in this group (see'''
-''' example). If none are supplied, a default all-out rule is assumed.'''
-''' If an empty list is supplied, no outbound rules will be enabled.
+      - List of firewall outbound rules to enforce in this group (see example). If none are supplied, a default all-out rule is assumed. If an empty list is supplied, no outbound rules will be enabled.
     required: false
     version_added: "1.6"
   region: