diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/redshift.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/redshift.py
index c5d086a6f12..8b4c942e4ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/redshift.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/redshift.py
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     aliases: ['version_upgrade']
     default: null
-  number_of_nodes:
-    description:
-      - number of the nodes the cluster should run
-    required: false
-    default: null
   publicly_accessible:
     description:
       - if the cluster is accessible publicly or not