diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/edgeos/edgeos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/edgeos/edgeos_config.py
index 8a484154813..260e9bb2353 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/edgeos/edgeos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/edgeos/edgeos_config.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def diff_config(commands, config):
 def sanitize_config(config, result):
     result['filtered'] = list()
     for regex in CONFIG_FILTERS:
-        for index, line in enumerate(list(config)):
+        for index, line in reversed(list(enumerate(config))):
             if regex.search(line):
                 result['filtered'].append(line)
                 del config[index]