diff --git a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
index 94bb89e112c..a86907d8e72 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class VaultFile(object):
     # VaultFile a context manager instead (implement __enter__ and __exit__)
     def __del__(self):
         self.filehandle.close()
-        os.unlink(self.tmplfile)
+        os.unlink(self.tmpfile)
 
     def is_encrypted(self):
         peak = self.filehandle.readline()