diff --git a/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py b/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
index 905b96ea4ae..398cea36252 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ options:
     aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
     version_added: "1.5"
 
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: James S. Martin
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc.py b/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc.py
index ede2834e44f..f8fd9ab27c4 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ options:
     required: true
     default: null
     aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Carson Gee
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py b/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
index 0840ee517a2..e3946e1327d 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ description:
   - Manage cache clusters in Amazon Elasticache.
   - Returns information about the specified cache cluster.
 version_added: "1.4"
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Jim Dalton
 options:
   state:
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/rds_param_group.py b/cloud/amazon/rds_param_group.py
index 8653f04f7e8..1390b39348d 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/rds_param_group.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/rds_param_group.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ options:
     required: true
     default: null
     aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Scott Anderson
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/rds_subnet_group.py b/cloud/amazon/rds_subnet_group.py
index 0ff41496792..22500dff26b 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/rds_subnet_group.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/rds_subnet_group.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ options:
     required: true
     default: null
     aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Scott Anderson
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/route53.py b/cloud/amazon/route53.py
index 826269fb2f9..de906f5be56 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/route53.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/route53.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: false
     version_added: "1.9"
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Bruce Pennypacker
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
diff --git a/cloud/amazon/s3.py b/cloud/amazon/s3.py
index 42cdd84f160..c24021f1902 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/s3.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/s3.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: null
     version_added: "1.8"
-requirements: [ "boto" ]
 author: Lester Wade, Ralph Tice
 extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''