diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
index c29e7f2eecf..8f2047a0ec3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         required_if=[
             ['state', 'absent', ['image_id']],
-            ['state', 'present', ['name']],
         ]
     )