diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf_af.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf_af.py
index 4c6b033d8a8..7207135a0d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf_af.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf_af.py
@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         vrf=dict(required=True),
         afi=dict(required=True, choices=['ipv4', 'ipv6']),
-
         route_target_both_auto_evpn=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
+        state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
 
-        m_facts=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+        m_facts=dict(default=False, type='bool', removed_in_version="2.4"),
         safi=dict(choices=['unicast', 'multicast'], removed_in_version="2.4"),
-
-        state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present')
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
@@ -120,23 +118,27 @@ def main():
         current = None
 
     commands = list()
+    if current and module.params['state'] == 'absent':
+        commands.append('no address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
 
-    if not current and module.params['state'] == 'present':
-        commands.append('address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
-        if module.params['route_target_both_auto_evpn']:
-            commands.append('route-target both auto evpn')
+    elif module.params['state'] == 'present':
 
-    elif current and module.params['state'] == 'absent':
-        commands.append('no address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
+        if current:
+            have = 'route-target both auto evpn' in current
+            want = bool(module.params['route_target_both_auto_evpn'])
 
-    elif current:
-        if module.params['route_target_both_auto_evpn']:
-            commands.append('address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
-            if 'route-target both auto evpn' in current:
+            if want and not have:
+                commands.append('address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
                 commands.append('route-target both auto evpn')
-            else:
+            elif have and not want:
+                commands.append('address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
                 commands.append('no route-target both auto evpn')
 
+        else:
+            commands.append('address-family %s unicast' % module.params['afi'])
+            if module.params['route_target_both_auto_evpn']:
+                commands.append('route-target both auto evpn')
+
     if commands:
         commands.insert(0, 'vrf context %s' % module.params['vrf'])
         if not module.check_mode: