diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
index bc7e9e652ad..1b650a1ce8b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ options:
         the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
     type: bool
     default: no
-  others:
-    description:
-      - All arguments accepted by the M(file) module also work here.
-    type: str
   state:
     description:
       - If set to C(absent) the option or section will be removed if present instead of created.
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index 688eaf0ad0f..bc5be044142 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -2241,7 +2241,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
 lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py use-argspec-type-path # fix needed
 lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
-lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py validate-modules:nonexistent-parameter-documented
 lib/ansible/modules/files/iso_extract.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py validate-modules:nonexistent-parameter-documented
 lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec