diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/modprobe.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/modprobe.py
index 1d8ebff6e5c..0aa3f01ef4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/modprobe.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/modprobe.py
@@ -1,57 +1,52 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-#coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# (c) 2013, David Stygstra <david.stygstra@gmail.com>
+# Copyright: (c) 2013, David Stygstra <david.stygstra@gmail.com>
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                     'status': ['preview'],
                     'supported_by': 'community'}
 
-
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: modprobe
-short_description: Add or remove kernel modules
-requirements: []
+short_description: Load or unload kernel modules
 version_added: 1.4
 author:
-    - "David Stygstra (@stygstra)"
-    - "Julien Dauphant"
-    - "Matt Jeffery"
+    - David Stygstra (@stygstra)
+    - Julien Dauphant
+    - Matt Jeffery
 description:
-    - Add or remove kernel modules.
+    - Load or unload kernel modules.
 options:
     name:
         required: true
         description:
             - Name of kernel module to manage.
     state:
-        required: false
-        default: "present"
-        choices: [ present, absent ]
         description:
             - Whether the module should be present or absent.
+        choices: [ absent, present ]
+        default: present
     params:
-        required: false
-        default: ""
-        version_added: "1.6"
         description:
             - Modules parameters.
+        default: ''
+        version_added: "1.6"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-# Add the 802.1q module
-- modprobe:
+- name: Add the 802.1q module
+  modprobe:
     name: 8021q
     state: present
 
-# Add the dummy module
-- modprobe:
+- name: Add the dummy module
+  modprobe:
     name: dummy
     state: present
     params: 'numdummies=2'
@@ -66,61 +61,58 @@ from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec={
-            'name': {'required': True},
-            'state': {'default': 'present', 'choices': ['present', 'absent']},
-            'params': {'default': ''},
-        },
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
+            params=dict(type='str', default=''),
+        ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
-    args = {
-        'changed': False,
-        'failed': False,
-        'name': module.params['name'],
-        'state': module.params['state'],
-        'params': module.params['params'],
-    }
+
+    name = module.params['name']
+    params = module.params['params']
+    state = module.params['state']
+
+    # FIXME: Adding all parameters as result values is useless
+    result = dict(
+        changed=False,
+        name=name,
+        params=params,
+        state=state,
+    )
 
     # Check if module is present
     try:
         modules = open('/proc/modules')
         present = False
-        module_name = args['name'].replace('-', '_') + ' '
+        module_name = name.replace('-', '_') + ' '
         for line in modules:
             if line.startswith(module_name):
                 present = True
                 break
         modules.close()
     except IOError as e:
-        module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc(), **args)
-
-    # Check only; don't modify
-    if module.check_mode:
-        if args['state'] == 'present' and not present:
-            changed = True
-        elif args['state'] == 'absent' and present:
-            changed = True
-        else:
-            changed = False
-        module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc(), **result)
 
     # Add/remove module as needed
-    if args['state'] == 'present':
+    if state == 'present':
         if not present:
-            command = [module.get_bin_path('modprobe', True), args['name']]
-            command.extend(shlex.split(args['params']))
-            rc, _, err = module.run_command(command)
-            if rc != 0:
-                module.fail_json(msg=err, **args)
-            args['changed'] = True
-    elif args['state'] == 'absent':
+            if not module.check_mode:
+                command = [module.get_bin_path('modprobe', True), name]
+                command.extend(shlex.split(params))
+                rc, out, err = module.run_command(command)
+                if rc != 0:
+                    module.fail_json(msg=err, rc=rc, stdout=out, stderr=err, **result)
+            result['changed'] = True
+    elif state == 'absent':
         if present:
-            rc, _, err = module.run_command([module.get_bin_path('modprobe', True), '-r', args['name']])
-            if rc != 0:
-                module.fail_json(msg=err, **args)
-            args['changed'] = True
+            if not module.check_mode:
+                rc, out, err = module.run_command([module.get_bin_path('modprobe', True), '-r', name])
+                if rc != 0:
+                    module.fail_json(msg=err, rc=rc, stdout=out, stderr=err, **result)
+            result['changed'] = True
 
-    module.exit_json(**args)
+    module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
index 57fd1506390..69faa3904b0 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/system/kernel_blacklist.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/locale_gen.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/lvg.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/lvol.py
-lib/ansible/modules/system/modprobe.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/ohai.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/open_iscsi.py
 lib/ansible/modules/system/openwrt_init.py