diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/83643-fix-sanity-ignore-for-copy.yml b/changelogs/fragments/83643-fix-sanity-ignore-for-copy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07d6312cb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/83643-fix-sanity-ignore-for-copy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - copy - parameter ``local_follow`` was incorrectly documented as having default value ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/83643).
+  - copy - fix sanity test failures (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/83643).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
index 0a1dc7f7717..bb9ea0493d3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ options:
     description:
     - This flag indicates that filesystem links in the source tree, if they exist, should be followed.
     type: bool
-    default: yes
     version_added: '2.4'
   checksum:
     description:
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ def main():
             force=dict(type='bool', default=True),
             validate=dict(type='str'),
             directory_mode=dict(type='raw'),
-            remote_src=dict(type='bool'),
+            remote_src=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             local_follow=dict(type='bool'),
             checksum=dict(type='str'),
             follow=dict(type='bool', default=False),
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index 1526641f9de..c252426ddbe 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/command.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 lib/ansible/modules/command.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/command.py validate-modules:nonexistent-parameter-documented
 lib/ansible/modules/command.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
-lib/ansible/modules/copy.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 lib/ansible/modules/copy.py validate-modules:nonexistent-parameter-documented
 lib/ansible/modules/copy.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
 lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py validate-modules:parameter-invalid