diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_user.py
index 7134e0cdcc4..341723ba14b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_user.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg='shade is required for this module')
 
     name = module.params['name']
-    password = module.params['password']
+    password = module.params.pop('password')
     email = module.params['email']
     default_project = module.params['default_project']
     domain = module.params['domain']