diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/facter.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/facter.py
index 53b0cdbb571..829bbe4eee4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/facter.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/facter.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def main():
 
     facter_path = module.get_bin_path('facter', opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin'])
 
-    cmd = [facter_path, "--puppet", "--json"]
+    cmd = [facter_path, "--json"]
 
     rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
     module.exit_json(**json.loads(out))