diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
index 82911b97e1d..c04df7f1c76 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
@@ -187,9 +187,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     vm_cdrom:
       type: "iso"
       iso_path: "DatastoreName/cd-image.iso"
-    vm_floppy:
-      type: "image"
-      image_path: "DatastoreName/floppy-image.flp"
     esxi:
       datacenter: MyDatacenter
       hostname: esx001.mydomain.local
@@ -382,44 +379,6 @@ def add_cdrom(module, s, config_target, config, devices, default_devs, type="cli
         devices.append(cd_spec)
 
 
-def add_floppy(module, s, config_target, config, devices, default_devs, type="image", vm_floppy_image_path=None):
-    # Add a floppy
-    # Make sure the datastore exists.
-    if vm_floppy_image_path:
-        image_location = vm_floppy_image_path.split('/', 1)
-        datastore, ds = find_datastore(
-            module, s, image_location[0], config_target)
-        image_path = image_location[1]
-
-    floppy_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
-    floppy_spec.set_element_operation('add')
-    floppy_ctrl = VI.ns0.VirtualFloppy_Def("floppy_ctrl").pyclass()
-
-    if type == "image":
-        image = VI.ns0.VirtualFloppyImageBackingInfo_Def("image").pyclass()
-        ds_ref = image.new_datastore(ds)
-        ds_ref.set_attribute_type(ds.get_attribute_type())
-        image.set_element_datastore(ds_ref)
-        image.set_element_fileName("%s %s" % (datastore, image_path))
-        floppy_ctrl.set_element_backing(image)
-        floppy_ctrl.set_element_key(3)
-        floppy_spec.set_element_device(floppy_ctrl)
-    elif type == "client":
-        client = VI.ns0.VirtualFloppyRemoteDeviceBackingInfo_Def(
-            "client").pyclass()
-        client.set_element_deviceName("/dev/fd0")
-        floppy_ctrl.set_element_backing(client)
-        floppy_ctrl.set_element_key(3)
-        floppy_spec.set_element_device(floppy_ctrl)
-    else:
-        s.disconnect()
-        module.fail_json(
-            msg="Error adding floppy of type %s to vm spec. "
-            " floppy type can either be image or client" % (type))
-
-    devices.append(floppy_spec)
-
-
 def add_nic(module, s, nfmor, config, devices, nic_type="vmxnet3", network_name="VM Network", network_type="standard"):
     # add a NIC
     # Different network card types are: "VirtualE1000",
@@ -995,27 +954,6 @@ def create_vm(vsphere_client, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name, guest,
         # Add a CD-ROM device to the VM.
         add_cdrom(module, vsphere_client, config_target, config, devices,
                   default_devs, cdrom_type, cdrom_iso_path)
-    if 'vm_floppy' in vm_hardware:
-        floppy_image_path = None
-        floppy_type = None
-        try:
-            floppy_type = vm_hardware['vm_floppy']['type']
-        except KeyError:
-            vsphere_client.disconnect()
-            module.fail_json(
-                msg="Error on %s definition. floppy type needs to be"
-                " specified." % vm_hardware['vm_floppy'])
-        if floppy_type == 'image':
-            try:
-                floppy_image_path = vm_hardware['vm_floppy']['image_path']
-            except KeyError:
-                vsphere_client.disconnect()
-                module.fail_json(
-                    msg="Error on %s definition. floppy image_path needs"
-                    " to be specified." % vm_hardware['vm_floppy'])
-        # Add a floppy to the VM.
-        add_floppy(module, vsphere_client, config_target, config, devices,
-                  default_devs, floppy_type, floppy_image_path)
     if vm_nic:
         for nic in sorted(vm_nic.iterkeys()):
             try: