diff --git a/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py b/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
index c18e9c7934f..be7cbd5c2b0 100644
--- a/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
+++ b/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
@@ -282,15 +282,6 @@ def execute_config_command(commands, module):
         clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
                          error=str(clie), commands=commands)
-    except AttributeError:
-        try:
-            commands.insert(0, 'configure')
-            module.cli.add_commands(commands, output='config')
-            response = module.cli.run_commands()
-        except ShellError:
-            clie = get_exception()
-            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
-                             error=str(clie), commands=commands)
     return response