diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
index 4318df4fb03..bddb9e40ea6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: false
     choices: ["true", "false"]
-    version_added: "2.2"
   commit:
     description:
       - This argument specifies the update method to use when applying the