diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/dynamodb_table.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/dynamodb_table.py
index fb1d3cf40d..c32c8d0e42 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/dynamodb_table.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/dynamodb_table.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ description:
   - Create or delete AWS Dynamo DB tables.
   - Can update the provisioned throughput on existing tables.
   - Returns the status of the specified table.
-version_added: "2.0"
 author: Alan Loi (@loia)
 version_added: "2.0"
 requirements:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_loadbalancer_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_loadbalancer_rule.py
index 713aaad0d4..297bc218b2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_loadbalancer_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_loadbalancer_rule.py
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     choices: [ 'source', 'roundrobin', 'leastconn' ]
     default: 'source'
-  protocol:
-    description:
-      - Protocol for the load balancer rule.
-    required: false
-    default: null
   private_port:
     description:
       - The private port of the private ip address/virtual machine where the network traffic will be load balanced to.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_virtual_server.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_virtual_server.py
index 7e82e37177..a962693a2e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_virtual_server.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_virtual_server.py
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ options:
     state:
         description:
             - Virtual Server state
-        required: false
-        default: present
-        description:
             - Absent, delete the VS if present
             - present (and its synonym enabled), create if needed the VS and set state to enabled
             - disabled, create if needed the VS and set state to disabled
+        required: false
+        default: present
         choices: ['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']
         aliases: []
     partition:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/campfire.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/campfire.py
index 68e64f1bc9..7615f551f7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/campfire.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/campfire.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ short_description: Send a message to Campfire
 description:
    - Send a message to Campfire.
    - Messages with newlines will result in a "Paste" message being sent.
-version_added: "1.2"
 options:
   subscription:
     description:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/sns.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/sns.py
index 5fd81e2047..6288ee86a3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/sns.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/sns.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ short_description: Send Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) messages
 description:
     - The M(sns) module sends notifications to a topic on your Amazon SNS account
 version_added: 1.6
-author: "Michael J. Schultz (@mjschultz)" 
+author: "Michael J. Schultz (@mjschultz)"
 options:
   msg:
     description:
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ options:
     aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
 
 requirements: [ "boto" ]
-author: Michael J. Schultz
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/zypper.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/zypper.py
index 78c2d489ea..43e8919d5a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/zypper.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/zypper.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ options:
 notes: []
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ zypper, rpm ]
-author: Patrick Callahan
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_iis_webbinding.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_iis_webbinding.py
index 061bed7372..0aa1ee1259 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_iis_webbinding.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_iis_webbinding.py
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: null
     aliases: []
-  protocol:
-    description:
-      - The protocol to be used for the Web binding (usually HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP).
-    required: false
-    default: null
-    aliases: []
   certificate_hash:
     description:
       - Certificate hash for the SSL binding. The certificate hash is the unique identifier for the certificate.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_package.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_package.py
index 68497d5ba4..946b730b97 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_package.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_package.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ options:
       - Password of an account with access to the package if its located on a file share. Only needed if the winrm user doesn't have access to the package. Also specify user_name for this to function properly.
     default: null
     aliases: []
-author: Trond Hindenes
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''