diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
index 30f5f966a5..8ecebf1070 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ class Task(object):
             import_tags = import_tags.split(",")
 
         self.name = utils.template(self.name, self.module_vars)
-        self.action = utils.template(self.action, self.module_vars)
-        self.module_args = utils.template(self.module_args, self.module_vars)
+        self.action = utils.template(self.name, self.module_vars)
 
         # handle mutually incompatible options
         if self.with_items is not None and self.first_available_file is not None: