diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_azurefirewall.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_azurefirewall.py
index 4a72af53a7..225b7d04ab 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_azurefirewall.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_azurefirewall.py
@@ -663,7 +663,6 @@ class AzureRMAzureFirewalls(AzureRMModuleBaseExt):
             response = json.loads(response.text)
         except Exception:
             response = {'text': response.text}
-            pass
 
         return response