diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
index 5add0260d8..a85bdf0022 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ options:
     default: paravirtual
     choices: ["paravirtual", "hvm"]
 
+author: "Ansible Core Team (deprecated)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''