diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_reboot.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_reboot.py
index baaee89fe2..338c8a0429 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_reboot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_reboot.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ rebooted:
     sample: true
 '''
 
-from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
@@ -71,28 +71,22 @@ def reboot(module):
     ]
     run_commands(module, cmds)
 
+
 def main():
     argument_spec = {}
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
-                           supports_check_mode=True)
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
 
     warnings = list()
     check_args(module, warnings)
+    results = dict(changed=False, warnings=warnings)
 
     if not module.check_mode:
         reboot(module)
-    changed = True
-
-    results = {
-        'changed': True,
-        'warnings': warnings
-    }
+    results['changed'] = True
 
     module.exit_json(**results)
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
-
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
index bfc3b3e86f..660a0b2812 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_interface.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_rp_address.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_ping.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_portchannel.py
-lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_reboot.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_community.py