From 4c830400f8d6cfc4908196732969cbaf6e0837b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Zaffery <charleszaffery@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:55:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove line when 'state: absent' with 'option:' instead of
 commenting

---
 lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
index 19baaedebb..13589213ca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/ini_file.py
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ def do_ini(module, filename, section=None, option=None, value=None, state='prese
                                 else:
                                     index = index + 1
                         break
-                else:
-                    # comment out the existing option line
+                elif state == 'absent':
+                    # delete the existing line
                     if match_active_opt(option, line):
-                        ini_lines[index] = '#%s' % ini_lines[index]
+                        del ini_lines[index]
                         changed = True
                         break