diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_lc.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_lc.py
index 4347840637..377613ec9b 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_lc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_lc.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def main():
             classic_link_vpc_security_groups=dict(type='list'),
             classic_link_vpc_id=dict(),
             vpc_id=dict(),
-            placement_tenancy=dict(default='default', choices=['default', 'dedicated'])
+            placement_tenancy=dict(choices=['default', 'dedicated'])
         )
     )