diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_vpc_dhcp_options.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_vpc_dhcp_options.py
deleted file mode 120000
index c09b1f15ef..0000000000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_vpc_dhcp_options.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ec2_vpc_dhcp_option.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_option.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_option.py
index baf027e911..3f35347a3e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_option.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_option.py
@@ -286,10 +286,6 @@ def main():
     )
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
-    if module._name == 'ec2_vpc_dhcp_options':
-        module.deprecate("The 'ec2_vpc_dhcp_options' module has been renamed "
-                         "'ec2_vpc_dhcp_option' (option is no longer plural)",
-                         version=2.8)
 
     params = module.params
     found = False