diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
index 136f9dcc3e..c73dae19ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def to_command(module, commands):
         command=dict(key=True),
         output=dict(default=default_output),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict()
+        answer=dict()
     ), module)
 
     commands = transform(to_list(commands))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
index cd58008d52..094fe9e118 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class CliBase(object):
             transform = ComplexDict(dict(
                 command=dict(key=True),
                 prompt=dict(),
-                response=dict(),
+                answer=dict(),
                 sendonly=dict(default=False)
             ))
             return transform(obj)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_command.py
index b17514c1d0..3cba6faa98 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_command.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
         command=dict(key=True),
         output=dict(),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict()
+        answer=dict()
     )
 
     transform = ComplexList(spec, module)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
index fd2c96fb51..9ca21037ee 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ updates:
 from ansible.module_utils.ios import load_config, get_config
 from ansible.module_utils.ios import ios_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.network_common import ComplexList
 from ansible.module_utils.netcli import Conditional
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import NetworkConfig, dumps
 
 def get_current_config(module):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
index 4abd06c6e4..aff88400f4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
     command = ComplexList(dict(
         command=dict(key=True),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict()
+        answer=dict()
     ), module)
     commands = command(module.params['commands'])
     for index, item in enumerate(commands):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
index fe0ef9f3e8..1a5de3844c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.ios import run_commands, get_config, load_config
 from ansible.module_utils.ios import ios_argument_spec
 from ansible.module_utils.ios import check_args as ios_check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.network_common import ComplexList
 from ansible.module_utils.netcli import Conditional
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import NetworkConfig, dumps
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
index ce21df2095..06d52508ef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
     command = ComplexList(dict(
         command=dict(key=True),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict()
+        answer=dict()
     ), module)
     commands = command(module.params['commands'])
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
index 7d0a9ea8c4..9df6e734ae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
         command=dict(key=True),
         output=dict(),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict()
+        answer=dict()
     ), module)
 
     commands = transform(module.params['commands'])
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_command.py
index 2aefa622a2..6c757f8cb7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_command.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
     command = ComplexList(dict(
         command=dict(key=True),
         prompt=dict(),
-        response=dict(),
+        answer=dict(),
     ), module)
     commands = command(module.params['commands'])