diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
index a46c91d9f9..adb2a339e4 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
@@ -1267,8 +1267,6 @@ def startstop_instances(module, ec2, instance_ids, state, instance_tags):
     termination_protection = module.params.get('termination_protection')
     changed = False
     instance_dict_array = []
-    source_dest_check = module.params.get('source_dest_check')
-    termination_protection = module.params.get('termination_protection')
 
     if not isinstance(instance_ids, list) or len(instance_ids) < 1:
         # Fail unless the user defined instance tags