diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 75b91a2c6ff..9b4bc32cbcf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         host_variables = self.inventory.get_variables(host, vault_password=self.vault_pass)
         host_connection = host_variables.get('ansible_connection', self.transport)
-        if host_connection in [ 'paramiko', 'paramiko_alt', 'ssh', 'ssh_old', 'accelerate' ]:
+        if host_connection in [ 'paramiko', 'ssh', 'accelerate' ]:
             port = host_variables.get('ansible_ssh_port', self.remote_port)
             if port is None:
                 port = C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_PORT
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             if not self.accelerate_port:
                 self.accelerate_port = C.ACCELERATE_PORT
 
-        if actual_transport in [ 'paramiko', 'paramiko_alt', 'ssh', 'ssh_old', 'accelerate' ]:
+        if actual_transport in [ 'paramiko', 'ssh', 'accelerate' ]:
             actual_port = inject.get('ansible_ssh_port', port)
 
         # the delegated host may have different SSH port configured, etc
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         if result['rc'] != 0:
             if result['rc'] == 5:
                 output = 'Authentication failure.'
-            elif result['rc'] == 255 and self.transport in ['ssh', 'ssh_old']:
+            elif result['rc'] == 255 and self.transport in ['ssh']:
                 if utils.VERBOSITY > 3:
                     output = 'SSH encountered an unknown error. The output was:\n%s' % (result['stdout']+result['stderr'])
                 else: