diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
index c87bbb8e583..242d85c42c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ eos_argument_spec = {
 # Add argument's default value here
 ARGS_DEFAULT_VALUE = {
     'transport': 'cli',
-    'port': 443,
     'use_ssl': True,
     'validate_certs': True
 }
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/eos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/eos.py
index d3b94f7bd69..965536932b4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/eos.py
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ import sys
 import copy
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleFallbackNotFound
-from ansible.module_utils.eos import eos_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.eos import ARGS_DEFAULT_VALUE, eos_argument_spec
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
 from ansible.plugins import connection_loader
 from ansible.plugins.action.normal import ActionModule as _ActionModule
 from ansible.utils.path import unfrackpath
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
             pc.connection = 'network_cli'
             pc.network_os = 'eos'
             pc.remote_addr = provider['host'] or self._play_context.remote_addr
+            pc.port = provider['port'] or self._play_context.port or 22
             pc.remote_user = provider['username'] or self._play_context.connection_user
             pc.password = provider['password'] or self._play_context.password
             pc.private_key_file = provider['ssh_keyfile'] or self._play_context.private_key_file
@@ -96,8 +96,12 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
             if provider.get('host') is None:
                 provider['host'] = self._play_context.remote_addr
 
+            if provider.get('use_ssl') is None:
+                provider['use_ssl'] = ARGS_DEFAULT_VALUE['use_ssl']
+
             if provider.get('port') is None:
-                provider['port'] = eos_argument_spec['port']['default']
+                default_port = 443 if provider['use_ssl'] else 80
+                provider['port'] = self._play_context.port or default_port
 
             if provider.get('timeout') is None:
                 provider['timeout'] = self._play_context.timeout
@@ -111,11 +115,8 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
             if provider.get('authorize') is None:
                 provider['authorize'] = False
 
-            if provider.get('use_ssl') is None:
-                provider['use_ssl'] = eos_argument_spec['use_ssl']['default']
-
             if provider.get('validate_certs') is None:
-                provider['validate_certs'] = eos_argument_spec['validate_certs']['default']
+                provider['validate_certs'] = ARGS_DEFAULT_VALUE['validate_certs']
 
             self._task.args['provider'] = provider