diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_config.py
index 2707bc90fe6..6531a602d90 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_config.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ vars:
 RETURN = """
 updates:
   description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device
-  returned: Only when C(lines) is specified.
+  returned: Only when lines is specified.
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 backup_path:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
index ec6dedc0462..4318df4fb03 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ vars:
 RETURN = """
 updates:
   description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device
-  returned: Only when C(lines) is specified.
+  returned: Only when lines is specified.
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 backup_path:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
index 9f9e84f0ffa..0dc6984fc48 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ vars:
 RETURN = """
 updates:
   description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device
-  returned: Only when C(lines) is specified.
+  returned: Only when lines is specified.
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 backup_path:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_config.py
index d3875e634fd..bd15e5d8d2f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_config.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ vars:
 RETURN = """
 updates:
   description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device
-  returned: Only when C(lines) is specified.
+  returned: Only when lines is specified.
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 backup_path: