diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.ps1
index cba4b616b6b..9334316112a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.ps1
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@
 # WANT_JSON
 # POWERSHELL_COMMON
 
-$result = @{
-    changed = $false
-    win_timezone = @{}
-}
-
 $params = Parse-Args $args -supports_check_mode $true
 $check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_check_mode" -type "bool" -default $false
 
-$timezone = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "timezone" -failifempty $true -resultobj $result
+$timezone = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "timezone" -type "str" -failifempty $true
+
+$result = @{
+    changed = $false
+}
 
 Try {
     # Get the current timezone set
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.py
index 65bd43eab90..6cd984ae6b3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_timezone.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ options:
     description:
       - Timezone to set to.  Example Central Standard Time
     required: true
-    default: null
-    aliases: []
 
 author: Phil Schwartz
 '''