diff --git a/examples/playbook.yml b/examples/playbook.yml
index f4a05e77787..c097226bc30 100644
--- a/examples/playbook.yml
+++ b/examples/playbook.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- pattern: '*'
-  hosts: '/etc/ansible/hosts'
+- hosts: '*'
   tasks:
   - name: configure template & module variables for future template calls
     action: setup http_port=80 max_clients=200
diff --git a/examples/playbook2.yml b/examples/playbook2.yml
index daf91a028be..342a9e79cad 100644
--- a/examples/playbook2.yml
+++ b/examples/playbook2.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- pattern: '*'
-  hosts: /etc/ansible/hosts
+- hosts: '*'
   tasks:
   - name: config step
     action: setup a=2 b=3 c=4
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
index 9242bfd2dac..1af59d56ff7 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ class PlayBook(object):
         '''
 
         # get configuration information about the pattern
-        pattern  = pg['pattern']
+        pattern  = pg['hosts']
         tasks    = pg['tasks']
         handlers = pg['handlers']
         user     = pg.get('user', C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER)
 
-        host_file = pg.get('hosts', '/etc/ansible/hosts')
+        host_file = pg.get('inventory', '/etc/ansible/hosts')
         self.host_list, groups = ansible.runner.Runner.parse_hosts(host_file)
 
         if self.verbose: