diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_gallery.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_gallery.py
index 54dd22ef3af..a29ee0d447c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_gallery.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_gallery.py
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ class AzureRMGalleries(AzureRMModuleBaseExt):
             response = json.loads(response.text)
         except Exception:
             response = {'text': response.text}
-            pass
 
         return response
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimage.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimage.py
index cb19efd2722..6261268fde2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimage.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimage.py
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ class AzureRMGalleryImages(AzureRMModuleBaseExt):
             response = json.loads(response.text)
         except Exception:
             response = {'text': response.text}
-            pass
 
         return response
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimageversion.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimageversion.py
index 1af6d89b844..b731d46e817 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimageversion.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_galleryimageversion.py
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ class AzureRMGalleryImageVersions(AzureRMModuleBaseExt):
             response = json.loads(response.text)
         except Exception:
             response = {'text': response.text}
-            pass
 
         while response['properties']['provisioningState'] == 'Creating':
             time.sleep(60)