diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/assemble.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/assemble.py
index 51ceea51106..979d37f3d47 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/assemble.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/assemble.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             result['msg'] = "src and dest are required"
             return result
 
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
         if boolean(remote_src):
             result.update(self._execute_module(tmp=tmp, task_vars=task_vars))
             return result
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
index 7f79952c90a..8633693e816 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         delete_remote_tmp = (len(source_files) == 1)
 
         # If this is a recursive action create a tmp path that we can share as the _exec_module create is too late.
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
         if not delete_remote_tmp:
             if tmp is None or "-tmp-" not in tmp:
                 tmp = self._make_tmp_path(remote_user)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py
index 88fe91ec2c2..4c5319ab1e7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
         src        = self._task.args.get('src', None)
         remote_src = boolean(self._task.args.get('remote_src', 'no'))
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
 
         if src is None:
             result['failed'] = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
index 44cbff02e17..3b749b1e88d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             result['msg'] = 'check mode not supported for this module'
             return result
 
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
         if not tmp:
             tmp = self._make_tmp_path(remote_user)
             self._cleanup_remote_tmp = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
index 8b863dbae53..b1a3dc4281c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             result['msg'] = type(e).__name__ + ": " + str(e)
             return result
 
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
         if not tmp:
             tmp = self._make_tmp_path(remote_user)
             self._cleanup_remote_tmp = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/unarchive.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/unarchive.py
index 38a7faf1a56..8b6aaf94b10 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/unarchive.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/unarchive.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             result['msg'] = "src (or content) and dest are required"
             return result
 
-        remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+        remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
         if not tmp:
             tmp = self._make_tmp_path(remote_user)
             self._cleanup_remote_tmp = True