diff --git a/cloud/openstack/os_server.py b/cloud/openstack/os_server.py
index 00bc1699645..dd2155c4e1a 100644
--- a/cloud/openstack/os_server.py
+++ b/cloud/openstack/os_server.py
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   tasks:
   - name: launch an instance with a string
     os_server:
-      name: vm1
       auth:
          auth_url: https://region-b.geo-1.identity.hpcloudsvc.com:35357/v2.0/
          username: admin