diff --git a/cloud/ec2_elb b/cloud/ec2_elb
index c7a4e0d3b3f..4fc6910691b 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2_elb
+++ b/cloud/ec2_elb
@@ -313,12 +313,11 @@ class ElbManager:
 def main():
     argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(dict(
-            state={'required': True,
-                    'choices': ['present', 'absent']},
+            state={'required': True, 'type' : 'bool'},
             instance_id={'required': True},
             ec2_elbs={'default': None, 'required': False, 'type':'list'},
-            enable_availability_zone={'default': True, 'required': False, 'choices': BOOLEANS, 'type': 'bool'},
-            wait={'required': False, 'choices': BOOLEANS, 'default': True, 'type': 'bool'},
+            enable_availability_zone={'default': True, 'required': False, 'type': 'bool'},
+            wait={'required': False, 'default': True, 'type': 'bool'},
             wait_timeout={'requred': False, 'default': 0, 'type': 'int'}
         )
     )
diff --git a/cloud/ec2_elb_lb b/cloud/ec2_elb_lb
index ca3adc31931..0737b1a087b 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2_elb_lb
+++ b/cloud/ec2_elb_lb
@@ -467,11 +467,9 @@ def main():
             state={'required': True, 'choices': ['present', 'absent']},
             name={'required': True},
             listeners={'default': None, 'required': False, 'type': 'list'},
-            purge_listeners={'default': True, 'required': False,
-                             'choices': BOOLEANS, 'type': 'bool'},
+            purge_listeners={'default': True, 'required': False, 'type': 'bool'},
             zones={'default': None, 'required': False, 'type': 'list'},
-            purge_zones={'default': False, 'required': False,
-                         'choices': BOOLEANS, 'type': 'bool'},
+            purge_zones={'default': False, 'required': False, 'type': 'bool'},
             security_group_ids={'default': None, 'required': False, 'type': 'list'},
             health_check={'default': None, 'required': False, 'type': 'dict'},
         )
diff --git a/cloud/ec2_snapshot b/cloud/ec2_snapshot
index 0b499e47765..8673525dfe0 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2_snapshot
+++ b/cloud/ec2_snapshot
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def main():
             ec2_url = dict(),
             ec2_secret_key = dict(aliases=['aws_secret_key', 'secret_key'], no_log=True),
             ec2_access_key = dict(aliases=['aws_access_key', 'access_key']),
-            wait = dict(choices=BOOLEANS, default='true'),
+            wait = dict(type='bool', default='true'),
             wait_timeout = dict(type='number', default=0),
             snapshot_tags = dict(type='dict', default=dict()),
         )
diff --git a/cloud/elasticache b/cloud/elasticache
index c506b4719c8..54bf734d204 100644
--- a/cloud/elasticache
+++ b/cloud/elasticache
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ def main():
             security_group_ids={'required': False, 'default': [],
                                    'type': 'list'},
             zone={'required': False, 'default': None},
-            wait={'required': False, 'choices': BOOLEANS, 'default': True},
-            hard_modify={'required': False, 'choices': BOOLEANS, 'default': False}
+            wait={'required': False, 'type' : 'bool', 'default': True},
+            hard_modify={'required': False, 'type': 'bool', 'default': False}
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/cloud/gce_pd b/cloud/gce_pd
index a8e631a5522..04083aa89eb 100644
--- a/cloud/gce_pd
+++ b/cloud/gce_pd
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ except ImportError:
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec = dict(
-            detach_only = dict(choice=BOOLEANS),
+            detach_only = dict(type='bool'),
             instance_name = dict(),
-            mode = dict(default='READ_ONLY',
-                choices=['READ_WRITE', 'READ_ONLY']),
+            mode = dict(default='READ_ONLY', choices=['READ_WRITE', 'READ_ONLY']),
             name = dict(required=True),
             size_gb = dict(default=10),
             state = dict(default='present'),
diff --git a/system/authorized_key b/system/authorized_key
index 1a7c8b97b0e..ac81c39d896 100644
--- a/system/authorized_key
+++ b/system/authorized_key
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def keyfile(module, user, write=False, path=None, manage_dir=True):
     uid = user_entry.pw_uid
     gid = user_entry.pw_gid
 
-    if manage_dir in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
+    if manage_dir:
         if not os.path.exists(sshdir):
             os.mkdir(sshdir, 0700)
             if module.selinux_enabled():
diff --git a/system/sysctl b/system/sysctl
index ab1da5e0959..fd6960f2228 100644
--- a/system/sysctl
+++ b/system/sysctl
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
     def _parse_value(self, value):
         if value is None:
             return ''
-        elif value.lower() in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
+        elif value.lower():
             return '1'
-        elif value.lower() in BOOLEANS_FALSE:
+        elif not value.lower():
             return '0'
         else:
             return value.strip()
diff --git a/system/ufw b/system/ufw
index 07f51d853bc..73dc9e8974b 100644
--- a/system/ufw
+++ b/system/ufw
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def main():
             default   = dict(default=None,  aliases=['policy'], choices=['allow', 'deny', 'reject']),
             logging   = dict(default=None,  choises=['on', 'off', 'low', 'medium', 'high', 'full']),
             direction = dict(default=None,  choises=['in', 'incoming', 'out', 'outgoing']),
-            delete    = dict(default=False, choices=BOOLEANS),
+            delete    = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             insert    = dict(default=None),
             rule      = dict(default=None,  choices=['allow', 'deny', 'reject', 'limit']),
             interface = dict(default=None,  aliases=['if']),