diff --git a/cloud/google/gce_img.py b/cloud/google/gce_img.py
index 5775a94794d..a4a55c16dec 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce_img.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce_img.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ def main():
     changed = delete_image(gce, name, module)
 
   module.exit_json(changed=changed, name=name)
-  sys.exit(0)
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
diff --git a/cloud/google/gce_tag.py b/cloud/google/gce_tag.py
index 186f570b3f1..4f60f58f760 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce_tag.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce_tag.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ def main():
         changed, tags_changed = remove_tags(gce, module, instance_name, tags)
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, instance_name=instance_name, tags=tags_changed, zone=zone)
-    sys.exit(0)
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *