diff --git a/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules.rst b/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules.rst
index 0522514f929..83c92bacaa5 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules.rst
@@ -698,7 +698,8 @@ The following  checklist items are important guidelines for people who want to c
 
 * The return structure should be consistent, even if NA/None are used for keys normally returned under other options.
 * Are module actions idempotent? If not document in the descriptions or the notes.
-* Import module snippets `from ansible.module_utils.basic import *` at the bottom, conserves line numbers for debugging.
+* Import ``ansible.module_utils`` code in the same place as you import other libraries.  In older code, this was done at the bottom of the file but that's no longer needed.
+* Do not use wildcards for importing other python modules (ex: ``from ansible.module_utils.basic import *``).  This used to be required for code imported from ``ansible.module_utils`` but, from Ansible-2.1 onwards, it's just an outdated and bad practice.
 * The module must have a `main` function that wraps the normal execution.
 * Call your :func:`main` from a conditional so that it would be possible to
   import them into unittests in the future example::