diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_subnet.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_subnet.py
index d4d37da874c..1510eb99758 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_subnet.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_subnet.py
@@ -1,116 +1,74 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# This file is part of Ansible
 #
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# This is a free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# This Ansible library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: ec2_vpc_subnet
-short_description: Configure subnets in AWS virtual private clouds.
+short_description: Manage subnets in AWS virtual private clouds
 description:
-    - Create or removes AWS subnets in a VPC.  This module has a'''
-''' dependency on python-boto.
-version_added: "1.8"
+    - Manage subnets in AWS virtual private clouds
+version_added: "2.0"
+author: Robert Estelle, @erydo
 options:
   vpc_id:
     description:
-      - A VPC id in which the subnet resides
+      - VPC ID of the VPC in which to create the subnet.
     required: false
     default: null
-    aliases: []
   resource_tags:
     description:
-      - 'A dictionary array of resource tags of the form: { tag1: value1,'''
-''' tag2: value2 }. This module identifies a subnet by CIDR and will update'''
-''' the subnet's tags to match. Tags not in this list will be ignored.
+      - A dictionary array of resource tags of the form: { tag1: value1, tag2: value2 }. This module identifies a subnet by CIDR and will update the subnet's tags to match. Tags not in this list will be ignored.
     required: false
     default: null
-    aliases: []
   cidr:
     description:
-      - "The cidr block for the subnet, e.g. 10.0.0.0/16"
-    required: false, unless state=present
+      - The CIDR block for the subnet. E.g. 10.0.0.0/16. Only required when state=present."
+    required: false
   az:
     description:
-      - "The availability zone for the subnet"
-    required: false, unless state=present
-  region:
-    description:
-      - region in which the resource exists.
+      - "The availability zone for the subnet. Only required when state=present."
     required: false
-    default: null
-    aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
   state:
     description:
       - Create or remove the subnet
     required: true
     default: present
-    aliases: []
-  aws_secret_key:
-    description:
-      - AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_KEY'''
-''' environment variable is used.
-    required: false
-    default: None
-    aliases: ['ec2_secret_key', 'secret_key' ]
-  aws_access_key:
-    description:
-      - AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY'''
-''' environment variable is used.
-    required: false
-    default: None
-    aliases: ['ec2_access_key', 'access_key' ]
-  validate_certs:
-    description:
-      - When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for'''
-''' boto versions >= 2.6.0.
-    required: false
-    default: "yes"
-    choices: ["yes", "no"]
-    aliases: []
-
-requirements: ["boto"]
-author: Robert Estelle
+    choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
+extends_documentation_fragment: aws
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-# Note: None of these examples set aws_access_key, aws_secret_key, or region.
-# It is assumed that their matching environment variables are set.
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
 
-# Basic creation example:
-- name: Set up the subnet for database servers
-  local_action:
-    module: ec2_vpc_subnet
+- name: Create subnet for database servers
+  ec2_vpc_subnet:
     state: present
     vpc_id: vpc-123456
-    region: us-west-1
     cidr: 10.0.1.16/28
     resource_tags:
       Name: Database Subnet
   register: database_subnet
 
-# Removal of a VPC by id
-- name: Set up the subnet for database servers
-  local_action:
-    module: ec2_vpc
+- name: Remove subnet for database servers
+  ec2_vpc_subnet:
     state: absent
     vpc_id: vpc-123456
-    region: us-west-1
     cidr: 10.0.1.16/28
+    
 '''
 
-
 import sys  # noqa
 import time
 
@@ -290,3 +248,4 @@ from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *  # noqa
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
+    
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