diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_managed_policy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_managed_policy.py
index 595b50693a8..71df98c2ebf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_managed_policy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_managed_policy.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ options:
   state:
     description:
       - Should this managed policy be present or absent. Set to absent to detach all entities from this policy and remove it if found.
-    required: True
+    default: present
     choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
 author: "Dan Kozlowski (@dkhenry)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def main():
         make_default=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         only_version=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         fail_on_delete=dict(type='bool', default=True),
-        state=dict(required=True, choices=['present', 'absent']),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
     ))
 
     module = AnsibleModule(