diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metric_alarm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metric_alarm.py
index e1e918f161d..54d607c395e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metric_alarm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metric_alarm.py
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import sys
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
-
 try:
     import boto.ec2.cloudwatch
     from boto.ec2.cloudwatch import CloudWatchConnection, MetricAlarm
@@ -282,4 +279,8 @@ def main():
     elif state == 'absent':
         delete_metric_alarm(connection, module)
 
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
 main()