diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw.py
index 0d649d2131c..c578df12939 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw.py
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 extends_documentation_fragment:
 - amazon.aws.aws
 - amazon.aws.ec2
-
-requirements:
-  - botocore
-  - boto3
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
index 17e5cc805ae..00ecac957ab 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 description:
     - Gather information about internet gateways in AWS.
     - This module was called C(ec2_vpc_igw_facts) before Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.
-requirements: [ boto3 ]
 author: "Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)"
 options:
   filters: