diff --git a/utils/templates/ipamodule+member.py.in b/utils/templates/ipamodule+member.py.in
index 5ce5cf1b..3d34d77b 100644
--- a/utils/templates/ipamodule+member.py.in
+++ b/utils/templates/ipamodule+member.py.in
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ def main():
             PARAMETER2=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str',
                             default=None, aliases=["API_PARAMETER_NAME"]),
             # action
-            action=dict(type="str", default="$name", type="str",
+            action=dict(type="str", default="$name",
                         choices=["member", "$name"]),
             # state
-            state=dict(type="str", default="present", type="str",
+            state=dict(type="str", default="present",
                        choices=["present", "absent"]),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
diff --git a/utils/templates/ipamodule.py.in b/utils/templates/ipamodule.py.in
index aa52257b..3b1bf1e8 100644
--- a/utils/templates/ipamodule.py.in
+++ b/utils/templates/ipamodule.py.in
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def main():
             PARAMETER2=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str',
                             aliases=["API_PARAMETER_NAME"], default=None),
             # state
-            state=dict(type="str", default="present", type="str",
+            state=dict(type="str", default="present",
                        choices=["present", "absent"]),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,