diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
index 23b9ddfe3e..3163da83c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
         self._legal_inputs = []
         self._handle_aliases()
-        self._check_invalid_arguments()
+        # temporarily disabled
+        # self._check_invalid_arguments()
         self._set_defaults(pre=True)
 
         if not bypass_checks: