diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_alarm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_alarm.py
index f4d2a9398a..f9b97bc8dd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_alarm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_alarm.py
@@ -105,17 +105,6 @@ except ImportError:
 def alarm(module, state, label, entity_id, check_id, notification_plan_id, criteria,
           disabled, metadata):
 
-    # Verify the presence of required attributes.
-
-    required_attrs = {
-        "label": label, "entity_id": entity_id, "check_id": check_id,
-        "notification_plan_id": notification_plan_id
-    }
-
-    for (key, value) in required_attrs.iteritems():
-        if not value:
-            module.fail_json(msg=('%s is required for rax_mon_alarm' % key))
-
     if len(label) < 1 or len(label) > 255:
         module.fail_json(msg='label must be between 1 and 255 characters long')
 
@@ -173,12 +162,10 @@ def alarm(module, state, label, entity_id, check_id, notification_plan_id, crite
                                     criteria=criteria, disabled=disabled, label=label,
                                     metadata=metadata)
             changed = True
-    elif state == 'absent':
+    else:
         for a in existing:
             a.delete()
             changed = True
-    else:
-        module.fail_json(msg='state must be either present or absent.')
 
     if alarm:
         alarm_dict = {
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_check.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_check.py
index 27798e6cd5..101efd3c85 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_check.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_check.py
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ def cloud_check(module, state, entity_id, label, check_type,
                 monitoring_zones_poll, target_hostname, target_alias, details,
                 disabled, metadata, period, timeout):
 
-    # Verify the presence of required attributes.
-
-    required_attrs = {
-        "entity_id": entity_id, "label": label, "check_type": check_type
-    }
-
-    for (key, value) in required_attrs.iteritems():
-        if not value:
-            module.fail_json(msg=('%s is required for rax_mon_check' % key))
-
     # Coerce attributes.
 
     if monitoring_zones_poll and not isinstance(monitoring_zones_poll, list):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_entity.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_entity.py
index b1bd13c61a..5f82ff9c52 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_entity.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_entity.py
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ except ImportError:
 
 def cloud_monitoring(module, state, label, agent_id, named_ip_addresses,
                      metadata):
-    if not label:
-        module.fail_json(msg='label is required for rax_mon_entity')
 
     if len(label) < 1 or len(label) > 255:
         module.fail_json(msg='label must be between 1 and 255 characters long')
@@ -139,13 +137,11 @@ def cloud_monitoring(module, state, label, agent_id, named_ip_addresses,
                                       ip_addresses=named_ip_addresses,
                                       metadata=metadata)
             changed = True
-    elif state == 'absent':
+    else:
         # Delete the existing Entities.
         for e in existing:
             e.delete()
             changed = True
-    else:
-        module.fail_json(msg='state must be present or absent')
 
     if entity:
         entity_dict = {
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification.py
index 6962b14b3e..8a21b088c5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification.py
@@ -76,18 +76,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 def notification(module, state, label, notification_type, details):
 
-    if not label:
-        module.fail_json(msg='label is required for rax_mon_notification')
-
     if len(label) < 1 or len(label) > 255:
         module.fail_json(msg='label must be between 1 and 255 characters long')
 
-    if not notification_type:
-        module.fail_json(msg='you must provide a notification_type')
-
-    if not details:
-        module.fail_json(msg='notification details are required')
-
     changed = False
     notification = None
 
@@ -132,12 +123,10 @@ def notification(module, state, label, notification_type, details):
             notification = cm.create_notification(notification_type,
                                                   label=label, details=details)
             changed = True
-    elif state == 'absent':
+    else:
         for n in existing:
             n.delete()
             changed = True
-    else:
-        module.fail_json(msg='state must be either "present" or "absent"')
 
     if notification:
         notification_dict = {
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification_plan.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification_plan.py
index 1bb5052c8f..05b89b2cfb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification_plan.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification_plan.py
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ except ImportError:
 
 def notification_plan(module, state, label, critical_state, warning_state, ok_state):
 
-    if not label:
-        module.fail_json(msg='label is required for rax_mon_notification_plan')
-
     if len(label) < 1 or len(label) > 255:
         module.fail_json(msg='label must be between 1 and 255 characters long')
 
@@ -128,12 +125,10 @@ def notification_plan(module, state, label, critical_state, warning_state, ok_st
                                                             warning_state=warning_state,
                                                             ok_state=ok_state)
             changed = True
-    elif state == 'absent':
+    else:
         for np in existing:
             np.delete()
             changed = True
-    else:
-        module.fail_json(msg='state must be either "present" or "absent"')
 
     if notification_plan:
         notification_plan_dict = {