diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
index eed1721353..298b065d4f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['stableinterface'],
                     'supported_by': 'core'}
 
-
-DOCUMENTATION = '''
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: slurp
 version_added: historical
@@ -37,21 +36,18 @@ options:
       - The file on the remote system to fetch. This I(must) be a file, not a
         directory.
     required: true
-    default: null
-    aliases: []
 notes:
    - This module returns an 'in memory' base64 encoded version of the file, take into account that this will require at least twice the RAM as the
      original file size.
    - "See also: M(fetch)"
-requirements: []
 author:
-    - "Ansible Core Team"
-    - "Michael DeHaan"
+    - Ansible Core Team
+    - Michael DeHaan (@mpdehaan)
 '''
 
-EXAMPLES = '''
-# Find out what the remote machine's mounts are:
-- slurp:
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Find out what the remote machine's mounts are
+  slurp:
     src: /proc/mounts
   register: mounts
 
@@ -71,13 +67,17 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 import base64
+import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec = dict(
-            src = dict(required=True, aliases=['path'], type='path'),
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            src=dict(type='path', required=True, aliases=['path']),
         ),
-        supports_check_mode=True
+        supports_check_mode=True,
     )
     source = module.params['src']
 
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(content=data, source=source, encoding='base64')
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
-
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
index 6ff5061210..75fd99ec1f 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/network/asa/asa_acl.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/asa/asa_command.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/asa/asa_config.py
 lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
-lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
 lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_chain.py
 lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_policy.py