diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
index b3ab408832..855883d64a 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files.py validate-modules:parameter-state-in
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files_objects.py use-argspec-type-path
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_scaling_group.py use-argspec-type-path  # fix needed, expanduser() applied to dict values
 plugins/modules/cloud/scaleway/scaleway_organization_info.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
-plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc         # unused param - removed in 6.0.0
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
index 164fc7daf5..39c97f6bf8 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files.py validate-modules:parameter-state-in
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files_objects.py use-argspec-type-path
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_scaling_group.py use-argspec-type-path  # fix needed, expanduser() applied to dict values
 plugins/modules/cloud/scaleway/scaleway_organization_info.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
-plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc         # unused param - removed in 6.0.0
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
index 164fc7daf5..39c97f6bf8 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files.py validate-modules:parameter-state-in
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files_objects.py use-argspec-type-path
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_scaling_group.py use-argspec-type-path  # fix needed, expanduser() applied to dict values
 plugins/modules/cloud/scaleway/scaleway_organization_info.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
-plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc         # unused param - removed in 6.0.0
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
index 96aef6cd3a..a2ccf20db3 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files.py validate-modules:parameter-state-in
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_files_objects.py use-argspec-type-path
 plugins/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_scaling_group.py use-argspec-type-path  # fix needed, expanduser() applied to dict values
 plugins/modules/cloud/scaleway/scaleway_organization_info.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
-plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc         # unused param - removed in 6.0.0
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/spotinst/spotinst_aws_elastigroup.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter