diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
index 6296020b77..65953af2b5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 # this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
-#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
index 248904676f..330f2c7a6a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
@@ -1321,6 +1321,6 @@ def main():
 
 
 # this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
-#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
index 588af02391..a21d84cd8d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def main():
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, msg=msg)
 
 # this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
-#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()