diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
index f66bffe0ba..1538a2c806 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ fw_offline = False
 Rich_Rule = None
 FirewallClientZoneSettings = None
 
-module = None
 
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 # exception handling