diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index 20079863e7..71efefdbc3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL     = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'poll_interval',    'ANSIBLE
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER       = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'remote_user',      'ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER',      active_user)
 DEFAULT_ASK_PASS          = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'ask_pass',  'ANSIBLE_ASK_PASS',    False, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE  = shell_expand_path(get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'private_key_file', 'ANSIBLE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE', None))
-DEFAULT_SUDO_USER         = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'sudo_user',        'ANSIBLE_SUDO_USER',        'root')
 DEFAULT_ASK_SUDO_PASS     = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'ask_sudo_pass',    'ANSIBLE_ASK_SUDO_PASS',    False, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_PORT       = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'remote_port',      'ANSIBLE_REMOTE_PORT',      None, integer=True)
 DEFAULT_ASK_VAULT_PASS    = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'ask_vault_pass',    'ANSIBLE_ASK_VAULT_PASS',    False, boolean=True)
@@ -123,6 +122,7 @@ DEFAULT_MANAGED_STR       = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'ansible_managed',  None,
 DEFAULT_SYSLOG_FACILITY   = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'syslog_facility',  'ANSIBLE_SYSLOG_FACILITY', 'LOG_USER')
 DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'keep_remote_files', 'ANSIBLE_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES', False, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_SUDO              = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'sudo', 'ANSIBLE_SUDO', False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_SUDO_USER         = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'sudo_user',        'ANSIBLE_SUDO_USER',        'root')
 DEFAULT_SUDO_EXE          = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'sudo_exe', 'ANSIBLE_SUDO_EXE', 'sudo')
 DEFAULT_SUDO_FLAGS        = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'sudo_flags', 'ANSIBLE_SUDO_FLAGS', '-H')
 DEFAULT_HASH_BEHAVIOUR    = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'hash_behaviour', 'ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR', 'replace')
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ DEFAULT_LOG_PATH               = shell_expand_path(get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'log_
 #TODO: get rid of ternary chain mess
 BECOME_METHODS            = ['sudo','su','pbrun','pfexec','runas']
 BECOME_ERROR_STRINGS      = {'sudo': 'Sorry, try again.', 'su': 'Authentication failure', 'pbrun': '', 'pfexec': '', 'runas': ''}
-DEFAULT_BECOME            = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME',True if DEFAULT_SUDO or DEFAULT_SU else False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_BECOME            = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME',False, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_BECOME_METHOD     = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_method', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_METHOD','sudo' if DEFAULT_SUDO else 'su' if DEFAULT_SU else 'sudo' ).lower()
-DEFAULT_BECOME_USER       = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_user', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER',DEFAULT_SUDO_USER if DEFAULT_SUDO else DEFAULT_SU_USER if DEFAULT_SU else 'root')
-DEFAULT_BECOME_ASK_PASS   = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_ask_pass', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_ASK_PASS',True if DEFAULT_ASK_SUDO_PASS else False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_BECOME_USER       = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_user', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER',default=None)
+DEFAULT_BECOME_ASK_PASS   = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_ask_pass', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_ASK_PASS', False, boolean=True)
 # need to rethink impementing these 2
 DEFAULT_BECOME_EXE = None
 #DEFAULT_BECOME_EXE        = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'become_exe', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE','sudo' if DEFAULT_SUDO else 'su' if DEFAULT_SU else 'sudo')
diff --git a/v2/ansible/constants.py b/v2/ansible/constants.py
index f2da07ffb0..72b571ebb8 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/constants.py
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ DEFAULT_LOG_PATH               = shell_expand_path(get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'log_
 #TODO: get rid of ternary chain mess
 BECOME_METHODS            = ['sudo','su','pbrun','pfexec','runas']
 BECOME_ERROR_STRINGS      = {'sudo': 'Sorry, try again.', 'su': 'Authentication failure', 'pbrun': '', 'pfexec': '', 'runas': ''}
-DEFAULT_BECOME            = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME',True if DEFAULT_SUDO or DEFAULT_SU else False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_BECOME            = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME',False, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_BECOME_METHOD     = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_method', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_METHOD','sudo' if DEFAULT_SUDO else 'su' if DEFAULT_SU else 'sudo' ).lower()
-DEFAULT_BECOME_USER       = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_user', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER',DEFAULT_SUDO_USER if DEFAULT_SUDO else DEFAULT_SU_USER if DEFAULT_SU else 'root')
-DEFAULT_BECOME_ASK_PASS   = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_ask_pass', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_ASK_PASS',True if DEFAULT_ASK_SUDO_PASS else False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_BECOME_USER       = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_user', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER', None)
+DEFAULT_BECOME_ASK_PASS   = get_config(p, 'privilege_escalation', 'become_ask_pass', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_ASK_PASS', False, boolean=True)
 # need to rethink impementing these 2
 DEFAULT_BECOME_EXE = None
 #DEFAULT_BECOME_EXE        = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'become_exe', 'ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE','sudo' if DEFAULT_SUDO else 'su' if DEFAULT_SU else 'sudo')