diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 09e4a153a..5b6b6283e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Here is a sample module that will always fail::
 
     #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-    from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
     if __name__ == '__main__':
         module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec={})
diff --git a/validations/library/advanced_format.py b/validations/library/advanced_format.py
index e0bd1f5df..f2bf30222 100644
--- a/validations/library/advanced_format.py
+++ b/validations/library/advanced_format.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 from os import path
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # noqa
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/haproxy_conf.py b/validations/library/haproxy_conf.py
index e83708b36..8c091b8cb 100644
--- a/validations/library/haproxy_conf.py
+++ b/validations/library/haproxy_conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import re
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # NOQA
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/hiera.py b/validations/library/hiera.py
index 6ff53e9ea..196cce219 100644
--- a/validations/library/hiera.py
+++ b/validations/library/hiera.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import subprocess
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # noqa
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/icmp_ping.py b/validations/library/icmp_ping.py
index 7863a510b..15cd17772 100644
--- a/validations/library/icmp_ping.py
+++ b/validations/library/icmp_ping.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # noqa
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/ini.py b/validations/library/ini.py
index f81d7c228..86dfe4a42 100644
--- a/validations/library/ini.py
+++ b/validations/library/ini.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from enum import Enum
 import os
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # NOQA
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 # Possible return values
diff --git a/validations/library/ip_range.py b/validations/library/ip_range.py
index c76b0f689..6d851b2c0 100644
--- a/validations/library/ip_range.py
+++ b/validations/library/ip_range.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import netaddr
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # NOQA
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/overcloudrc.py b/validations/library/overcloudrc.py
index fd578c49b..75d36a405 100644
--- a/validations/library/overcloudrc.py
+++ b/validations/library/overcloudrc.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # NOQA
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 import os.path
 import subprocess
diff --git a/validations/library/pacemaker.py b/validations/library/pacemaker.py
index ee6d19351..4e8e11c42 100644
--- a/validations/library/pacemaker.py
+++ b/validations/library/pacemaker.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # NOQA
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/undercloud_conf.py b/validations/library/undercloud_conf.py
index ffd35cb5d..b17ce0b37 100644
--- a/validations/library/undercloud_conf.py
+++ b/validations/library/undercloud_conf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from os import path
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # noqa
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
diff --git a/validations/library/warn.py b/validations/library/warn.py
index fa0c270d6..9212159ea 100644
--- a/validations/library/warn.py
+++ b/validations/library/warn.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *  # noqa
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---