diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_dnsrecordset.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_dnsrecordset.py
index 87db71ac665bd4..c530cad1d45fea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_dnsrecordset.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_dnsrecordset.py
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ def exec_module(self, **kwargs):
         if self.results['changed']:
             if self.state == 'present':
                 record_set_args = dict(
-                    type=self.record_type,
                     ttl=self.time_to_live
                 )