diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/library/ipaclient_configure_dns_resolver.py b/roles/ipaclient/library/ipaclient_configure_dns_resolver.py
index 0c10376b44ce17212b34defa9fc56b28a37956c7..ca8caf5c15d7bee53f618fd25d94483101107e46 100644
--- a/roles/ipaclient/library/ipaclient_configure_dns_resolver.py
+++ b/roles/ipaclient/library/ipaclient_configure_dns_resolver.py
@@ -266,10 +266,8 @@ def unconfigure_dns_resolver(fstore=None):
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
-            nameservers=dict(type="list", elements="str", aliases=["cn"],
-                             required=False),
-            searchdomains=dict(type="list", elements="str", aliases=["cn"],
-                               required=False),
+            nameservers=dict(type="list", elements="str", required=False),
+            searchdomains=dict(type="list", elements="str", required=False),
             state=dict(type="str", default="present",
                        choices=["present", "absent"]),
         ),