diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/args_common.py b/plugins/module_utils/args_common.py
index b8bc0bcc12..a8ac65c841 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/args_common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/args_common.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-
 def list_dict_str(value):
-    if isinstance(value, (list, dict, string_types)):
+    if isinstance(value, (list, dict, str)):
         return value
     raise TypeError