diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/916-purge_tags.yml b/changelogs/fragments/916-purge_tags.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c74d7468199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/916-purge_tags.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+breaking_changes:
+- ec2_ami - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_instance - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_key - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_vol - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_vpc_endpoint - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_vpc_net - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
+- ec2_vpc_route_table - the default value for ``purge_tags`` has been changed from ``False`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/916).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py
index 85216ca077a..39979e3438b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     type: str
   architecture:
     description:
-      - The target architecture of the image to register
+      - The target architecture of the image to register.
     default: "x86_64"
     type: str
   kernel_id:
@@ -76,39 +76,39 @@
     type: list
     elements: dict
     suboptions:
-        device_name:
-          type: str
-          description:
+      device_name:
+        type: str
+        description:
           - The device name. For example C(/dev/sda).
-          required: yes
-        virtual_name:
-          type: str
-          description:
+        required: yes
+      virtual_name:
+        type: str
+        description:
           - The virtual name for the device.
           - See the AWS documentation for more detail U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html).
-        no_device:
-          type: bool
-          description:
+      no_device:
+        type: bool
+        description:
           - Suppresses the specified device included in the block device mapping of the AMI.
-        volume_type:
-          type: str
-          description: The volume type.  Defaults to C(gp2) when not set.
-        delete_on_termination:
-          type: bool
-          description: Whether the device should be automatically deleted when the Instance is terminated.
-        snapshot_id:
-          type: str
-          description: The ID of the Snapshot.
-        iops:
-          type: int
-          description: When using an C(io1) I(volume_type) this sets the number of IOPS provisioned for the volume
-        encrypted:
-          type: bool
-          description: Whether the volume should be encrypted.
-        volume_size:
-          aliases: ['size']
-          type: int
-          description: The size of the volume (in GiB)
+      volume_type:
+        type: str
+        description: The volume type.  Defaults to C(gp2) when not set.
+      delete_on_termination:
+        type: bool
+        description: Whether the device should be automatically deleted when the Instance is terminated.
+      snapshot_id:
+        type: str
+        description: The ID of the Snapshot.
+      iops:
+        type: int
+        description: When using an C(io1) I(volume_type) this sets the number of IOPS provisioned for the volume.
+      encrypted:
+        type: bool
+        description: Whether the volume should be encrypted.
+      volume_size:
+        aliases: ['size']
+        type: int
+        description: The size of the volume (in GiB).
   delete_snapshot:
     description:
       - Delete snapshots when deregistering the AMI.
@@ -116,13 +116,15 @@
     type: bool
   launch_permissions:
     description:
-      - Users and groups that should be able to launch the AMI. Expects dictionary with a key of user_ids and/or group_names. user_ids should
-        be a list of account ids. group_name should be a list of groups, "all" is the only acceptable value currently.
-      - You must pass all desired launch permissions if you wish to modify existing launch permissions (passing just groups will remove all users)
+      - Users and groups that should be able to launch the AMI.
+      - Expects dictionary with a key of C(user_ids) and/or C(group_names).
+      - C(user_ids) should be a list of account IDs.
+      - C(group_name) should be a list of groups, C(all) is the only acceptable value currently.
+      - You must pass all desired launch permissions if you wish to modify existing launch permissions (passing just groups will remove all users).
     type: dict
   image_location:
     description:
-      - The s3 location of an image to use for the AMI.
+      - The S3 location of an image to use for the AMI.
     type: str
   enhanced_networking:
     description:
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@
     type: bool
   billing_products:
     description:
-      - A list of valid billing codes. To be used with valid accounts by aws marketplace vendors.
+      - A list of valid billing codes. To be used with valid accounts by AWS Marketplace vendors.
     type: list
     elements: str
   ramdisk_id:
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - amazon.aws.aws
   - amazon.aws.ec2
-  - amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 # Thank you to iAcquire for sponsoring development of this module.
@@ -726,7 +728,7 @@ def main():
         ramdisk_id=dict(),
         sriov_net_support=dict(),
         tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
     )
 
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(
@@ -742,14 +744,6 @@ def main():
     if not any([module.params['image_id'], module.params['name']]):
         module.fail_json(msg="one of the following is required: name, image_id")
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     connection = module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff())
 
     if module.params.get('state') == 'absent':
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py
index 159e1be5aaa..b9791ff9759 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 short_description: Create & manage EC2 instances
 description:
   - Create and manage AWS EC2 instances.
-  - >
-    Note: This module does not support creating
+  - This module does not support creating
     L(EC2 Spot instances,https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/).
   - The M(amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance) module can create and manage spot instances.
 author:
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@
     type: str
   wait:
     description:
-      - Whether or not to wait for the desired state (use wait_timeout to customize this).
+      - Whether or not to wait for the desired I(state) (use (wait_timeout) to customize this).
     default: true
     type: bool
   wait_timeout:
@@ -52,9 +51,11 @@
     type: int
   instance_type:
     description:
-      - Instance type to use for the instance, see U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html)
-        Only required when instance is not already present.
-      - If not specified, t2.micro will be used.
+      - Instance type to use for the instance, see U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html).
+      - Only required when instance is not already present.
+      - If not specified, C(t2.micro) will be used.
+      - In a release after 2023-01-01 the default will be removed and either I(instance_type) or
+        I(launch_template) must be specificed when launching an instance.
     type: str
   count:
     description:
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
     version_added: 2.2.0
   user_data:
     description:
-      - Opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance
+      - Opaque blob of data which is made available to the EC2 instance.
     type: str
   tower_callback:
     description:
@@ -119,12 +120,14 @@
     type: str
   security_groups:
     description:
-      - A list of security group IDs or names (strings). Mutually exclusive with I(security_group).
+      - A list of security group IDs or names (strings).
+      - Mutually exclusive with I(security_group).
     type: list
     elements: str
   security_group:
     description:
-      - A security group ID or name. Mutually exclusive with I(security_groups).
+      - A security group ID or name.
+      - Mutually exclusive with I(security_groups).
     type: str
   name:
     description:
@@ -132,72 +135,72 @@
     type: str
   vpc_subnet_id:
     description:
-      - The subnet ID in which to launch the instance (VPC)
-        If none is provided, M(amazon.aws.ec2_instance) will chose the default zone of the default VPC.
+      - The subnet ID in which to launch the instance (VPC).
+      - If none is provided, M(amazon.aws.ec2_instance) will chose the default zone of the default VPC.
     aliases: ['subnet_id']
     type: str
   network:
     description:
-      - Either a dictionary containing the key 'interfaces' corresponding to a list of network interface IDs or
+      - Either a dictionary containing the key C(interfaces) corresponding to a list of network interface IDs or
         containing specifications for a single network interface.
       - Use the M(amazon.aws.ec2_eni) module to create ENIs with special settings.
     type: dict
     suboptions:
       interfaces:
         description:
-        - a list of ENI IDs (strings) or a list of objects containing the key I(id).
+          - A list of ENI IDs (strings) or a list of objects containing the key I(id).
         type: list
         elements: str
       assign_public_ip:
         description:
-        - when true assigns a public IP address to the interface
+          - When C(true) assigns a public IP address to the interface.
         type: bool
       private_ip_address:
         description:
-        - an IPv4 address to assign to the interface
+          - An IPv4 address to assign to the interface.
         type: str
       ipv6_addresses:
         description:
-        - a list of IPv6 addresses to assign to the network interface
+          - A list of IPv6 addresses to assign to the network interface.
         type: list
         elements: str
       source_dest_check:
         description:
-        - controls whether source/destination checking is enabled on the interface
+          - Controls whether source/destination checking is enabled on the interface.
         type: bool
       description:
         description:
-        - a description for the network interface
+          - A description for the network interface.
         type: str
       private_ip_addresses:
         description:
-        - a list of IPv4 addresses to assign to the network interface
+          - A list of IPv4 addresses to assign to the network interface.
         type: list
         elements: str
       subnet_id:
         description:
-        - the subnet to connect the network interface to
+          - The subnet to connect the network interface to.
         type: str
       delete_on_termination:
         description:
-        - Delete the interface when the instance it is attached to is
-          terminated.
+          - Delete the interface when the instance it is attached to is
+            terminated.
         type: bool
       device_index:
         description:
-        - The index of the interface to modify
+          - The index of the interface to modify.
         type: int
       groups:
         description:
-        - a list of security group IDs to attach to the interface
+          - A list of security group IDs to attach to the interface.
         type: list
         elements: str
   volumes:
     description:
-    - A list of block device mappings, by default this will always use the AMI root device so the volumes option is primarily for adding more storage.
-    - A mapping contains the (optional) keys device_name, virtual_name, ebs.volume_type, ebs.volume_size, ebs.kms_key_id,
-      ebs.snapshot_id, ebs.iops, and ebs.delete_on_termination.
-    - For more information about each parameter, see U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html).
+      - A list of block device mappings, by default this will always use the AMI root device so the volumes option is primarily for adding more storage.
+      - A mapping contains the (optional) keys C(device_name), C(virtual_name), C(ebs.volume_type), C(ebs.volume_size), C(ebs.kms_key_id),
+        C(ebs.snapshot_id), C(ebs.iops), and C(ebs.delete_on_termination).
+      - For more information about each parameter, see U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html).
     type: list
     elements: dict
   launch_template:
@@ -207,23 +210,24 @@
     suboptions:
       id:
         description:
-        - the ID of the launch template (optional if name is specified).
+          - The ID of the launch template (optional if name is specified).
         type: str
       name:
         description:
-        - the pretty name of the launch template (optional if id is specified).
+          - The pretty name of the launch template (optional if id is specified).
         type: str
       version:
         description:
-        - the specific version of the launch template to use. If unspecified, the template default is chosen.
+          - The specific version of the launch template to use. If unspecified, the template default is chosen.
   key_name:
     description:
-    - Name of the SSH access key to assign to the instance - must exist in the region the instance is created.
+      - Name of the SSH access key to assign to the instance - must exist in the region the instance is created.
+      - Use M(amazon.aws.ec2_key) to manage SSH keys.
     type: str
   availability_zone:
     description:
-    - Specify an availability zone to use the default subnet it. Useful if not specifying the I(vpc_subnet_id) parameter.
-    - If no subnet, ENI, or availability zone is provided, the default subnet in the default VPC will be used in the first AZ (alphabetically sorted).
+      - Specify an availability zone to use the default subnet it. Useful if not specifying the I(vpc_subnet_id) parameter.
+      - If no subnet, ENI, or availability zone is provided, the default subnet in the default VPC will be used in the first AZ (alphabetically sorted).
     type: str
   instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior:
     description:
@@ -238,12 +242,12 @@
   termination_protection:
     description:
       - Whether to enable termination protection.
-        This module will not terminate an instance with termination protection active, it must be turned off first.
+      - This module will not terminate an instance with termination protection active, it must be turned off first.
     type: bool
   cpu_credit_specification:
     description:
       - For T series instances, choose whether to allow increased charges to buy CPU credits if the default pool is depleted.
-      - Choose I(unlimited) to enable buying additional CPU credits.
+      - Choose C(unlimited) to enable buying additional CPU credits.
     choices: ['unlimited', 'standard']
     type: str
   cpu_options:
@@ -255,18 +259,18 @@
     suboptions:
       threads_per_core:
         description:
-        - Select the number of threads per core to enable. Disable or Enable Intel HT.
+          - Select the number of threads per core to enable. Disable or Enable Intel HT.
         choices: [1, 2]
         required: true
         type: int
       core_count:
         description:
-        - Set the number of core to enable.
+          - Set the number of core to enable.
         required: true
         type: int
   detailed_monitoring:
     description:
-      - Whether to allow detailed cloudwatch metrics to be collected, enabling more detailed alerting.
+      - Whether to allow detailed CloudWatch metrics to be collected, enabling more detailed alerting.
     type: bool
   ebs_optimized:
     description:
@@ -283,14 +287,14 @@
     type: dict
   instance_role:
     description:
-      - The ARN or name of an EC2-enabled instance role to be used. If a name is not provided in arn format
-        then the ListInstanceProfiles permission must also be granted.
-        U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceProfiles.html) If no full ARN is provided,
-        the role with a matching name will be used from the active AWS account.
+      - The ARN or name of an EC2-enabled instance role to be used.
+      - If a name is not provided in ARN format then the ListInstanceProfiles permission must also be granted.
+        U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceProfiles.html)
+      - If no full ARN is provided, the role with a matching name will be used from the active AWS account.
     type: str
   placement_group:
     description:
-      - The placement group that needs to be assigned to the instance
+      - The placement group that needs to be assigned to the instance.
     type: str
   metadata_options:
     description:
@@ -302,30 +306,30 @@
     suboptions:
       http_endpoint:
         description:
-        - Enables or disables the HTTP metadata endpoint on instances.
-        - If specified a value of disabled, metadata of the instance will not be accessible.
+          - Enables or disables the HTTP metadata endpoint on instances.
+          - If specified a value of disabled, metadata of the instance will not be accessible.
         choices: [enabled, disabled]
         default: enabled
         type: str
       http_tokens:
         description:
-        - Set the state of token usage for instance metadata requests.
-        - If the state is optional (v1 and v2), instance metadata can be retrieved with or without a signed token header on request.
-        - If the state is required (v2), a signed token header must be sent with any instance metadata retrieval requests.
+          - Set the state of token usage for instance metadata requests.
+          - If the state is optional (v1 and v2), instance metadata can be retrieved with or without a signed token header on request.
+          - If the state is required (v2), a signed token header must be sent with any instance metadata retrieval requests.
         choices: [optional, required]
         default: optional
         type: str
       http_put_response_hop_limit:
         version_added: 4.0.0
         type: int
-        description: >
-          The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests.
-          The larger the number, the further instance metadata requests can travel.
+        description:
+          - The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests.
+          - The larger the number, the further instance metadata requests can travel.
         default: 1
       http_protocol_ipv6:
         version_added: 4.0.0
         type: str
-        description: >
+        description:
           - Wether the instance metadata endpoint is available via IPv6 (C(enabled)) or not (C(disabled)).
           - Requires botocore >= 1.21.29
         choices: [enabled, disabled]
@@ -340,10 +344,9 @@
         default: 'disabled'
 
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -2003,7 +2006,7 @@ def main():
         instance_role=dict(type='str'),
         name=dict(type='str'),
         tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         filters=dict(type='dict', default=None),
         launch_template=dict(type='dict'),
         key_name=dict(type='str'),
@@ -2046,14 +2049,6 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     if not module.params.get('instance_type') and not module.params.get('launch_template') and module.params.get('state') != 'absent':
         module.deprecate("Default value instance_type has been deprecated, in the future you must set an instance_type or a launch_template",
                          date='2023-01-01', collection_name='amazon.aws')
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_key.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_key.py
index 3eb28ad103e..a471c987805 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_key.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_key.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 ---
 module: ec2_key
 version_added: 1.0.0
-short_description: Create or delete an ec2 key pair
+short_description: Create or delete an EC2 key pair
 description:
-    - create or delete an ec2 key pair.
+  - Create or delete an EC2 key pair.
 options:
   name:
     description:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     type: bool
   state:
     description:
-      - create or delete keypair
+      - Create or delete keypair.
     required: false
     choices: [ present, absent ]
     default: 'present'
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
       - ed25519
     version_added: 3.1.0
 notes:
-- Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.1.0.
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.1.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 
 author:
   - "Vincent Viallet (@zbal)"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
 
-- name: create a new ec2 key pair, returns generated private key
+- name: create a new EC2 key pair, returns generated private key
   amazon.aws.ec2_key:
     name: my_keypair
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def main():
         force=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
         tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         key_type=dict(type='str', choices=['rsa', 'ed25519']),
     )
 
@@ -317,14 +317,6 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     ec2_client = module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff())
 
     name = module.params['name']
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
index 16bc4c7c006..71976978413 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
@@ -11,22 +11,23 @@
 ---
 module: ec2_vol
 version_added: 1.0.0
-short_description: Create and attach a volume, return volume id and device map
+short_description: Create and attach a volume, return volume ID and device map
 description:
-    - Creates an EBS volume and optionally attaches it to an instance.
-    - If both I(instance) and I(name) are given and the instance has a device at the device name, then no volume is created and no attachment is made.
+  - Creates an EBS volume and optionally attaches it to an instance.
+  - If both I(instance) and I(name) are given and the instance has a device at the device name, then no volume is created and no attachment is made.
 options:
   instance:
     description:
-      - Instance ID if you wish to attach the volume. Since 1.9 you can set to None to detach.
+      - Instance ID if you wish to attach the volume.
+      - Set to C(None) to detach the volume.
     type: str
   name:
     description:
-      - Volume Name tag if you wish to attach an existing volume (requires instance)
+      - Volume Name tag if you wish to attach an existing volume (requires instance).
     type: str
   id:
     description:
-      - Volume id if you wish to attach an existing volume (requires instance) or remove an existing volume
+      - Volume ID if you wish to attach an existing volume (requires instance) or remove an existing volume.
     type: str
   volume_size:
     description:
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@
     type: int
   volume_type:
     description:
-      - Type of EBS volume; standard (magnetic), gp2 (SSD), gp3 (SSD), io1 (Provisioned IOPS), io2 (Provisioned IOPS),
-        st1 (Throughput Optimized HDD), sc1 (Cold HDD).
-        "Standard" is the old EBS default and continues to remain the Ansible default for backwards compatibility.
+      - Type of EBS volume; C(standard) (magnetic), C(gp2) (SSD), C(gp3) (SSD), C(io1) (Provisioned IOPS), C(io2) (Provisioned IOPS),
+        C(st1) (Throughput Optimized HDD), C(sc1) (Cold HDD).
+      - C(standard) is the old EBS default and continues to remain the Ansible default for backwards compatibility.
     default: standard
     choices: ['standard', 'gp2', 'io1', 'st1', 'sc1', 'gp3', 'io2']
     type: str
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@
     type: bool
   kms_key_id:
     description:
-      - Specify the id of the KMS key to use.
+      - Specify the ID of the KMS key to use.
     type: str
   device_name:
     description:
-      - Device id to override device mapping. Assumes /dev/sdf for Linux/UNIX and /dev/xvdf for Windows.
+      - Device ID to override device mapping. Assumes /dev/sdf for Linux/UNIX and /dev/xvdf for Windows.
     type: str
   delete_on_termination:
     description:
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@
     description:
       - Whether to ensure the volume is present or absent.
       - I(state=list) was deprecated in release 1.1.0 and is no longer available
-        with release 4.0.0.  The 'list' functionality has been moved to a dedicated
-        module M(amazon.aws.ec2_vol_info).
+        with release 4.0.0.
+      - The C(list) functionality has been moved to a dedicated module M(amazon.aws.ec2_vol_info).
     default: present
     choices: ['absent', 'present']
     type: str
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
     version_added: 1.4.0
   multi_attach:
     description:
-      - If set to C(yes), Multi-Attach will be enabled when creating the volume.
+      - If set to C(true), Multi-Attach will be enabled when creating the volume.
       - When you create a new volume, Multi-Attach is disabled by default.
       - This parameter is supported with io1 and io2 volumes only.
     type: bool
@@ -106,13 +107,14 @@
       - If set, allows to create volume in an Outpost.
     type: str
     version_added: 3.1.0
-author: "Lester Wade (@lwade)"
+author:
+  - "Lester Wade (@lwade)"
 notes:
-- Support for I(purge_tags) was added in release 1.5.0.
+  - Support for I(purge_tags) was added in release 1.5.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -712,7 +714,7 @@ def main():
         modify_volume=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         throughput=dict(type='int'),
         outpost_arn=dict(type='str'),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         multi_attach=dict(type='bool'),
     )
 
@@ -739,14 +741,6 @@ def main():
     throughput = module.params.get('throughput')
     multi_attach = module.params.get('multi_attach')
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     # Ensure we have the zone or can get the zone
     if instance is None and zone is None and state == 'present':
         module.fail_json(msg="You must specify either instance or zone")
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
index 14308d7d641..f8a744edea7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 module: ec2_vpc_endpoint
-short_description: Create and delete AWS VPC Endpoints.
+short_description: Create and delete AWS VPC endpoints
 version_added: 1.0.0
 description:
   - Creates AWS VPC endpoints.
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
     version_added: 2.1.0
   service:
     description:
-      - An AWS supported vpc endpoint service. Use the M(amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_endpoint_info)
+      - An AWS supported VPC endpoint service. Use the M(amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_endpoint_info)
         module to describe the supported endpoint services.
       - Required when creating an endpoint.
     required: false
     type: str
   policy:
     description:
-      - A properly formatted json policy as string, see
+      - A properly formatted JSON policy as string, see
         U(https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/7005#issuecomment-42894813).
         Cannot be used with I(policy_file).
       - Option when creating an endpoint. If not provided AWS will
@@ -75,55 +75,57 @@
     type: path
   state:
     description:
-        - present to ensure resource is created.
-        - absent to remove resource
+      - C(present) to ensure resource is created.
+      - C(absent) to remove resource.
     required: false
     default: present
     choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
     type: str
   wait:
     description:
-      - When specified, will wait for either available status for state present.
-        Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in
+      - When specified, will wait for status to reach C(available) for I(state=present).
+      - Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in
         behaviour from AWS.
     required: false
     default: no
     type: bool
   wait_timeout:
     description:
-      - Used in conjunction with wait. Number of seconds to wait for status.
-        Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in
+      - Used in conjunction with I(wait).
+      - Number of seconds to wait for status.
+      - Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in
         behaviour from AWS.
     required: false
     default: 320
     type: int
   route_table_ids:
     description:
-      - List of one or more route table ids to attach to the endpoint. A route
-        is added to the route table with the destination of the endpoint if
-        provided.
-      - Route table ids are only valid for gateway type endpoints.
+      - List of one or more route table IDs to attach to the endpoint.
+      - A route is added to the route table with the destination of the
+        endpoint if provided.
+      - Route table IDs are only valid for C(Gateway) endpoints.
     required: false
     type: list
     elements: str
   vpc_endpoint_id:
     description:
-      - One or more vpc endpoint ids to remove from the AWS account
+      - One or more VPC endpoint IDs to remove from the AWS account.
+      - Required if I(state=absent).
     required: false
     type: str
   client_token:
     description:
-      - Optional client token to ensure idempotency
+      - Optional client token to ensure idempotency.
     required: false
     type: str
-author: Karen Cheng (@Etherdaemon)
+author:
+  - Karen Cheng (@Etherdaemon)
 notes:
-- Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 1.5.0.
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 1.5.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ def main():
         vpc_endpoint_id=dict(),
         client_token=dict(no_log=False),
         tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
     )
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
@@ -441,14 +443,6 @@ def main():
     # Validate Requirements
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     if module.params.get('policy_file'):
         module.deprecate('The policy_file option has been deprecated and'
                          ' will be removed after 2022-12-01',
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py
index 069b5bcb837..6143cce2511 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 ---
 module: ec2_vpc_net
 version_added: 1.0.0
-short_description: Configure AWS virtual private clouds
+short_description: Configure AWS Virtual Private Clouds
 description:
-    - Create, modify, and terminate AWS virtual private clouds.
+  - Create, modify, and terminate AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
 author:
   - Jonathan Davila (@defionscode)
   - Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)
@@ -81,15 +81,14 @@
     type: str
   multi_ok:
     description:
-      - By default the module will not create another VPC if there is another VPC with the same name and CIDR block. Specify this as true if you want
-        duplicate VPCs created.
+      - By default the module will not create another VPC if there is another VPC with the same name and CIDR block.
+        Specify I(multi_ok=true) if you want duplicate VPCs created.
     type: bool
     default: false
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@ def main():
         dns_hostnames=dict(type='bool'),
         dhcp_opts_id=dict(),
         tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=None),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
         multi_ok=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         purge_cidrs=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -636,14 +635,6 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     name = module.params.get('name')
     vpc_id = module.params.get('vpc_id')
     cidr_block = module.params.get('cidr_block')
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
index 22b69369025..8a4c100f87b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
 ---
 module: ec2_vpc_route_table
 version_added: 1.0.0
-short_description: Manage route tables for AWS virtual private clouds
+short_description: Manage route tables for AWS Virtual Private Clouds
 description:
-    - Manage route tables for AWS virtual private clouds
+  - Manage route tables for AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
 author:
-- Robert Estelle (@erydo)
-- Rob White (@wimnat)
-- Will Thames (@willthames)
+  - Robert Estelle (@erydo)
+  - Rob White (@wimnat)
+  - Will Thames (@willthames)
 options:
   gateway_id:
     description:
-    - The ID of the gateway to associate with the route table.
-    - If I(gateway_id) is C('None') or C(''), gateway will be disassociated with the route table.
+      - The ID of the gateway to associate with the route table.
+      - If I(gateway_id) is C('None') or C(''), gateway will be disassociated with the route table.
     type: str
     version_added: 3.2.0
   lookup:
@@ -45,23 +45,25 @@
     type: bool
     default: True
   purge_subnets:
-    description: Purge existing subnets that are not found in subnets. Ignored unless the subnets option is supplied.
+    description:
+      - Purge existing subnets that are not found in subnets.
+      - Ignored unless the subnets option is supplied.
     default: True
     type: bool
   route_table_id:
     description:
-    - The ID of the route table to update or delete.
-    - Required when I(lookup=id).
+      - The ID of the route table to update or delete.
+      - Required when I(lookup=id).
     type: str
   routes:
     description:
-        - List of routes in the route table.
-        - Routes are specified as dicts containing the keys C(dest) and one of C(gateway_id),
-          C(instance_id), C(network_interface_id), or C(vpc_peering_connection_id).
-        - The value of C(dest) is used for the destination match. It may be a IPv4 CIDR block
-          or a IPv6 CIDR block.
-        - If I(gateway_id) is specified, you can refer to the VPC's IGW by using the value C(igw).
-        - Routes are required for present states.
+      - List of routes in the route table.
+      - Routes are specified as dicts containing the keys C(dest) and one of C(gateway_id),
+        C(instance_id), C(network_interface_id), or C(vpc_peering_connection_id).
+      - The value of C(dest) is used for the destination match. It may be a IPv4 CIDR block
+        or a IPv6 CIDR block.
+      - If I(gateway_id) is specified, you can refer to the VPC's IGW by using the value C(igw).
+      - Routes are required for present states.
     type: list
     elements: dict
   state:
@@ -76,15 +78,15 @@
     elements: str
   vpc_id:
     description:
-    - VPC ID of the VPC in which to create the route table.
-    - Required when I(state=present) or I(lookup=tag).
+      - VPC ID of the VPC in which to create the route table.
+      - Required when I(state=present) or I(lookup=tag).
     type: str
 notes:
-- Tags are used to uniquely identify route tables within a VPC when the I(route_table_id) is not supplied.
+  - Tags are used to uniquely identify route tables within a VPC when the I(route_table_id) is not supplied.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.tags.deprecated_purge
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
         gateway_id: "{{ igw.gateway_id }}"
   register: public_route_table
 
-- name: Create vpc gateway
+- name: Create VPC gateway
   amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_igw:
     vpc_id: vpc-1245678
   register: vpc_igw
@@ -805,7 +807,7 @@ def main():
         propagating_vgw_ids=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
         purge_routes=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
         purge_subnets=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
-        purge_tags=dict(type='bool'),
+        purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         route_table_id=dict(),
         routes=dict(default=[], type='list', elements='dict'),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
@@ -820,14 +822,6 @@ def main():
                                            ['state', 'present', ['vpc_id']]],
                               supports_check_mode=True)
 
-    if module.params.get('purge_tags') is None:
-        module.deprecate(
-            'The purge_tags parameter currently defaults to False.'
-            ' For consistency across the collection, this default value'
-            ' will change to True in release 5.0.0.',
-            version='5.0.0', collection_name='amazon.aws')
-        module.params['purge_tags'] = False
-
     # The tests for RouteTable existing uses its own decorator, we can safely
     # retry on InvalidRouteTableID.NotFound
     retry_decorator = AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10, catch_extra_error_codes=['InvalidRouteTableID.NotFound'])
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
index 90280b97b82..d9a7770f50a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@
         name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
         tags:
           New: Tag
+        purge_tags: no
       register: result
 
     - name: assert a tag was added
@@ -464,7 +465,6 @@
         name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
         tags:
           New: Tag
-        purge_tags: yes
       register: result
 
     - name: assert a tag was removed
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_instance/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/tags_and_vpc_settings.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_instance/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/tags_and_vpc_settings.yml
index a81e0040b42..2bde4b5895e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_instance/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/tags_and_vpc_settings.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_instance/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/tags_and_vpc_settings.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
       tags:
         TestId: "{{ ec2_instance_tag_TestId }}"
         Another: thing
+      purge_tags: false
       security_groups: "{{ sg.group_id }}"
       vpc_subnet_id: "{{ testing_subnet_b.subnet.id }}"
       instance_type: "{{ ec2_instance_type }}"
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@
       state: present
       name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-test-basic-vpc-create"
       image_id: "{{ ec2_ami_id }}"
-      purge_tags: true
       tags:
         TestId: "{{ ec2_instance_tag_TestId }}"
         Another: thing
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vol/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vol/tasks/main.yml
index f4aa722ed0b..72bb5f60a0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vol/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vol/tasks/main.yml
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
           "Title Case": 'Hello Cruel World ❤️'
           CamelCase: 'SimpleCamelCase ❤️'
           snake_case: 'simple_snake_case ❤️'
+        purge_tags: false
       register: new_vol_attach_result
 
     - name: check task return attributes
@@ -380,6 +381,41 @@
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["ResourcePrefix"] == resource_prefix
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Name"] == '{{ resource_prefix }} - sdh'
 
+    - name: change some tag values
+      ec2_vol:
+        instance: "{{ test_instance.instance_ids[0] }}"
+        id: "{{ new_vol_attach_result.volume.id }}"
+        device_name: /dev/sdh
+        volume_size: 1
+        volume_type: standard
+        tags:
+          "lowercase spaced": 'hello cruel world ❤️'
+          "Title Case": 'Hello Cruel World ❤️'
+          snake_case: 'simple_snake_case ❤️'
+          ResourcePrefix: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
+        purge_tags: true
+      register: new_vol_attach_result
+
+    - name: check task return attributes
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - new_vol_attach_result.changed
+          - "'volume_id' in new_vol_attach_result"
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume_id == "{{ new_vol_attach_result.volume_id }}"
+          - "'attachment_set' in new_vol_attach_result.volume"
+          - "'create_time' in new_vol_attach_result.volume"
+          - "'id' in new_vol_attach_result.volume"
+          - "'size' in new_vol_attach_result.volume"
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.size == 1
+          - "'volume_type' in new_vol_attach_result"
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume_type == 'standard'
+          - "'tags' in new_vol_attach_result.volume"
+          - (new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags | length) == 4
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["lowercase spaced"] == 'hello cruel world ❤️'
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Title Case"] == 'Hello Cruel World ❤️'
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["snake_case"] == 'simple_snake_case ❤️'
+          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["ResourcePrefix"] == resource_prefix
+
     - name: create a volume from a snapshot and attach to the instance (check_mode)
       ec2_vol:
         instance: "{{ test_instance.instance_ids[0] }}"
@@ -482,13 +518,11 @@
           - changed_gp3_volume.volume.iops == 3000
           # Ensure our tags are still here
           - "'tags' in changed_gp3_volume.volume"
-          - (changed_gp3_volume.volume.tags | length) == 6
+          - (changed_gp3_volume.volume.tags | length) == 4
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["lowercase spaced"] == 'hello cruel world ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Title Case"] == 'Hello Cruel World ❤️'
-          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["CamelCase"] == 'SimpleCamelCase ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["snake_case"] == 'simple_snake_case ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["ResourcePrefix"] == resource_prefix
-          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Name"] == '{{ resource_prefix }} - sdh'
 
     - name: volume must be from type gp3 (idempotent)
       ec2_vol:
@@ -518,13 +552,11 @@
           - changed_gp3_volume.volume.iops == 3000
           - "'throughput' in changed_gp3_volume.volume"
           - "'tags' in changed_gp3_volume.volume"
-          - (changed_gp3_volume.volume.tags | length) == 6
+          - (changed_gp3_volume.volume.tags | length) == 4
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["lowercase spaced"] == 'hello cruel world ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Title Case"] == 'Hello Cruel World ❤️'
-          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["CamelCase"] == 'SimpleCamelCase ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["snake_case"] == 'simple_snake_case ❤️'
           - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["ResourcePrefix"] == resource_prefix
-          - new_vol_attach_result.volume.tags["Name"] == '{{ resource_prefix }} - sdh'
 
     - name: re-read volume information to validate new volume_type
       ec2_vol_info:
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
index 087a21dd146..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_key.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
index 087a21dd146..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_key.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
index 087a21dd146..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.14.txt
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-plugins/modules/ec2_ami.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_instance.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_key.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_net.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0
-plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py pylint:collection-deprecated-version # Deprecation planned for 5.0.0