diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1410-linting.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1410-linting.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f61230bc153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1410-linting.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+minor_changes:
+- autoscaling_group_info - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- cloudfront_distribution - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- cloudfront_origin_access_identity - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- cloudtrail - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- ec2_vpc_nacl - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- eks_fargate_profile - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- redshift - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
+- s3_bucket_info - minor sanity test fixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1410).
diff --git a/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py b/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
index e447e8cb8f0..79bea085ad6 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
@@ -204,12 +204,11 @@
 try:
     import boto3
     from botocore.client import Config
-    HAS_BOTO_3 = True
 except ImportError as e:
-    HAS_BOTO_3_ERROR = str(e)
-    HAS_BOTO_3 = False
+    pass
 
 from functools import wraps
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.botocore import HAS_BOTO3
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure, AnsibleError, AnsibleFileNotFound
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import xrange
@@ -290,8 +289,8 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     MARK_LENGTH = 26
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not HAS_BOTO_3:
-            raise AnsibleError('{0}: {1}'.format(missing_required_lib("boto3"), HAS_BOTO_3_ERROR))
+        if not HAS_BOTO3:
+            raise AnsibleError('{0}'.format(missing_required_lib("boto3")))
 
         super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.host = self._play_context.remote_addr
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_s3_bucket_info.py b/plugins/modules/aws_s3_bucket_info.py
index 03da910549a..6a2dec8f57a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_s3_bucket_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_s3_bucket_info.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ def get_bucket_list(module, connection, name="", name_filter=""):
         final_buckets = filtered_buckets
     else:
         final_buckets = buckets
-    return(final_buckets)
+    return final_buckets
 
 
 def get_buckets_facts(connection, buckets, requested_facts, transform_location):
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def get_buckets_facts(connection, buckets, requested_facts, transform_location):
         bucket.update(get_bucket_details(connection, bucket['name'], requested_facts, transform_location))
         full_bucket_list.append(bucket)
 
-    return(full_bucket_list)
+    return full_bucket_list
 
 
 def get_bucket_details(connection, name, requested_facts, transform_location):
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def get_bucket_details(connection, name, requested_facts, transform_location):
                 except botocore.exceptions.ClientError:
                     pass
 
-    return(all_facts)
+    return all_facts
 
 
 @AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(max_delay=120, catch_extra_error_codes=['NoSuchBucket', 'OperationAborted'])
@@ -505,11 +505,8 @@ def get_bucket_location(name, connection, transform_location=False):
         except KeyError:
             pass
     # Strip response metadata (not needed)
-    try:
-        data.pop('ResponseMetadata')
-        return(data)
-    except KeyError:
-        return(data)
+    data.pop('ResponseMetadata', None)
+    return data
 
 
 @AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(max_delay=120, catch_extra_error_codes=['NoSuchBucket', 'OperationAborted'])
@@ -521,14 +518,11 @@ def get_bucket_tagging(name, connection):
 
     try:
         bucket_tags = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(data['TagSet'])
-        return(bucket_tags)
+        return bucket_tags
     except KeyError:
         # Strip response metadata (not needed)
-        try:
-            data.pop('ResponseMetadata')
-            return(data)
-        except KeyError:
-            return(data)
+        data.pop('ResponseMetadata', None)
+        return data
 
 
 @AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(max_delay=120, catch_extra_error_codes=['NoSuchBucket', 'OperationAborted'])
@@ -541,11 +535,8 @@ def get_bucket_property(name, connection, get_api_name):
     data = api_function(Bucket=name)
 
     # Strip response metadata (not needed)
-    try:
-        data.pop('ResponseMetadata')
-        return(data)
-    except KeyError:
-        return(data)
+    data.pop('ResponseMetadata', None)
+    return data
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloudfront_distribution.py b/plugins/modules/cloudfront_distribution.py
index 4c021d6f007..9e32d50d5de 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloudfront_distribution.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloudfront_distribution.py
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ def validate_origins(self, client, config, origins, default_origin_domain_name,
             if purge_origins:
                 for domain in list(all_origins.keys()):
                     if domain not in new_domains:
-                        del(all_origins[domain])
+                        del all_origins[domain]
             return ansible_list_to_cloudfront_list(list(all_origins.values()))
         except Exception as e:
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Error validating distribution origins")
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ def validate_s3_origin_configuration(self, client, existing_config, origin):
             cfoai_config = dict(CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig=dict(CallerReference=caller_reference,
                                                                           Comment=comment))
             oai = client.create_cloud_front_origin_access_identity(**cfoai_config)['CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity']['Id']
-        except Exception as e:
+        except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Couldn't create Origin Access Identity for id %s" % origin['id'])
         return "origin-access-identity/cloudfront/%s" % oai
 
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ def validate_origin(self, client, existing_config, origin, default_origin_path):
                     else:
                         s3_origin_config = None
 
-                    del(origin["s3_origin_access_identity_enabled"])
+                    del origin["s3_origin_access_identity_enabled"]
 
                     if s3_origin_config:
                         oai = s3_origin_config
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ def validate_cache_behaviors(self, config, cache_behaviors, valid_origins, purge
                 all_cache_behaviors[cache_behavior['path_pattern']] = valid_cache_behavior
             if purge_cache_behaviors:
                 for target_origin_id in set(all_cache_behaviors.keys()) - set([cb['path_pattern'] for cb in cache_behaviors]):
-                    del(all_cache_behaviors[target_origin_id])
+                    del all_cache_behaviors[target_origin_id]
             return ansible_list_to_cloudfront_list(list(all_cache_behaviors.values()))
         except Exception as e:
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Error validating distribution cache behaviors")
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ def validate_custom_error_responses(self, config, custom_error_responses, purge_
                 if 'response_code' in custom_error_response:
                     custom_error_response['response_code'] = str(custom_error_response['response_code'])
                 if custom_error_response['error_code'] in existing_responses:
-                    del(existing_responses[custom_error_response['error_code']])
+                    del existing_responses[custom_error_response['error_code']]
                 result.append(custom_error_response)
             if not purge_custom_error_responses:
                 result.extend(existing_responses.values())
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ def main():
 
     if 'distribution_config' in result:
         result.update(result['distribution_config'])
-        del(result['distribution_config'])
+        del result['distribution_config']
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, **result)
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloudfront_origin_access_identity.py b/plugins/modules/cloudfront_origin_access_identity.py
index 9fc83f64820..dc79c9bd1b2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloudfront_origin_access_identity.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloudfront_origin_access_identity.py
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ def main():
         else:
             result = service_mgr.create_origin_access_identity(caller_reference, comment)
             changed = True
-    elif(state == 'absent' and origin_access_identity_id is not None and
-         e_tag is not None):
+    elif state == 'absent' and origin_access_identity_id is not None and e_tag is not None:
         result = service_mgr.delete_origin_access_identity(origin_access_identity_id, e_tag)
         changed = True
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloudtrail.py b/plugins/modules/cloudtrail.py
index d30466710eb..9c4389cfe00 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloudtrail.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloudtrail.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def get_kms_key_aliases(module, client, keyId):
     """
     try:
         key_resp = client.list_aliases(KeyId=keyId)
-    except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as err:
+    except (BotoCoreError, ClientError):
         # Don't fail here, just return [] to maintain backwards compat
         # in case user doesn't have kms:ListAliases permissions
         return []
@@ -568,9 +568,7 @@ def main():
                 # all aliases for a match.
                 initial_aliases = get_kms_key_aliases(module, module.client('kms'), initial_kms_key_id)
                 for a in initial_aliases:
-                    if(a['AliasName'] == new_key or
-                       a['AliasArn'] == new_key or
-                       a['TargetKeyId'] == new_key):
+                    if a['AliasName'] == new_key or a['AliasArn'] == new_key or a['TargetKeyId'] == new_key:
                         results['changed'] = False
 
         # Check if we need to start/stop logging
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_asg_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_asg_info.py
index 55d463e096b..8abd4f67bd9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_asg_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_asg_info.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def find_asgs(conn, module, name=None, tags=None):
 
     try:
         elbv2 = module.client('elbv2')
-    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError):
         # This is nice to have, not essential
         elbv2 = None
     matched_asgs = []
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def find_asgs(conn, module, name=None, tags=None):
             # workaround for https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/25015
             if 'target_group_ar_ns' in asg:
                 asg['target_group_arns'] = asg['target_group_ar_ns']
-                del(asg['target_group_ar_ns'])
+                del asg['target_group_ar_ns']
             if asg.get('target_group_arns'):
                 if elbv2:
                     try:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_nacl.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_nacl.py
index 04da531a2f8..66b08354d21 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_nacl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_nacl.py
@@ -347,14 +347,14 @@ def setup_network_acl(client, module):
         replace_network_acl_association(nacl_id, subnets, client, module)
         construct_acl_entries(nacl, client, module)
         changed = True
-        return(changed, nacl['NetworkAcl']['NetworkAclId'])
+        return changed, nacl['NetworkAcl']['NetworkAclId']
     else:
         changed = False
         nacl_id = nacl['NetworkAcls'][0]['NetworkAclId']
         changed |= subnets_changed(nacl, client, module)
         changed |= nacls_changed(nacl, client, module)
         changed |= tags_changed(nacl_id, client, module)
-        return (changed, nacl_id)
+        return changed, nacl_id
 
 
 def remove_network_acl(client, module):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/redshift.py b/plugins/modules/redshift.py
index 41482c682b7..0a44147aabd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/redshift.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/redshift.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def create_cluster(module, redshift):
             changed = True
             resource = _describe_cluster(redshift, identifier)
 
-    return(changed, _collect_facts(resource))
+    return changed, _collect_facts(resource)
 
 
 def describe_cluster(module, redshift):
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def describe_cluster(module, redshift):
     except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Error describing cluster")
 
-    return(True, _collect_facts(resource))
+    return True, _collect_facts(resource)
 
 
 def delete_cluster(module, redshift):
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def delete_cluster(module, redshift):
             ClusterIdentifier=identifier,
             **snake_dict_to_camel_dict(params, capitalize_first=True))
     except is_boto3_error_code('ClusterNotFound'):
-        return(False, {})
+        return False, {}
     except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to delete cluster")
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def delete_cluster(module, redshift):
         except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
             module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Timeout deleting the cluster")
 
-    return(True, {})
+    return True, {}
 
 
 def modify_cluster(module, redshift):
@@ -537,9 +537,6 @@ def modify_cluster(module, redshift):
     identifier = module.params.get('identifier')
     wait = module.params.get('wait')
     wait_timeout = module.params.get('wait_timeout')
-    tags = module.params.get('tags')
-    purge_tags = module.params.get('purge_tags')
-    region = region = module.params.get('region')
 
     # Package up the optional parameters
     params = {}
@@ -603,7 +600,7 @@ def modify_cluster(module, redshift):
     if _ensure_tags(redshift, identifier, resource['Tags'], module):
         resource = redshift.describe_clusters(ClusterIdentifier=identifier)['Clusters'][0]
 
-    return(True, _collect_facts(resource))
+    return True, _collect_facts(resource)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_aws_ssm.py b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_aws_ssm.py
index 5d1db52efec..1b45eb2fc26 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_aws_ssm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_aws_ssm.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_wrap_command(self):
         conn = connection_loader.get('community.aws.aws_ssm', pc, new_stdin)
         conn.is_windows = MagicMock()
         conn.is_windows.return_value = True
-        return('windows1')
+        return 'windows1'
 
     def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_post_process(self):
         pc = PlayContext()
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_post_process(self):
         fail = 2
         conn.stdout = MagicMock()
         returncode = 0
-        return(returncode, conn.stdout)
+        return returncode, conn.stdout
 
     @patch('subprocess.Popen')
     def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_flush_stderr(self, s_popen):
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_flush_stderr(self, s_popen):
         conn.poll_stderr.register = MagicMock()
         conn.stderr = None
         s_popen.poll().return_value = 123
-        return(conn.stderr)
+        return conn.stderr
 
     @patch('boto3.client')
     def test_plugins_connection_aws_ssm_get_url(self, boto):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_aws_acm.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_aws_acm.py
index 5b0f86abf15..ddea29b8f25 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_aws_acm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_aws_acm.py
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ def test_chain_compare():
             if expected != actual:
                 print("Error, unexpected comparison result between \n%s\nand\n%s" % (chain_a['path'], chain_b['path']))
                 print("Expected %s got %s" % (str(expected), str(actual)))
-            assert(expected == actual)
+            assert expected == actual