diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/facts/facts.py
index 0914bbbc5b106c..b46299437a5a74 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/facts/facts.py
@@ -90,28 +90,30 @@ def get_network_resources_facts(self, facts_resource_obj_map, resource_facts_typ
         if not resource_facts_type:
             resource_facts_type = self._gather_network_resources
 
-            restorun_subsets = self.gen_runable(resource_facts_type, frozenset(facts_resource_obj_map.keys()), resource_facts=True)
-            if restorun_subsets:
-                self.ansible_facts['ansible_net_gather_network_resources'] = list(restorun_subsets)
-                instances = list()
-                for key in restorun_subsets:
-                    fact_cls_obj = facts_resource_obj_map.get(key)
-                    if fact_cls_obj:
-                        instances.append(fact_cls_obj(self._module))
-                    else:
-                        self._warnings.extend(["network resource fact gathering for '%s' is not supported" % key])
-
-                for inst in instances:
-                    inst.populate_facts(self._connection, self.ansible_facts, data)
+        restorun_subsets = self.gen_runable(resource_facts_type, frozenset(facts_resource_obj_map.keys()), resource_facts=True)
+        if restorun_subsets:
+            self.ansible_facts['ansible_net_gather_network_resources'] = list(restorun_subsets)
+            instances = list()
+            for key in restorun_subsets:
+                fact_cls_obj = facts_resource_obj_map.get(key)
+                if fact_cls_obj:
+                    instances.append(fact_cls_obj(self._module))
+                else:
+                    self._warnings.extend(["network resource fact gathering for '%s' is not supported" % key])
+
+            for inst in instances:
+                inst.populate_facts(self._connection, self.ansible_facts, data)
 
     def get_network_legacy_facts(self, fact_legacy_obj_map, legacy_facts_type=None):
         if not legacy_facts_type:
             legacy_facts_type = self._gather_subset
 
         runable_subsets = self.gen_runable(legacy_facts_type, frozenset(fact_legacy_obj_map.keys()))
-        runable_subsets.add('default')
         if runable_subsets:
             facts = dict()
+            # default subset should always returned be with legacy facts subsets
+            if 'default' not in runable_subsets:
+                runable_subsets.add('default')
             self.ansible_facts['ansible_net_gather_subset'] = list(runable_subsets)
 
             instances = list()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/argspec/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/argspec/facts/facts.py
index 684c093097d791..4ab2e934ea63bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/argspec/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/argspec/facts/facts.py
@@ -17,15 +17,7 @@ class FactsArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-    choices = [
-        'all',
-        '!all',
-        'lldp_global',
-        '!lldp_global'
-    ]
-
     argument_spec = {
         'gather_subset': dict(default=['!config'], type='list'),
-        'gather_network_resources': dict(choices=choices,
-                                         type='list'),
+        'gather_network_resources': dict(type='list'),
     }
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/facts/facts.py
index d9a8d4fdba659d..04c08ea78d36de 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/exos/facts/facts.py
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ def get_facts(self, legacy_facts_type=None, resource_facts_type=None, data=None)
         :rtype: dict
         :return: the facts gathered
         """
-        netres_choices = FactsArgs.argument_spec['gather_network_resources'].get('choices', [])
         if self.VALID_RESOURCE_SUBSETS:
-            self.get_network_resources_facts(netres_choices, FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS, resource_facts_type, data)
+            self.get_network_resources_facts(FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS, resource_facts_type, data)
 
         if self.VALID_LEGACY_GATHER_SUBSETS:
             self.get_network_legacy_facts(FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS, legacy_facts_type)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/facts.py
index b3bae0d360009b..cc7629baff4da4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/facts.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_facts(self, legacy_facts_type=None, resource_facts_type=None, data=None)
         :return: the facts gathered
         """
         if self.VALID_RESOURCE_SUBSETS:
-            self.get_network_resources_facts( FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS, resource_facts_type, data)
+            self.get_network_resources_facts(FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS, resource_facts_type, data)
 
         if self.VALID_LEGACY_GATHER_SUBSETS:
             self.get_network_legacy_facts(FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS, legacy_facts_type)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/junos/argspec/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/junos/argspec/facts/facts.py
index 83e49b6f8f48f5..5b90f847e9a2af 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/junos/argspec/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/junos/argspec/facts/facts.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 The arg spec for the junos facts module.
 """
 
+
 class FactsArgs(object):
     """ The arg spec for the junos facts module
     """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/exos/exos_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/exos/exos_facts.py
index b3c713f4182a3b..6672310c98fbfb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/exos/exos_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/exos/exos_facts.py
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
         to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include
         all and the resources like interfaces, vlans etc.
         Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset.
-    choices: ['all', '!all', 'lldp_global', '!lldp_global']
+        Values can also be used with an initial C(M(!)) to specify that
+        a specific subset should not be collected.
+        Valid subsets are 'all', 'lldp_global'.
     type: list
     version_added: "2.9"
 """