diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ec2.py b/plugins/module_utils/ec2.py
index 289e106005e..26b15ea6ea1 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ec2.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ec2.py
@@ -1294,10 +1294,6 @@ class EC2PlacementGroupErrorHandler(AWSErrorHandler):
     def _is_missing(cls):
         return is_boto3_error_code("InvalidPlacementGroup.Unknown")
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _is_dry_run(cls):
-        return is_boto3_error_code("DryRunOperation")
-
 
 @EC2PlacementGroupErrorHandler.list_error_handler("describe placement group", [])
 @AWSRetry.jittered_backoff()
@@ -1309,8 +1305,8 @@ def describe_ec2_placement_groups(
 
 @EC2PlacementGroupErrorHandler.deletion_error_handler("delete placement group")
 @AWSRetry.jittered_backoff()
-def delete_ec2_placement_group(client, group_name: str, dry_run: Optional[bool] = False) -> bool:
-    client.delete_placement_group(GroupName=group_name, DryRun=dry_run)
+def delete_ec2_placement_group(client, group_name: str) -> bool:
+    client.delete_placement_group(GroupName=group_name)
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/errors.py b/plugins/module_utils/errors.py
index b99b0ecaa45..38e9b380072 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/errors.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/errors.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def wrapper(func):
             def handler(*args, **kwargs):
                 try:
                     return func(*args, **kwargs)
-                except cls._is_dry_run():
-                    return {"boto3_error_code": "DryRunOperation"}
                 except botocore.exceptions.WaiterError as e:
                     raise cls._CUSTOM_EXCEPTION(message=f"Timeout trying to {description}", exception=e) from e
                 except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e: