diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
index 2ad50f1b..3b9c5479 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
@@ -116,16 +116,6 @@
     "answer": dict(default=None),
 }
 
-iosxr_top_spec = {
-    "host": dict(removed_in_version=2.9),
-    "port": dict(removed_in_version=2.9, type="int"),
-    "username": dict(removed_in_version=2.9),
-    "password": dict(removed_in_version=2.9, no_log=True),
-    "ssh_keyfile": dict(removed_in_version=2.9, type="path"),
-    "timeout": dict(removed_in_version=2.9, type="int"),
-}
-iosxr_argument_spec.update(iosxr_top_spec)
-
 CONFIG_MISPLACED_CHILDREN = [re.compile(r"^end-\s*(.+)$")]
 
 # Objects defined in Route-policy Language guide of IOS_XR.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iosxr_user.py b/plugins/modules/iosxr_user.py
index 34a05c9d..107219d0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iosxr_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iosxr_user.py
@@ -264,18 +264,18 @@ def convert_key_to_base64(self):
     def copy_key_to_node(self, base64keyfile):
         """ Copy key to IOS-XR node. We use SFTP because older IOS-XR versions don't handle SCP very well.
         """
-        if (
-            self._module.params["host"] is None
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["host"] is None
-        ):
+        provider = self._module.params.get("provider") or {}
+        node = provider.get("host")
+        if node is None:
             return False
 
-        if (
-            self._module.params["username"] is None
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["username"] is None
-        ):
+        user = provider.get("username")
+        if user is None:
             return False
 
+        password = provider.get("password")
+        ssh_keyfile = provider.get("ssh_keyfile")
+
         if self._module.params["aggregate"]:
             name = "aggregate"
         else:
@@ -284,23 +284,6 @@ def copy_key_to_node(self, base64keyfile):
         src = base64keyfile
         dst = "/harddisk:/publickey_%s.b64" % (name)
 
-        user = (
-            self._module.params["username"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["username"]
-        )
-        node = (
-            self._module.params["host"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["host"]
-        )
-        password = (
-            self._module.params["password"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["password"]
-        )
-        ssh_keyfile = (
-            self._module.params["ssh_keyfile"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["ssh_keyfile"]
-        )
-
         ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
         ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
         if not ssh_keyfile:
@@ -315,34 +298,17 @@ def copy_key_to_node(self, base64keyfile):
     def addremovekey(self, command):
         """ Add or remove key based on command
         """
-        if (
-            self._module.params["host"] is None
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["host"] is None
-        ):
+        provider = self._module.params.get("provider") or {}
+        node = provider.get("host")
+        if node is None:
             return False
 
-        if (
-            self._module.params["username"] is None
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["username"] is None
-        ):
+        user = provider.get("username")
+        if user is None:
             return False
 
-        user = (
-            self._module.params["username"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["username"]
-        )
-        node = (
-            self._module.params["host"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["host"]
-        )
-        password = (
-            self._module.params["password"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["password"]
-        )
-        ssh_keyfile = (
-            self._module.params["ssh_keyfile"]
-            or self._module.params["provider"]["ssh_keyfile"]
-        )
+        password = provider.get("password")
+        ssh_keyfile = provider.get("ssh_keyfile")
 
         ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
         ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
@@ -905,11 +871,6 @@ def main():
             )
 
     result = {"changed": False, "warnings": []}
-    if module.params["password"] and not module.params["configured_password"]:
-        result["warnings"].append(
-            'The "password" argument is used to authenticate the current connection. '
-            + 'To set a user password use "configured_password" instead.'
-        )
 
     config_object = None
     if is_cliconf(module):