diff --git a/plugins/modules/iam_mfa_device_info.py b/plugins/modules/iam_mfa_device_info.py
index c107c39f67b..c79afab095f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iam_mfa_device_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iam_mfa_device_info.py
@@ -62,14 +62,13 @@
 
 try:
     import boto3
+    import botocore
     from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 except ImportError:
     pass  # Handled by AnsibleAWSModule
 
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_conn
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import get_aws_connection_info
 
 
 def list_mfa_devices(connection, module):
@@ -96,11 +95,10 @@ def main():
     if module._name == 'iam_mfa_device_facts':
         module.deprecate("The 'iam_mfa_device_facts' module has been renamed to 'iam_mfa_device_info'", date='2021-12-01', collection_name='community.aws')
 
-    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
-    if region:
-        connection = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='iam', region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_kwargs)
-    else:
-        module.fail_json(msg="region must be specified")
+    try:
+        connection = module.client('iam')
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg='Failed to connect to AWS')
 
     list_mfa_devices(connection, module)