diff --git a/plugins/modules/keycloak_realm_localization.py b/plugins/modules/keycloak_realm_localization.py
index b3dfdf2b5a..d4dbb8dd4c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keycloak_realm_localization.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keycloak_realm_localization.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def main():
         # - to_update: keys missing or with different values
         # - to_remove: keys existing in current state but not in desired
         to_update = []
-        to_remove = list(old_overrides)
+        to_remove = deepcopy(old_overrides)
 
         # Mark updates and remove matched ones from to_remove
         for record in desired_overrides: