diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 773788d..930b5be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ int his role inlcuding both configuration and fact collection.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* Ansible 2.6 or later
-* Ansible Network Engine Role 2.6.0 or later
+* Ansible 2.7 or later
+* Ansible Network Engine Role 2.7.0 or later
 
 ## Functions
 
diff --git a/includes/configure/configure.yaml b/includes/configure/configure.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 29eb4af..0000000
--- a/includes/configure/configure.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
----
-# configure
-#
-- name: load configuration
-  block:
-  - name: enter configuration mode
-    cli:
-      command: configure
-
-  - name: load configuration lines
-    cli:
-      command: "{{ line.strip() }}"
-    loop: "{{ iosxr_config_text | to_lines }}"
-    loop_control:
-      loop_var: line
-
-  - name: check the config diff before committing
-    cli:
-      command: show commit changes diff
-    register: iosxr_config_diff
-
-  - name: display config diff
-    debug:
-      msg: "{{ iosxr_config_diff.stdout.splitlines() }}"
-
-  - name: commit the configuration only if there is difference
-    cli:
-      command: commit
-    when: iosxr_config_diff.stdout.splitlines()|length > 3
-    changed_when: true
-
-  - name: abort the configuration due to check mode
-    cli:
-      command: abort
-    when: ansible_check_mode
-
-  - name: end the configuration session
-    cli:
-      command: end
-    when: not ansible_check_mode
-
-  rescue:
-    - name: abort configuration
-      cli:
-        command: abort
-
-    - name: mark the host as failed
-      fail:
-        msg: "error loading configuration onto target device"
diff --git a/meta/config_manager/load.yaml b/meta/config_manager/load.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40f6724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/config_manager/load.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+argument_spec:
+
+  ansible_network_os:
+    description:
+      - Set the name of the Ansible network OS platform. This value should be
+        set to `iosxr` for this provider.
+    required: true
+
+  config_manager_text:
+    description:
+      - Provide the network device configuration as a single string. The
+        configuration text will be loaded onto the target network deivce.
+    type: str
diff --git a/meta/load_config_spec.yaml b/meta/load_config_spec.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0be98f1..0000000
--- a/meta/load_config_spec.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
----
-argument_spec:
-  ansible_network_os:
-    description:
-      - Set the name of Ansible network os platform. This value should be
-        set to `iosxr` for this provider role.
-    required: true
-
-  iosxr_config_text:
-    description:
-      - Provide the network device configuration as a single string. The
-        configuration text will be loaded onto the target network device.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - config_text
-
-  iosxr_config_file:
-    description:
-      - Provide relative or absolute path to the configuration file to be
-        loaded onto the target network device.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - config_file
-
-mutually_exclusive:
-  - ['iosxr_config_text', 'iosxr_config_file']
-
-required_one_of:
-  - ['iosxr_config_text', 'iosxr_config_file']
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 1d6c345..c8cf852 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ galaxy_info:
   license: GPLv3
 
   min_ansible_version: 2.7
-  min_ansible_network_engine_version: 2.6.2
+  min_ansible_network_engine_version: 2.7.0
 
   # If this a Container Enabled role, provide the minimum Ansible Container version.
   # min_ansible_container_version:
diff --git a/tasks/config_manager/load.yaml b/tasks/config_manager/load.yaml
index 47b22c2..6ee4304 100644
--- a/tasks/config_manager/load.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config_manager/load.yaml
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
 - name: initialize function
   include_tasks: includes/init.yaml
 
-- name: validate task arguments
-  validate_role_spec:
-    spec: load_config_spec.yaml
+- name: validate config_manager_text is defined
+  fail:
+    msg: "missing required arg: config_manager_text"
+  when: config_manager_text is undefined
 
-- name: lookup config file
-  set_fact:
-    iosxr_config_text: "{{ lookup('config_template', iosxr_config_file) | join('\n') }}"
-  when: iosxr_config_file != ''
-
-- name: Include configure task
-  include_tasks: includes/configure/configure.yaml
-  when: not ansible_check_mode and not iosxr_config_replace
+- name: load configuration into device
+  cli_config:
+    config: "{{ iosxr_config_text }}"
+  vars:
+    iosxr_config_text: "{{ config_manager_text }}"