diff --git a/salt/states/boto_asg.py b/salt/states/boto_asg.py
index cf44fd134c..8a2dd4f878 100644
--- a/salt/states/boto_asg.py
+++ b/salt/states/boto_asg.py
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ def present(
             args.update(cfg)
         if not __opts__['test']:
             lc_ret = __states__['boto_lc.present'](**args)
-            lc_ret = next(six.itervalues(lc_ret))
             if lc_ret['result'] is True and lc_ret['changes']:
                 if 'launch_config' not in ret['changes']:
                     ret['changes']['launch_config'] = {}
@@ -612,8 +611,7 @@ def _alarms_present(name, alarms, alarms_from_pillar, region, key, keyid, profil
             'keyid': keyid,
             'profile': profile,
         }
-        ret = __states__['boto_cloudwatch_alarm.present'](**kwargs)
-        results = next(six.itervalues(ret))
+        results = __states__['boto_cloudwatch_alarm.present'](**kwargs)
         if not results['result']:
             merged_return_value['result'] = False
         if results.get('changes', {}) != {}:
diff --git a/salt/states/boto_elb.py b/salt/states/boto_elb.py
index c5b84d1a62..754ba94a07 100644
--- a/salt/states/boto_elb.py
+++ b/salt/states/boto_elb.py
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ def present(
                 keyid=keyid,
                 profile=profile
             )
-            _ret = _ret.values()[0]
             ret['changes'] = dictupdate.update(ret['changes'], _ret['changes'])
             ret['comment'] = ' '.join([ret['comment'], _ret['comment']])
             if not _ret['result']:
@@ -911,8 +910,7 @@ def _alarms_present(name, alarms, alarms_from_pillar, region, key, keyid, profil
             "keyid": keyid,
             "profile": profile,
         }
-        ret = __states__['boto_cloudwatch_alarm.present'](**kwargs)
-        results = next(six.itervalues(ret))
+        results = __states__['boto_cloudwatch_alarm.present'](**kwargs)
         if not results["result"]:
             merged_return_value["result"] = results["result"]
         if results.get("changes", {}) != {}: