diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_grpc_module_defaults.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_grpc_module_defaults.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39dd26f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_grpc_module_defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Avoid merging module_defaults for all ansible.netcommon.grpc_* modules.
+trivial:
+  - Remove dependency on the NETWORK_GROUP_MODULES configuration for ansible.netcommon.netconf_* modules.
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index 63486d4e6..d2ffc21af 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ---
 requires_ansible: ">=2.16.0"
 plugin_routing:
-  action:
+  modules:
     grpc_config:
-      redirect: ansible.netcommon.grpc
+      action_plugin: ansible.netcommon.grpc
     grpc_get:
-      redirect: ansible.netcommon.grpc
+      action_plugin: ansible.netcommon.grpc
+    netconf_config:
+      action_plugin: ansible.netcommon.netconf
+    netconf_get:
+      action_plugin: ansible.netcommon.netconf
+    netconf_rpc:
+      action_plugin: ansible.netcommon.netconf