diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/deprecated_task_parameters.yml b/changelogs/fragments/deprecated_task_parameters.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95043144508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/deprecated_task_parameters.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+removed_features:
+  - task, inline parameters being auto coerced into variables has been removed.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
index 267005ee927..50fbfe3ea81 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class Role(Base, Conditional, Taggable, CollectionSearch):
 
         # copy over all field attributes from the RoleInclude
         # update self._attributes directly, to avoid squashing
-        for (attr_name, _) in iteritems(self._valid_attrs):
+        for (attr_name, dump) in iteritems(self._valid_attrs):
             if attr_name in ('when', 'tags'):
                 self._attributes[attr_name] = self._extend_value(
                     self._attributes[attr_name],
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
index 2052b104f8d..b92bd1971bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
@@ -259,20 +259,10 @@ class Task(Base, Conditional, Taggable, CollectionSearch):
             elif k.startswith('with_') and k.replace("with_", "") in lookup_loader:
                 # transform into loop property
                 self._preprocess_with_loop(ds, new_ds, k, v)
+            elif C.INVALID_TASK_ATTRIBUTE_FAILED or k in self._valid_attrs:
+                new_ds[k] = v
             else:
-                # pre-2.0 syntax allowed variables for include statements at the top level of the task,
-                # so we move those into the 'vars' dictionary here, and show a deprecation message
-                # as we will remove this at some point in the future.
-                if action in C._ACTION_INCLUDE and k not in self._valid_attrs and k not in self.DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTES:
-                    display.deprecated("Specifying include variables at the top-level of the task is deprecated."
-                                       " Please see:\nhttps://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_roles.html#task-include-files-and-encouraging-reuse\n\n"
-                                       " for currently supported syntax regarding included files and variables",
-                                       version="2.12", collection_name='ansible.builtin')
-                    new_ds['vars'][k] = v
-                elif C.INVALID_TASK_ATTRIBUTE_FAILED or k in self._valid_attrs:
-                    new_ds[k] = v
-                else:
-                    display.warning("Ignoring invalid attribute: %s" % k)
+                display.warning("Ignoring invalid attribute: %s" % k)
 
         return super(Task, self).preprocess_data(new_ds)
 
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index 97d7effd070..fb3746d09c2 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ lib/ansible/playbook/conditional.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py pylint:blacklisted-name
 lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
-lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py pylint:blacklisted-name
-lib/ansible/playbook/task.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 lib/ansible/plugins/action/async_status.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py action-plugin-docs # default action plugin for modules without a dedicated action plugin