diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
index c672f9c2a10..cdee3f045ea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class TaskQueueManager:
         self._stdout_callback  = stdout_callback
         self._callback_plugins = []
 
-        self.load_callbacks()
-
         # a special flag to help us exit cleanly
         self._terminated = False