diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/restore_delegate_label.yml b/changelogs/fragments/restore_delegate_label.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f9577b83b3935..00000000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/restore_delegate_label.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - callbacks, restore displaying delegation to host as host label.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
index 987ae4dc3d6a1e..9a803437facdb5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
@@ -728,11 +728,6 @@ def _evaluate_failed_when_result(result):
             for k in plugin_vars:
                 result["_ansible_delegated_vars"][k] = cvars.get(k)
 
-            # note: here for callbacks that rely on this info to display delegation
-            for requireshed in ('ansible_host', 'ansible_port', 'ansible_user', 'ansible_connection'):
-                if requireshed not in result["_ansible_delegated_vars"] and requireshed in cvars:
-                    result["_ansible_delegated_vars"][requireshed] = cvars.get(requireshed)
-
         # and return
         display.debug("attempt loop complete, returning result")
         return result
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index a1adf3b9ee133d..229728aa225969 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 
 import difflib
 import json
+import os
 import sys
+import warnings
 
 from copy import deepcopy
 
@@ -102,15 +104,11 @@ def host_label(result):
         """Return label for the hostname (& delegated hostname) of a task
         result.
         """
-        label = "%s" % result._host.get_name()
-        if result._task.delegate_to and result._task.delegate_to != result._host.get_name():
-            # show delegated host
-            label += " -> %s" % result._task.delegate_to
-            # in case we have 'extra resolution'
-            ahost = result._result.get('_ansible_delegated_vars', {}).get('ansible_host', result._task.delegate_to)
-            if result._task.delegate_to != ahost:
-                label += "(%s)" % ahost
-        return label
+        hostname = result._host.get_name()
+        delegated_vars = result._result.get('_ansible_delegated_vars', None)
+        if delegated_vars:
+            return "%s -> %s" % (hostname, delegated_vars['ansible_host'])
+        return "%s" % (hostname,)
 
     def _run_is_verbose(self, result, verbosity=0):
         return ((self._display.verbosity > verbosity or result._result.get('_ansible_verbose_always', False) is True)
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py b/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
index c2ffbb4d880b34..43b9274baf5e16 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
 
 
-mock_task = MagicMock()
-mock_task.delegate_to = None
-
-
 class TestCallback(unittest.TestCase):
     # FIXME: This doesn't really test anything...
     def test_init(self):
@@ -54,15 +50,13 @@ def test_display_verbose(self):
         self.assertIs(cb._display, display_mock)
 
     def test_host_label(self):
-        result = TaskResult(host=Host('host1'), task=mock_task, return_data={})
-
+        result = TaskResult(host=Host('host1'), task=None, return_data={})
         self.assertEquals(CallbackBase.host_label(result), 'host1')
 
     def test_host_label_delegated(self):
-        mock_task.delegate_to = 'host2'
         result = TaskResult(
             host=Host('host1'),
-            task=mock_task,
+            task=None,
             return_data={'_ansible_delegated_vars': {'ansible_host': 'host2'}},
         )
         self.assertEquals(CallbackBase.host_label(result), 'host1 -> host2')