diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
index 68f4712538a..6bcd631ce2f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
@@ -52,15 +52,9 @@ class IncludedFile:
         return "%s (%s): %s" % (self._filename, self._args, self._hosts)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def process_include_results(results, tqm, iterator, inventory, loader, variable_manager):
+    def process_include_results(results, iterator, loader, variable_manager):
         included_files = []
 
-        def get_original_host(host):
-            if host.name in inventory._hosts_cache:
-                return inventory._hosts_cache[host.name]
-            else:
-                return inventory.get_host(host.name)
-
         for res in results:
 
             original_host = res._host
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
index 426e51aae0e..4b8730bedf0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -791,9 +791,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
         try:
             included_files = IncludedFile.process_include_results(
                 host_results,
-                self._tqm,
                 iterator=iterator,
-                inventory=self._inventory,
                 loader=self._loader,
                 variable_manager=self._variable_manager
             )
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
index 12afbc1f07e..07e02cfb83b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
             try:
                 included_files = IncludedFile.process_include_results(
                     host_results,
-                    self._tqm,
                     iterator=iterator,
-                    inventory=self._inventory,
                     loader=self._loader,
                     variable_manager=self._variable_manager
                 )
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index a164ff50777..9bdc1274f4b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -297,9 +297,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                 try:
                     included_files = IncludedFile.process_include_results(
                         host_results,
-                        self._tqm,
                         iterator=iterator,
-                        inventory=self._inventory,
                         loader=self._loader,
                         variable_manager=self._variable_manager
                     )