diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/sysctl_fact_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/sysctl_fact_fix.yml
index 18933402158..55f51b91428 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/sysctl_fact_fix.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/sysctl_fact_fix.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+---
 bugfixes:
-  - setup/gather_facts will now warn and skip missing ``sysctl`` instead of being a fatal error.
+  - setup/gather_facts will skip missing ``sysctl`` instead of being a fatal error (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/81297).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index bed2aaef260..154b081c78a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -1348,14 +1348,13 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         # and we don't want to break modules unnecessarily
         return None
 
-    def get_bin_path(self, arg, required=False, opt_dirs=None, warning=None):
+    def get_bin_path(self, arg, required=False, opt_dirs=None):
         '''
         Find system executable in PATH.
 
         :param arg: The executable to find.
         :param required: if the executable is not found and required is ``True``, fail_json
         :param opt_dirs: optional list of directories to search in addition to ``PATH``
-        :param warning: optional message when arg not found, only works when required=False
         :returns: if found return full path; otherwise return original arg, unless 'warning' then return None
         :raises: Sysexit: if arg is not found and required=True (via fail_json)
         '''
@@ -1366,8 +1365,6 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         except ValueError as e:
             if required:
                 self.fail_json(msg=to_text(e))
-            elif warning is not None:
-                self.warn("Unable to find %s, %s" % (arg, warning))
 
         return bin_path
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
index 6afd36d86f1..c2a074bf8ea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class AIXHardware(Hardware):
         rc, out, err = self.module.run_command("/usr/sbin/lsattr -El sys0 -a fwversion")
         data = out.split()
         dmi_facts['firmware_version'] = data[1].strip('IBM,')
-        lsconf_path = self.module.get_bin_path("lsconf", warning="dmi facts skipped")
+        lsconf_path = self.module.get_bin_path("lsconf")
         if lsconf_path:
             rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(lsconf_path)
             if rc == 0 and out:
@@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ class AIXHardware(Hardware):
         """
 
         vgs_facts = {}
-        warn = "vgs facts skipped"
-        lsvg_path = self.module.get_bin_path("lsvg", warning=warn)
-        xargs_path = self.module.get_bin_path("xargs", warning=warn)
+        lsvg_path = self.module.get_bin_path("lsvg")
+        xargs_path = self.module.get_bin_path("xargs")
         cmd = "%s -o | %s %s -p" % (lsvg_path, xargs_path, lsvg_path)
         if lsvg_path and xargs_path:
             rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd, use_unsafe_shell=True)
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ class AIXHardware(Hardware):
 
         # AIX does not have mtab but mount command is only source of info (or to use
         # api calls to get same info)
-        mount_path = self.module.get_bin_path('mount', warning="skipping mount facts")
+        mount_path = self.module.get_bin_path('mount')
         if mount_path:
             rc, mount_out, err = self.module.run_command(mount_path)
             if mount_out:
@@ -234,9 +233,8 @@ class AIXHardware(Hardware):
         device_facts = {}
         device_facts['devices'] = {}
 
-        warn = 'device facts are skipped'
-        lsdev_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('lsdev', warning=warn)
-        lsattr_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('lsattr', warning=warn)
+        lsdev_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('lsdev')
+        lsattr_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('lsattr')
         if lsdev_cmd and lsattr_cmd:
             rc, out_lsdev, err = self.module.run_command(lsdev_cmd)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/darwin.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/darwin.py
index fc3c877805e..ac159d5fd2b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/darwin.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/darwin.py
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ class DarwinHardware(Hardware):
         total_used = 0
         page_size = 4096
 
-        vm_stat_command = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'vm_stat',
-            warning='falling back to sysctl for memtotal_mb, default to 0 for memfree_mb'
-        )
+        vm_stat_command = self.module.get_bin_path('vm_stat')
         if vm_stat_command is None:
             return memory_facts
 
@@ -136,7 +133,7 @@ class DarwinHardware(Hardware):
 
         # On Darwin, the default format is annoying to parse.
         # Use -b to get the raw value and decode it.
-        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('sysctl', warning='skipping uptime facts')
+        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('sysctl')
         if not sysctl_cmd:
             return {}
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
index af1fd426a52..c77c5937f23 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class LinuxHardware(Hardware):
             )
         except AttributeError:
             # In Python < 3.3, os.sched_getaffinity() is not available
-            nproc_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('nproc', warning="skipping processor_nproc")
+            nproc_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('nproc')
             if nproc_cmd is not None:
                 rc, out, _err = self.module.run_command(nproc_cmd)
                 if rc == 0:
@@ -391,10 +391,7 @@ class LinuxHardware(Hardware):
                 'product_version': 'system-version',
                 'system_vendor': 'system-manufacturer',
             }
-            dmi_bin = self.module.get_bin_path(
-                'dmidecode',
-                warning="skipping dmi facts"
-            )
+            dmi_bin = self.module.get_bin_path('dmidecode')
             if dmi_bin is None:
                 dmi_facts = dict.fromkeys(
                     DMI_DICT.keys(),
@@ -865,10 +862,7 @@ class LinuxHardware(Hardware):
         """ Get LVM Facts if running as root and lvm utils are available """
 
         lvm_facts = {'lvm': 'N/A'}
-        vgs_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'vgs',
-            warning="skipping LVM facts"
-        )
+        vgs_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('vgs')
         if vgs_cmd is None:
             return lvm_facts
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/netbsd.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/netbsd.py
index bcde75d3bcf..69ac583df64 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/netbsd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/netbsd.py
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ class NetBSDHardware(Hardware):
 
     def get_uptime_facts(self):
         # On NetBSD, we need to call sysctl with -n to get this value as an int.
-        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'sysctl',
-            warning="skipping uptime facts"
-        )
+        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('sysctl')
         if sysctl_cmd is None:
             return {}
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/openbsd.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/openbsd.py
index 909ff444dee..f6765422536 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/openbsd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/openbsd.py
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ class OpenBSDHardware(Hardware):
 
     def get_uptime_facts(self):
         # On openbsd, we need to call it with -n to get this value as an int.
-        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'sysctl',
-            warning="skipping uptime facts"
-        )
+        sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('sysctl')
         if sysctl_cmd is None:
             return {}
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
index d67dc4dc2ff..134e59a8c2c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ class SunOSHardware(Hardware):
 
         prtdiag_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
             "prtdiag",
-            opt_dirs=[platform_sbin],
-            warning="skipping dmi facts"
+            opt_dirs=[platform_sbin]
         )
         if prtdiag_path is None:
             return dmi_facts
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/aix.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/aix.py
index 9c95c5e906a..17516d927d8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/aix.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/aix.py
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ class AIXNetwork(GenericBsdIfconfigNetwork):
     def get_default_interfaces(self, route_path):
         interface = dict(v4={}, v6={})
 
-        netstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'netstat',
-            warning="skipping default interface facts"
-        )
+        netstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path('netstat')
         if netstat_path is None:
             return interface['v4'], interface['v6']
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/fc_wwn.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/fc_wwn.py
index 24ca26a26db..fb846cc08a8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/fc_wwn.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/fc_wwn.py
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ class FcWwnInitiatorFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
         elif sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
             # on solaris 10 or solaris 11 should use `fcinfo hba-port`
             # TBD (not implemented): on solaris 9 use `prtconf -pv`
-            cmd = module.get_bin_path(
-                'fcinfo',
-                warning="skipping fibre wwn initiator facts"
-            )
+            cmd = module.get_bin_path('fcinfo')
             if cmd:
                 cmd = cmd + " hba-port"
                 rc, fcinfo_out, err = module.run_command(cmd)
@@ -62,14 +59,8 @@ class FcWwnInitiatorFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
                             data = line.split(' ')
                             fc_facts['fibre_channel_wwn'].append(data[-1].rstrip())
         elif sys.platform.startswith('aix'):
-            cmd = module.get_bin_path(
-                'lsdev',
-                warning="skipping fibre wwn initiator facts"
-            )
-            lscfg_cmd = module.get_bin_path(
-                'lscfg',
-                warning="skipping fibre wwn initiator facts"
-            )
+            cmd = module.get_bin_path('lsdev')
+            lscfg_cmd = module.get_bin_path('lscfg')
             if cmd and lscfg_cmd:
                 # get list of available fibre-channel devices (fcs)
                 cmd = cmd + " -Cc adapter -l fcs*"
@@ -90,14 +81,10 @@ class FcWwnInitiatorFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
                                         data = line.split('.')
                                         fc_facts['fibre_channel_wwn'].append(data[-1].rstrip())
         elif sys.platform.startswith('hp-ux'):
-            cmd = module.get_bin_path(
-                'ioscan',
-                warning="skipping fibre wwn initiator facts"
-            )
+            cmd = module.get_bin_path('ioscan')
             fcmsu_cmd = module.get_bin_path(
                 'fcmsutil',
                 opt_dirs=['/opt/fcms/bin'],
-                warning="skipping fibre wwn initiator facts"
             )
             # go ahead if we have both commands available
             if cmd and fcmsu_cmd:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/generic_bsd.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/generic_bsd.py
index d211b29d8a3..54188638c60 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/generic_bsd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/generic_bsd.py
@@ -34,18 +34,12 @@ class GenericBsdIfconfigNetwork(Network):
 
     def populate(self, collected_facts=None):
         network_facts = {}
-        ifconfig_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'ifconfig',
-            warning="skipping network facts"
-        )
+        ifconfig_path = self.module.get_bin_path('ifconfig')
 
         if ifconfig_path is None:
             return network_facts
 
-        route_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'route',
-            warning="skipping network facts"
-        )
+        route_path = self.module.get_bin_path('route')
 
         if route_path is None:
             return network_facts
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hpux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hpux.py
index 06cd8ed7353..5c8905a2763 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hpux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hpux.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class HPUXNetwork(Network):
         network_facts = {}
         netstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
             'netstat',
-            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin'],
-            warning="skipping network facts"
+            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin']
         )
 
         if netstat_path is None:
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ class HPUXNetwork(Network):
         default_interfaces = {}
         netstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
             'netstat',
-            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin'],
-            warning="skipping default interface facts"
+            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin']
         )
 
         if netstat_path is None:
@@ -73,8 +71,7 @@ class HPUXNetwork(Network):
         interfaces = {}
         netstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
             'netstat',
-            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin'],
-            warning="skipping default interface info facts"
+            opt_dirs=['/usr/bin']
         )
 
         if netstat_path is None:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hurd.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hurd.py
index e3941587f67..05f23e5f445 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hurd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/hurd.py
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ class HurdPfinetNetwork(Network):
     def populate(self, collected_facts=None):
         network_facts = {}
 
-        fsysopts_path = self.module.get_bin_path(
-            'fsysopts',
-            warning="skipping network facts"
-        )
+        fsysopts_path = self.module.get_bin_path('fsysopts')
         if fsysopts_path is None:
             return network_facts
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/iscsi.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/iscsi.py
index dddb19ee22c..48f98a682bd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/iscsi.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/network/iscsi.py
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ class IscsiInitiatorNetworkCollector(NetworkCollector):
                     iscsi_facts['iscsi_iqn'] = line.split('=', 1)[1]
                     break
         elif sys.platform.startswith('aix'):
-            cmd = module.get_bin_path(
-                'lsattr',
-                warning="skipping iscsi initiator facts"
-            )
+            cmd = module.get_bin_path('lsattr')
             if cmd is None:
                 return iscsi_facts
 
@@ -95,8 +92,7 @@ class IscsiInitiatorNetworkCollector(NetworkCollector):
         elif sys.platform.startswith('hp-ux'):
             cmd = module.get_bin_path(
                 'iscsiutil',
-                opt_dirs=['/opt/iscsi/bin'],
-                warning="skipping iscsi initiator facts"
+                opt_dirs=['/opt/iscsi/bin']
             )
             if cmd is None:
                 return iscsi_facts
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/facter.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/facter.py
index e83f7355a94..41b3cea7c92 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/facter.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/facter.py
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ class FacterFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
     def find_facter(self, module):
         facter_path = module.get_bin_path(
             'facter',
-            opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin'],
-            warning="falling back to cfacter to gather facter facts"
+            opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin']
         )
         cfacter_path = module.get_bin_path(
             'cfacter',
-            opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin'],
-            warning="skipping facter facts"
+            opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin']
         )
 
         # Prefer to use cfacter if available
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/ohai.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/ohai.py
index 7aae1b7c84c..8f0e4dcaecb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/ohai.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/other/ohai.py
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ class OhaiFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
 
     def find_ohai(self, module):
         return module.get_bin_path(
-            'ohai',
-            warning="skipping ohai facts"
+            'ohai'
         )
 
     def run_ohai(self, module, ohai_path):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/sysctl.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/sysctl.py
index 6cd065ae604..639e77c41f0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/sysctl.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/sysctl.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
 def get_sysctl(module, prefixes):
 
     sysctl = dict()
-    sysctl_cmd = module.get_bin_path('sysctl', warning='skipping sysctl based facts')
+    sysctl_cmd = module.get_bin_path('sysctl')
     if sysctl_cmd is not None:
 
         cmd = [sysctl_cmd]
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_bin_path.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_bin_path.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bac656ea9c0..00000000000
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_bin_path.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: Contributors to the Ansible project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-
-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("stdin", [{}], indirect=["stdin"])
-def test_get_bin_path_warning(am, capfd):
-    am.get_bin_path("non_existent_cmd", warning="skipping non_existent_cmd")
-
-    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        am.exit_json()
-    out, dummy = capfd.readouterr()
-    expected_warning = ["Unable to find non_existent_cmd, skipping non_existent_cmd"]
-    assert json.loads(out)["warnings"] == expected_warning
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_fc_wwn.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_fc_wwn.py
index ec22c19bbd2..fd0cc3e9288 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_fc_wwn.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_fc_wwn.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ FCMSUTIL_OUT = """
 """
 
 
-def mock_get_bin_path(cmd, required=False, opt_dirs=None, warning=None):
+def mock_get_bin_path(cmd, required=False, opt_dirs=None):
     cmds = {
         'lsdev': '/usr/sbin/lsdev',
         'lscfg': '/usr/sbin/lscfg',
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_generic_bsd.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_generic_bsd.py
index c66b00cc56d..3b26f0a0e1f 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_generic_bsd.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/network/test_generic_bsd.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import pytest
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.network import generic_bsd
 
 
-def mock_get_bin_path(command, warning=None):
+def mock_get_bin_path(command):
     cmds = {
         'ifconfig': 'fake/ifconfig',
         'route': 'fake/route',