diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/64628-dense-callback-warning.yml b/changelogs/fragments/64628-dense-callback-warning.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d0d7c7a6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/64628-dense-callback-warning.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- dense callback - fix plugin access to its configuration variables and remove a warning message (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/64628).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py
index c2901f803e8..4c9f616efb6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ colors = dict(
 states = ('skipped', 'ok', 'changed', 'failed', 'unreachable')
 
 
-class CallbackModule_dense(CallbackModule_default):
+class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
 
     '''
     This is the dense callback interface, where screen estate is still valued.
@@ -498,5 +498,3 @@ class CallbackModule_dense(CallbackModule_default):
 # When using -vv or higher, simply do the default action
 if display.verbosity >= 2 or not HAS_OD:
     CallbackModule = CallbackModule_default
-else:
-    CallbackModule = CallbackModule_dense