diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py
index 4b5a483348d..dc7991aaf74 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py
@@ -437,10 +437,6 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             return {}
 
         host_list = self._list_available_hosts(play.hosts)
-        if play.gather_facts is None:
-            host_list = [h for h in host_list if h not in self.SETUP_CACHE or 'module_setup' not in self.SETUP_CACHE[h]]
-            if len(host_list) == 0:
-                return {}
 
         self.callbacks.on_setup()
         self.inventory.restrict_to(host_list)