diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/adoc_fix_list.yml b/changelogs/fragments/adoc_fix_list.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0009cd02d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/adoc_fix_list.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ansible-doc now will correctly display short descriptions on listing filters/tests no matter the directory sorting.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/list.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/list.py
index 075225f8410..e09b293feaf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/list.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/list.py
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ def _list_plugins_from_paths(ptype, dirs, collection, depth=0):
 def _list_j2_plugins_from_file(collection, plugin_path, ptype, plugin_name):
 
     ploader = getattr(loader, '{0}_loader'.format(ptype))
-    if collection in ('ansible.builtin', 'ansible.legacy'):
-        file_plugins = ploader.all()
-    else:
-        file_plugins = ploader.get_contained_plugins(collection, plugin_path, plugin_name)
+    file_plugins = ploader.get_contained_plugins(collection, plugin_path, plugin_name)
     return file_plugins