diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix-default-ansible-galaxy-role-import-name.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix-default-ansible-galaxy-role-import-name.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8ef1264d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix-default-ansible-galaxy-role-import-name.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - >-
+    ``ansible-galaxy role import`` - fix using the ``role_name`` in a standalone role's
+    ``galaxy_info`` metadata by disabling automatic removal of the ``ansible-role-`` prefix.
+    This matches the behavior of the Galaxy UI which also no longer implicitly removes the
+    ``ansible-role-`` prefix.
+    Use the ``--role-name`` option or add a ``role_name`` to the ``galaxy_info`` dictionary
+    in the role's ``meta/main.yml`` to use an alternate role name.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
index d4508c04123..ad340415867 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
@@ -482,8 +482,6 @@ class GalaxyAPI:
         }
         if role_name:
             args['alternate_role_name'] = role_name
-        elif github_repo.startswith('ansible-role'):
-            args['alternate_role_name'] = github_repo[len('ansible-role') + 1:]
         data = self._call_galaxy(url, args=urlencode(args), method="POST")
         if data.get('results', None):
             return data['results']