diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/remove-deprecated-default-callback-without-doc.yml b/changelogs/fragments/remove-deprecated-default-callback-without-doc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3eb310c3c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/remove-deprecated-default-callback-without-doc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+removed_features:
+   - "Remove deprecated functionality that allows subclassing ``DefaultCallback`` without the corresponding ``doc_fragment``."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
index ee2d798468a..b9bfc8b8c6b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
@@ -27,22 +27,6 @@ from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
 from ansible.utils.color import colorize, hostcolor
 from ansible.utils.fqcn import add_internal_fqcns
 
-# These values use ansible.constants for historical reasons, mostly to allow
-# unmodified derivative plugins to work. However, newer options added to the
-# plugin are not also added to ansible.constants, so authors of derivative
-# callback plugins will eventually need to add a reference to the common docs
-# fragment for the 'default' callback plugin
-
-# these are used to provide backwards compat with old plugins that subclass from default
-# but still don't use the new config system and/or fail to document the options
-# TODO: Change the default of check_mode_markers to True in a future release (2.13)
-COMPAT_OPTIONS = (('display_skipped_hosts', C.DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS),
-                  ('display_ok_hosts', True),
-                  ('show_custom_stats', C.SHOW_CUSTOM_STATS),
-                  ('display_failed_stderr', False),
-                  ('check_mode_markers', False),
-                  ('show_per_host_start', False))
-
 
 class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
@@ -63,20 +47,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._task_type_cache = {}
         super(CallbackModule, self).__init__()
 
-    def set_options(self, task_keys=None, var_options=None, direct=None):
-
-        super(CallbackModule, self).set_options(task_keys=task_keys, var_options=var_options, direct=direct)
-
-        # for backwards compat with plugins subclassing default, fallback to constants
-        for option, constant in COMPAT_OPTIONS:
-            try:
-                value = self.get_option(option)
-            except (AttributeError, KeyError):
-                self._display.deprecated("'%s' is subclassing DefaultCallback without the corresponding doc_fragment." % self._load_name,
-                                         version='2.14', collection_name='ansible.builtin')
-                value = constant
-            setattr(self, option, value)
-
     def v2_runner_on_failed(self, result, ignore_errors=False):
 
         host_label = self.host_label(result)
@@ -85,7 +55,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         if self._last_task_banner != result._task._uuid:
             self._print_task_banner(result._task)
 
-        self._handle_exception(result._result, use_stderr=self.display_failed_stderr)
+        self._handle_exception(result._result, use_stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
         self._handle_warnings(result._result)
 
         if result._task.loop and 'results' in result._result:
@@ -95,7 +65,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             if self._display.verbosity < 2 and self.get_option('show_task_path_on_failure'):
                 self._print_task_path(result._task)
             msg = "fatal: [%s]: FAILED! => %s" % (host_label, self._dump_results(result._result))
-            self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_ERROR, stderr=self.display_failed_stderr)
+            self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_ERROR, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
 
         if ignore_errors:
             self._display.display("...ignoring", color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
@@ -115,7 +85,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             msg = "changed: [%s]" % (host_label,)
             color = C.COLOR_CHANGED
         else:
-            if not self.display_ok_hosts:
+            if not self.get_option('display_ok_hosts'):
                 return
 
             if self._last_task_banner != result._task._uuid:
@@ -137,7 +107,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
     def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
 
-        if self.display_skipped_hosts:
+        if self.get_option('display_skipped_hosts'):
 
             self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)
 
@@ -158,7 +128,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         host_label = self.host_label(result)
         msg = "fatal: [%s]: UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (host_label, self._dump_results(result._result))
-        self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE, stderr=self.display_failed_stderr)
+        self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
 
     def v2_playbook_on_no_hosts_matched(self):
         self._display.display("skipping: no hosts matched", color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
@@ -186,7 +156,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             self._last_task_name = task.get_name().strip()
 
             # Display the task banner immediately if we're not doing any filtering based on task result
-            if self.display_skipped_hosts and self.display_ok_hosts:
+            if self.get_option('display_skipped_hosts') and self.get_option('display_ok_hosts'):
                 self._print_task_banner(task)
 
     def _print_task_banner(self, task):
@@ -210,7 +180,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         if task_name is None:
             task_name = task.get_name().strip()
 
-        if task.check_mode and self.check_mode_markers:
+        if task.check_mode and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
             checkmsg = " [CHECK MODE]"
         else:
             checkmsg = ""
@@ -233,7 +203,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
     def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
         name = play.get_name().strip()
-        if play.check_mode and self.check_mode_markers:
+        if play.check_mode and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
             checkmsg = " [CHECK MODE]"
         else:
             checkmsg = ""
@@ -274,7 +244,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             msg = 'changed'
             color = C.COLOR_CHANGED
         else:
-            if not self.display_ok_hosts:
+            if not self.get_option('display_ok_hosts'):
                 return
 
             if self._last_task_banner != result._task._uuid:
@@ -295,18 +265,18 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         host_label = self.host_label(result)
         self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)
-        self._handle_exception(result._result, use_stderr=self.display_failed_stderr)
+        self._handle_exception(result._result, use_stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
 
         msg = "failed: [%s]" % (host_label,)
         self._handle_warnings(result._result)
         self._display.display(
             msg + " (item=%s) => %s" % (self._get_item_label(result._result), self._dump_results(result._result)),
             color=C.COLOR_ERROR,
-            stderr=self.display_failed_stderr
+            stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr')
         )
 
     def v2_runner_item_on_skipped(self, result):
-        if self.display_skipped_hosts:
+        if self.get_option('display_skipped_hosts'):
             if self._last_task_banner != result._task._uuid:
                 self._print_task_banner(result._task)
 
@@ -361,7 +331,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._display.display("", screen_only=True)
 
         # print custom stats if required
-        if stats.custom and self.show_custom_stats:
+        if stats.custom and self.get_option('show_custom_stats'):
             self._display.banner("CUSTOM STATS: ")
             # per host
             # TODO: come up with 'pretty format'
@@ -376,7 +346,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                 self._display.display('\tRUN: %s' % self._dump_results(stats.custom['_run'], indent=1).replace('\n', ''))
             self._display.display("", screen_only=True)
 
-        if context.CLIARGS['check'] and self.check_mode_markers:
+        if context.CLIARGS['check'] and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
             self._display.banner("DRY RUN")
 
     def v2_playbook_on_start(self, playbook):
@@ -395,7 +365,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                 if val:
                     self._display.display('%s: %s' % (argument, val), color=C.COLOR_VERBOSE, screen_only=True)
 
-        if context.CLIARGS['check'] and self.check_mode_markers:
+        if context.CLIARGS['check'] and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
             self._display.banner("DRY RUN")
 
     def v2_runner_retry(self, result):
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index 3a75f30a32f..6129674e125 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -331,5 +331,4 @@ lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py mypy-3.8:assignment  # vendored c
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py mypy-3.9:assignment  # vendored code
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py mypy-3.10:assignment  # vendored code
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py mypy-2.7:attr-defined  # vendored code
-lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version
 test/support/integration/plugins/modules/ec2.py pylint:ansible-deprecated-version