diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
index 3953eb52..b916afe1 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ class ActionModuleMixin(ansible.plugins.action.ActionBase):
         connection.templar = self._templar
         self._finding_python_interpreter = False
         self._rediscovered_python = False
-        # redeclaring interpreter discovery vars here in case running ansible < 2.8.0
-        self._discovered_interpreter_key = None
-        self._discovered_interpreter = False
-        self._discovery_deprecation_warnings = []
-        self._discovery_warnings = []
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         """
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d1edc1b5..1b3df255 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ In progress (unreleased)
   :py:func:`pkgutil.find_loader`
 * :gh:issue:`1213` :mod:`mitogen`: Fix unclosed file in first stage
 * :gh:issue:`1213` tests: Fix unclosed file in fd_check script
+* :gh:issue:`1213` :mod:`ansible_mitogen`: Don't redeclare Ansible interpreter
+  discovery attributes
 
 
 v0.3.21 (2025-01-20)