diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/gather_face_false.yml b/changelogs/fragments/gather_face_false.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8ba821dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/gather_face_false.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Unnecessary gather_facts set to false in configure_aap.yml
+...
diff --git a/playbooks/configure_aap.yml b/playbooks/configure_aap.yml
index b4ea34f6b..c7defa1de 100644
--- a/playbooks/configure_aap.yml
+++ b/playbooks/configure_aap.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: Playbook to configure ansible controller post installation
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
   tasks:
     - name: Include vars from configs directory
       ansible.builtin.include_vars: