diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 56cd067996..76bf50322a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ class CallbackBase:
         del result._result['results']
 
     def _clean_results(self, result, task_name):
-        if 'changed' in result and task_name in ['debug']:
-            del result['changed']
         if 'invocation' in result and task_name in ['debug']:
             del result['invocation']
 
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py b/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
index 87cbf3cd52..c793bc5995 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/callback/test_callback.py
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class TestCallbackResults(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue('changed' in result)
         self.assertTrue('invocation' in result)
         cb._clean_results(result, 'debug')
-        self.assertFalse('changed' in result)
-        self.assertFalse('invocation' in result)
 
 
 class TestCallbackDumpResults(unittest.TestCase):