diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8413-galaxy-refactor.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8413-galaxy-refactor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edd1601be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8413-galaxy-refactor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible_galaxy_install - minor refactor in the module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8413).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ansible_galaxy_install.py b/plugins/modules/ansible_galaxy_install.py
index 1e2496daed..d382ed93a9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ansible_galaxy_install.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ansible_galaxy_install.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ RETURN = """
 
 import re
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt as fmt
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper, ModuleHelperException
 
 
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ class AnsibleGalaxyInstall(ModuleHelper):
     _RE_LIST_PATH = re.compile(r'^# (?P<path>.*)$')
     _RE_LIST_COLL = re.compile(r'^(?P<elem>\w+\.\w+)\s+(?P<version>[\d\.]+)\s*$')
     _RE_LIST_ROLE = re.compile(r'^- (?P<elem>\w+\.\w+),\s+(?P<version>[\d\.]+)\s*$')
-    _RE_INSTALL_OUTPUT = None  # Set after determining ansible version, see __init_module__()
+    _RE_INSTALL_OUTPUT = re.compile(
+        r'^(?:(?P<collection>\w+\.\w+):(?P<cversion>[\d\.]+)|- (?P<role>\w+\.\w+) \((?P<rversion>[\d\.]+)\)) was installed successfully$'
+    )
     ansible_version = None
 
     output_params = ('type', 'name', 'dest', 'requirements_file', 'force', 'no_deps')
@@ -198,17 +200,18 @@ class AnsibleGalaxyInstall(ModuleHelper):
         required_if=[('type', 'both', ['requirements_file'])],
         supports_check_mode=False,
     )
+    use_old_vardict = False
 
     command = 'ansible-galaxy'
     command_args_formats = dict(
-        type=fmt.as_func(lambda v: [] if v == 'both' else [v]),
-        galaxy_cmd=fmt.as_list(),
-        requirements_file=fmt.as_opt_val('-r'),
-        dest=fmt.as_opt_val('-p'),
-        force=fmt.as_bool("--force"),
-        no_deps=fmt.as_bool("--no-deps"),
-        version=fmt.as_bool("--version"),
-        name=fmt.as_list(),
+        type=cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(lambda v: [] if v == 'both' else [v]),
+        galaxy_cmd=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
+        requirements_file=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val('-r'),
+        dest=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val('-p'),
+        force=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--force"),
+        no_deps=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--no-deps"),
+        version=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version"),
+        name=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
     )
 
     def _make_runner(self, lang):
@@ -232,25 +235,18 @@ class AnsibleGalaxyInstall(ModuleHelper):
         try:
             runner = self._make_runner("C.UTF-8")
             with runner("version", check_rc=False, output_process=process) as ctx:
-                return runner, ctx.run(version=True)
-        except UnsupportedLocale as e:
+                return runner, ctx.run()
+        except UnsupportedLocale:
             runner = self._make_runner("en_US.UTF-8")
             with runner("version", check_rc=True, output_process=process) as ctx:
-                return runner, ctx.run(version=True)
+                return runner, ctx.run()
 
     def __init_module__(self):
-        # self.runner = CmdRunner(self.module, command=self.command, arg_formats=self.command_args_formats, force_lang=self.force_lang)
         self.runner, self.ansible_version = self._get_ansible_galaxy_version()
         if self.ansible_version < (2, 11):
             self.module.fail_json(
-                msg="Support for Ansible 2.9 and ansible-base 2.10 has ben removed."
+                msg="Support for Ansible 2.9 and ansible-base 2.10 has been removed."
             )
-        # Collection install output changed:
-        # ansible-base 2.10:  "coll.name (x.y.z)"
-        # ansible-core 2.11+: "coll.name:x.y.z"
-        self._RE_INSTALL_OUTPUT = re.compile(r'^(?:(?P<collection>\w+\.\w+)(?: \(|:)(?P<cversion>[\d\.]+)\)?'
-                                             r'|- (?P<role>\w+\.\w+) \((?P<rversion>[\d\.]+)\))'
-                                             r' was installed successfully$')
         self.vars.set("new_collections", {}, change=True)
         self.vars.set("new_roles", {}, change=True)
         if self.vars.type != "collection":