diff --git a/README-ostree.md b/README-ostree.md
index a9f0185b..77d81b4a 100644
--- a/README-ostree.md
+++ b/README-ostree.md
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Usage:
 .ostree/get_ostree_data.sh packages runtime DISTRO-VERSION FORMAT
 ```
 
-`DISTRO-VERSION` is in the format that Ansible uses for `ansible_distribution`
-and `ansible_distribution_version` - for example, `Fedora-38`, `CentOS-8`,
+`DISTRO-VERSION` is in the format that Ansible uses for `ansible_facts['distribution']`
+and `ansible_facts['distribution_version']` - for example, `Fedora-38`, `CentOS-8`,
 `RedHat-9.4`
 
 `FORMAT` is one of `toml`, `json`, `yaml`, `raw`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ddcadb6..5e476bab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ To configure the private key of the logging system, `private_key_src` and/or `pr
 
 #### logging_domain
 
-The default DNS domain used to accept remote incoming logs from remote hosts. Default to "{{ ansible_domain if ansible_domain else ansible_hostname }}"
+The default DNS domain used to accept remote incoming logs from remote hosts. Default to "{{ ansible_facts['domain'] if ansible_facts['domain'] else ansible_facts['hostname'] }}"
 
 ### Server performance optimization options
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 19c06313..f575734c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ logging_pki_files: []
 # logging_domain
 #
 # The default DNS domain used to accept remote incoming logs from remote hosts.
-logging_domain: '{{ ansible_domain if ansible_domain else ansible_hostname }}'
+logging_domain: '{{ ansible_facts["domain"] if ansible_facts["domain"] else ansible_facts["hostname"] }}'
 
 # logging_elasticsearch_password
 #
@@ -125,17 +125,26 @@ logging_custom_templates: []
 
 # ansible_facts required by the role
 __logging_required_facts:
+  - default_ipv4  # requires the iproute package for the ip command
   - distribution
   - distribution_major_version
   - distribution_version
+  - domain
+  - fqdn
+  - hostname
   - os_family
-  - default_ipv4  # requires the iproute package for the ip command
+  - pkg_mgr
+
+__logging_no_subsets_facts:
+  - domain
+  - fqdn
+  - hostname
 
 # the subsets of ansible_facts that need to be gathered in case any of the
 # facts in required_facts is missing; see the documentation of
 # the 'gather_subset' parameter of the 'setup' module
 __logging_required_facts_subsets: "{{ ['!all', '!min'] +
-  __logging_required_facts }}"
+  __logging_required_facts | difference(__logging_no_subsets_facts) }}"
 
 # BEGIN - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables
 # Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
@@ -149,8 +158,8 @@ __logging_rh_distros:
 __logging_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __logging_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
 
 # Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
-__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros }}"
+__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] in __logging_rh_distros }}"
 
 # Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
-__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"
 # END - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables
diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main_core.yml b/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main_core.yml
index 87eafe63..4a79da5d 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main_core.yml
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main_core.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     - name: Reset original confs - logging package is absent
       # we can't do this with "package", dnf5 does not remove reverse
       # dependencies (such as rsyslog-gnutls) any more
-      command: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} remove -y {{ __rsyslog_only_packages | join(' ') }}"
+      command: "{{ ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] }} remove -y {{ __rsyslog_only_packages | join(' ') }}"
       # we know it's a change here, as we just rpm -V'ed it above
       changed_when: true
       register: __rsyslog_erased
diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_ovirt.j2 b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_ovirt.j2
index a2ffa01a..8eb88619 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_ovirt.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_ovirt.j2
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ if $syslogtag == "{{ __rsyslog_input.name }}" then {
   set $!service = $syslogtag;
   set $!message = $.ovirt!message;
   set $!level = $.ovirt!level;
-  set $!hostname = '{{ ansible_fqdn }}';
+  set $!hostname = '{{ ansible_facts["fqdn"] }}';
   set $!ovirt!cluster_name = '{{ __ovirt_vds_cluster_name }}';
-  set $!ipaddr4 = '{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}';
+  set $!ipaddr4 = '{{ ansible_facts["default_ipv4"]["address"] }}';
   set $!ovirt!engine_fqdn = '{{ __ovirt_engine_fqdn }}';
   set $.input_type = "ovirt";
   set $!ovirt!class = $.ovirt!class;
diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_relp.j2 b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_relp.j2
index 0e161ffb..f7071cff 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_relp.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_relp.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 input(name="{{ __rsyslog_input.name }}"
       type="imrelp"
       port="{{ __rsyslog_input.port | d(20514) | int }}"
-{% if ansible_distribution in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
-   ansible_distribution_major_version is version('7', '>') %}
+{% if ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
+   ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is version('7', '>') %}
       maxDataSize="{{ __rsyslog_input.max_data_size | d(logging_max_message_size) | int }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% if __rsyslog_input.tls | default(true) %}
diff --git a/tests/tests_combination.yml b/tests/tests_combination.yml
index 5c342170..55c40c45 100644
--- a/tests/tests_combination.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_combination.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
             input_log_path: "{{ __test_inputfiles_dir }}/*.log"
             # Not supported on EL 7
             endmsg_regex: "{{ omit
-              if ansible_distribution in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
-              ansible_distribution_major_version is version('7', '==')
+              if ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
+              ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is version('7', '==')
               else 'xyz' }}"
           - name: basic_input
             type: basics
diff --git a/tests/tests_include_vars_from_parent.yml b/tests/tests_include_vars_from_parent.yml
index c5d5cd09..5408cd4d 100644
--- a/tests/tests_include_vars_from_parent.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_include_vars_from_parent.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
         # create all variants like CentOS, CentOS_8.1, CentOS-8.1,
         # CentOS-8, CentOS-8.1
         # more formally:
-        # {{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version }}
-        # {{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}
-        # {{ ansible_distribution }}
-        # {{ ansible_os_family }}
+        # {{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_version'] }}
+        # {{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] }}
+        # {{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}
+        # {{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }}
         # and the same for _ as separator.
         varfiles: "{{ [facts['distribution']] | product(separators) |
           map('join') | product(versions) | map('join') | list +
diff --git a/tests/tests_relp.yml b/tests/tests_relp.yml
index 46f43ca3..250e42a0 100644
--- a/tests/tests_relp.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_relp.yml
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@
       register: __result
       failed_when: __result.stdout != "1"
       when:
-        - ansible_distribution in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
-        - ansible_distribution_major_version is version('7', '>')
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is version('7', '>')
 
     - name: Check preserveFQDN is on
       command: grep -c 'preserveFQDN="on"' {{ __test_relp_global }}
diff --git a/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml b/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
index e0d0c8cc..83fe0d4d 100644
--- a/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
+++ b/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __logging_rh_distros:
 __logging_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __logging_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
 
 # Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
-__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros }}"
+__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] in __logging_rh_distros }}"
 
 # Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
-__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"