diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/console.py b/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
index afe767bec5..c7eb4e8af6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
@@ -417,15 +417,6 @@ class ConsoleCLI(CLI, cmd.Cmd):
 
         self.loader, self.inventory, self.variable_manager = self._play_prereqs(self.options)
 
-        default_vault_ids = C.DEFAULT_VAULT_IDENTITY_LIST
-        vault_ids = self.options.vault_ids
-        vault_ids = default_vault_ids + vault_ids
-        vault_secrets = self.setup_vault_secrets(self.loader,
-                                                 vault_ids=vault_ids,
-                                                 vault_password_files=self.options.vault_password_files,
-                                                 ask_vault_pass=self.options.ask_vault_pass)
-        self.loader.set_vault_secrets(vault_secrets)
-
         hosts = CLI.get_host_list(self.inventory, self.options.subset, self.pattern)
 
         self.groups = self.inventory.list_groups()