diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/MshCommandRuntime.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/MshCommandRuntime.cs
index be5ce9d3089..a948940ed7a 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/MshCommandRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/MshCommandRuntime.cs
@@ -3212,13 +3212,6 @@ internal ActionPreference ErrorAction
                 if (IsErrorActionSet)
                     return _errorAction;
 
-                // Debug takes preference over Verbose
-                if (Debug)
-                    return ActionPreference.Inquire;
-                if (Verbose)
-                    return ActionPreference.Continue;
-
-                // fall back to $ErrorAction
                 if (!_isErrorActionPreferenceCached)
                 {
                     bool defaultUsed = false;
diff --git a/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
index 091599af880..3edf8d8aae3 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
@@ -126,4 +126,23 @@
                     }
             $num | Should Be 2
         }
+
+        It '<switch> does not take precedence over $ErrorActionPreference' -TestCases @(
+            @{switch="-Verbose"},
+            @{switch="-Debug"}
+        ) {
+            param($switch)
+            $ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
+            $params = @{
+                ItemType = "File";
+                Path = "$testdrive\test.txt";
+                Confirm = $false
+            }
+            New-Item @params > $null
+            $params += @{$switch=$true}
+            { New-Item @params } | Should Not Throw
+            $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+            { New-Item @params } | ShouldBeErrorId "NewItemIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand"
+            Remove-Item "$testdrive\test.txt" -Force
+        }
 }