diff --git a/doc/tutorials/introduction/env_reference/env_reference.markdown b/doc/tutorials/introduction/env_reference/env_reference.markdown
index d4e2881f42..c370ab8d6e 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/introduction/env_reference/env_reference.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/introduction/env_reference/env_reference.markdown
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Links:
 | OPENCV_THREAD_POOL_ACTIVE_WAIT_WORKER | num | 2000 | tune pthreads parallel_for backend |
 | OPENCV_THREAD_POOL_ACTIVE_WAIT_MAIN | num | 10000 | tune pthreads parallel_for backend |
 | OPENCV_THREAD_POOL_ACTIVE_WAIT_THREADS_LIMIT | num | 0 | tune pthreads parallel_for backend |
-| OPENCV_FOR_OPENMP_DYNAMIC_DISABLE | bool | false | use single OpenMP thread |
+| OPENCV_FOR_OPENMP_DYNAMIC_DISABLE | bool | false | Removed in 4.13.0. Use standard [OMP_DYNAMIC](https://www.openmp.org/spec-html/5.0/openmpsu116.html) instead |
 
 
 ## backends
diff --git a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
index 09c86e94d2..3aa72f9f44 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
@@ -465,10 +465,6 @@ namespace {
 static inline int _initMaxThreads()
 {
     int maxThreads = omp_get_max_threads();
-    if (!utils::getConfigurationParameterBool("OPENCV_FOR_OPENMP_DYNAMIC_DISABLE", false))
-    {
-        omp_set_dynamic(1);
-    }
     return maxThreads;
 }
 static int numThreadsMax = _initMaxThreads();