diff --git a/python/kvikio/defaults.py b/python/kvikio/defaults.py
index 141ab2ba89..c300272ef4 100644
--- a/python/kvikio/defaults.py
+++ b/python/kvikio/defaults.py
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ def num_threads_reset(nthreads: int) -> None:
     Parameters
     ----------
     nthreads : int
-        The number of threads to use.
+        The number of threads to use. The default value can be specified by setting
+        the `KVIKIO_NTHREADS` environment variable. If not set, the default value
+        is 1.
     """
     libkvikio.thread_pool_nthreads_reset(nthreads)
 
diff --git a/python/kvikio/thread_pool.py b/python/kvikio/thread_pool.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 313e344fe1..0000000000
--- a/python/kvikio/thread_pool.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
-# See file LICENSE for terms.
-
-
-from ._lib import libkvikio  # type: ignore
-
-
-def num_threads_reset(nthreads: int) -> None:
-    """Reset the number of threads in the default thread pool.
-
-    Waits for all currently running tasks to be completed, then destroys all threads
-    in the pool and creates a new thread pool with the new number of threads. Any
-    tasks that were waiting in the queue before the pool was reset will then be
-    executed by the new threads. If the pool was paused before resetting it, the new
-    pool will be paused as well.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    nthreads : int
-        The number of threads to use. The default value can be specified by setting
-        the `KVIKIO_NTHREADS` environment variable. If not set, the default value
-        is 1.
-    """
-    libkvikio.thread_pool_num_threads_reset(nthreads)
-
-
-def get_num_threads() -> int:
-    """Get the number of threads of the thread pool.
-
-    Return
-    ------
-    nthreads: int
-        The number of threads in the current thread pool.
-    """
-    return libkvikio.thread_pool_get_num_threads()