diff --git a/azure_functions_worker/constants.py b/azure_functions_worker/constants.py
index 27380bd9..44e7461f 100644
--- a/azure_functions_worker/constants.py
+++ b/azure_functions_worker/constants.py
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ data transfer between host and worker.
 """
 UNIX_SHARED_MEMORY_DIRECTORIES = "FUNCTIONS_UNIX_SHARED_MEMORY_DIRECTORIES"
 
-# Flag to enable loading functions at init request
-PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT = "PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT"
-
 # Setting Defaults
 PYTHON_THREADPOOL_THREAD_COUNT_DEFAULT = 1
 PYTHON_THREADPOOL_THREAD_COUNT_MIN = 1
diff --git a/azure_functions_worker/dispatcher.py b/azure_functions_worker/dispatcher.py
index 485d5ed1..988f2686 100644
--- a/azure_functions_worker/dispatcher.py
+++ b/azure_functions_worker/dispatcher.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from .constants import (PYTHON_THREADPOOL_THREAD_COUNT,
                         PYTHON_THREADPOOL_THREAD_COUNT_MAX_37,
                         PYTHON_THREADPOOL_THREAD_COUNT_MIN,
                         PYTHON_ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING, SCRIPT_FILE_NAME,
-                        PYTHON_LANGUAGE_RUNTIME, PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT)
+                        PYTHON_LANGUAGE_RUNTIME)
 from .extension import ExtensionManager
 from .logging import disable_console_logging, enable_console_logging
 from .logging import enable_debug_logging_recommendation
@@ -288,10 +288,9 @@ class Dispatcher(metaclass=DispatcherMeta):
         if not DependencyManager.is_in_linux_consumption():
             DependencyManager.prioritize_customer_dependencies()
 
-        if DependencyManager.is_in_linux_consumption() \
-                and is_envvar_true(PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT):
+        if DependencyManager.is_in_linux_consumption():
             logger.info(
-                "PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT enabled. Importing azure functions")
+                "Importing azure functions in WorkerInitRequest")
             import azure.functions  # NoQA
 
         # loading bindings registry and saving results to a static
@@ -539,12 +538,6 @@ class Dispatcher(metaclass=DispatcherMeta):
             func_env_reload_request = \
                 request.function_environment_reload_request
 
-            if not is_envvar_true(PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT):
-                # Import before clearing path cache so that the default
-                # azure.functions modules is available in sys.modules for
-                # customer use
-                import azure.functions  # NoQA
-
             # Append function project root to module finding sys.path
             if func_env_reload_request.function_app_directory:
                 sys.path.append(func_env_reload_request.function_app_directory)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_dispatcher.py b/tests/unittests/test_dispatcher.py
index 472f8e21..dfdcb56d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_dispatcher.py
@@ -632,8 +632,6 @@ class TestDispatcherLoadFunctionInInitRequest(testutils.AsyncTestCase):
         """Test if the dispatcher's log can be flushed out during worker
         initialization
         """
-        os.environ.update({"CONTAINER_NAME": 'test',
-                           "PYTHON_LOAD_FUNCTIONS_INIT": "1"})
         async with self._ctrl as host:
             r = await host.init_worker('4.15.1')
             self.assertEqual(