diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/config.rs b/datafusion/common/src/config.rs
index 51421c6b2506c..cc85e23367c8d 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/config.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/config.rs
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ macro_rules! config_namespace {
 config_namespace! {
     /// Options related to catalog and directory scanning
     pub struct CatalogOptions {
-        /// Number of partitions for query execution. Increasing partitions can increase
-        /// concurrency. Defaults to the number of cpu cores on the system.
+        /// Whether the default catalog and schema should be created automatically.
         pub create_default_catalog_and_schema: bool, default = true
 
         /// The default catalog name - this impacts what SQL queries use if not specified
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/configs.md b/docs/source/user-guide/configs.md
index 57d23ce690603..7f502f613fa7f 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/configs.md
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/configs.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Environment variables are read during `SessionConfig` initialisation so they mus
 
 | key                                                       | default    | description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| datafusion.catalog.create_default_catalog_and_schema      | true       | Number of partitions for query execution. Increasing partitions can increase concurrency. Defaults to the number of cpu cores on the system.                                                                                                                                                               |
+| datafusion.catalog.create_default_catalog_and_schema      | true       | Whether the default catalog and schema should be created automatically.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | datafusion.catalog.default_catalog                        | datafusion | The default catalog name - this impacts what SQL queries use if not specified                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | datafusion.catalog.default_schema                         | public     | The default schema name - this impacts what SQL queries use if not specified                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | datafusion.catalog.information_schema                     | false      | Should DataFusion provide access to `information_schema` virtual tables for displaying schema information                                                                                                                                                                                                  |