diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e848eb50af..a781750a2d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@ release.
 
 - Add in-development support for `otlp/stdout` exporter via `OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER`.
   ([#4183](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4183))
+- Remove the recommendation to not synchronize access to `TracerConfig.disabled`.
+  ([#4310](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4310))
 
 ### Metrics
 
 - Add in-development support for `otlp/stdout` exporter via `OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER`.
   ([#4183](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4183))
+- Remove the recommendation to not synchronize access to `MeterConfig.disabled`.
+  ([#4310](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4310))
 
 ### Logs
 
 - Add in-development support for `otlp/stdout` exporter via `OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER`.
  ([#4183](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4183))
+- Remove the recommendation to not synchronize access to `LoggerConfig.disabled`.
+  ([#4310](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4310))
 
 ### Events
 
diff --git a/specification/logs/sdk.md b/specification/logs/sdk.md
index d382cde2447..190c723dda4 100644
--- a/specification/logs/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/logs/sdk.md
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ It consists of the following parameters:
   is [Enabled](./api.md#enabled). If `disabled` is `true`, `Enabled`
   returns `false`. If `disabled` is `false`, `Enabled` returns `true`. It is not
   necessary for implementations to ensure that changes to `disabled` are
-  immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`. I.e. atomic, volatile,
-  synchronized, or equivalent memory semantics to avoid stale reads are
-  discouraged to prioritize performance over immediate consistency.
+  immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`.
 
 ## Additional LogRecord interfaces
 
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
index a683327c438..84d0dad46d1 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
@@ -976,9 +976,7 @@ default `MeterConfig.disabled=false` and instruments use the default
 aggregation when no matching views match the instrument.
 
 It is not necessary for implementations to ensure that changes
-to `MeterConfig.disabled` are immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`. I.e.
-atomic, volatile, synchronized, or equivalent memory semantics to avoid stale
-reads are discouraged to prioritize performance over immediate consistency.
+to `MeterConfig.disabled` are immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`.
 
 ## Attribute limits
 
diff --git a/specification/trace/sdk.md b/specification/trace/sdk.md
index 765edc4b296..03f5b629a35 100644
--- a/specification/trace/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/trace/sdk.md
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ It consists of the following parameters:
   is [Enabled](./api.md#enabled). If `disabled` is `true`, `Enabled`
   returns `false`. If `disabled` is `false`, `Enabled` returns `true`. It is not
   necessary for implementations to ensure that changes to `disabled` are
-  immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`. I.e. atomic, volatile,
-  synchronized, or equivalent memory semantics to avoid stale reads are
-  discouraged to prioritize performance over immediate consistency.
+  immediately visible to callers of `Enabled`.
 
 ## Additional Span Interfaces