diff --git a/docs/release_notes/release_notes-0.14.0.rst b/docs/release_notes/release_notes-0.14.0.rst
index 5094a4b560a..b3e7090e525 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/release_notes-0.14.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes/release_notes-0.14.0.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Key Features and Updates
   *
 * Refactor Codebase
   * REFACTOR-#3990: remove code duplication in `PandasDataframePartition` hierarchy (#3991)
+  * REFACTOR-#4229: remove unused `dask_client` global variable in `modin\pandas\__init__.py` (#4230)
   * REFACTOR-#3997: remove code duplication for `broadcast_apply` method (#3996)
   * REFACTOR-#4213: Refactor `modin/examples/tutorial/` directory (#4214)
   * REFACTOR-#4206: add assert check into `__init__` method of `PandasOnDaskDataframePartition` class (#4207)
diff --git a/modin/pandas/__init__.py b/modin/pandas/__init__.py
index 41db2c78fda..4cca7dd6df4 100644
--- a/modin/pandas/__init__.py
+++ b/modin/pandas/__init__.py
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@
 os.environ["OMP_NUM_THREADS"] = "1"
 
 _is_first_update = {}
-dask_client = None
 _NOINIT_ENGINES = {
     "Python",
 }  # engines that don't require initialization, useful for unit tests
 
 
 def _update_engine(publisher: Parameter):
-    global dask_client
     from modin.config import StorageFormat, CpuCount
     from modin.config.envvars import IsExperimental
     from modin.config.pubsub import ValueSource
diff --git a/modin/pandas/test/test_api.py b/modin/pandas/test/test_api.py
index 59db76a383a..7ee532b18ca 100644
--- a/modin/pandas/test/test_api.py
+++ b/modin/pandas/test/test_api.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ def test_top_level_api_equality():
         "os",
         "multiprocessing",
         "Client",
-        "dask_client",
         "get_client",
     ]