diff --git a/doc/APIreference/APItypes.rst b/doc/APIreference/APItypes.rst
index 2fd10428..706a6e28 100644
--- a/doc/APIreference/APItypes.rst
+++ b/doc/APIreference/APItypes.rst
@@ -174,18 +174,6 @@ Numerical integrator types. These values are used in ``m->opt.integrator``.
 
 .. mujoco-include:: mjtIntegrator
 
-
-.. _mjtCollision:
-
-mjtCollision
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Collision modes specifying how candidate geom pairs are generated for near-phase collision checking. These values are
-used in ``m->opt.collision``.
-
-.. mujoco-include:: mjtCollision
-
-
 .. _mjtCone:
 
 mjtCone
diff --git a/doc/XMLreference.rst b/doc/XMLreference.rst
index 0de9e1c3..aff1d69a 100644
--- a/doc/XMLreference.rst
+++ b/doc/XMLreference.rst
@@ -1931,14 +1931,6 @@ adjust it properly through the XML.
    Implicit-in-velocity Euler method, and :at:`implicitfast`, which drops the Coriolis and centrifugal terms. See
    :ref:`Numerical Integration<geIntegration>` for more details.
 
-.. _option-collision:
-
-:at:`collision`: :at-val:`[all, predefined, dynamic], "all"`
-   This attribute specifies which geom pairs should be checked for collision; recall :ref:`Collision` in the Computation
-   chapter. "predefined" means that only the explicitly-defined contact :ref:`pairs <contact-pair>` are checked.
-   "dynamic" means that only the contact pairs generated dynamically are checked. "all" means that the contact pairs
-   from both sources are checked.
-
 .. _option-cone:
 
 :at:`cone`: :at-val:`[pyramidal, elliptic], "pyramidal"`
diff --git a/doc/XMLschema.rst b/doc/XMLschema.rst
index 2a890c51..0bdc4640 100644
--- a/doc/XMLschema.rst
+++ b/doc/XMLschema.rst
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@
 |                                    |    |    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
 |                                    |    |    | :ref:`o_margin<option-o_margin>`                                | :ref:`o_solref<option-o_solref>`                                | :ref:`o_solimp<option-o_solimp>`                                | :ref:`integrator<option-integrator>`                            | |
 |                                    |    |    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
-|                                    |    |    | :ref:`collision<option-collision>`                              | :ref:`cone<option-cone>`                                        | :ref:`jacobian<option-jacobian>`                                | :ref:`solver<option-solver>`                                    | |
+|                                    |    |    | :ref:`cone<option-cone>`                                        | :ref:`jacobian<option-jacobian>`                                | :ref:`solver<option-solver>`                                    | :ref:`iterations<option-iterations>`                            | |
 |                                    |    |    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
-|                                    |    |    | :ref:`iterations<option-iterations>`                            | :ref:`ls_iterations<option-ls_iterations>`                      | :ref:`noslip_iterations<option-noslip_iterations>`              | :ref:`mpr_iterations<option-mpr_iterations>`                    | |
+|                                    |    |    | :ref:`ls_iterations<option-ls_iterations>`                      | :ref:`noslip_iterations<option-noslip_iterations>`              | :ref:`mpr_iterations<option-mpr_iterations>`                    | :ref:`sdf_iterations<option-sdf_iterations>`                    | |
 |                                    |    |    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
-|                                    |    |    | :ref:`sdf_iterations<option-sdf_iterations>`                    | :ref:`sdf_initpoints<option-sdf_initpoints>`                    |                                                                 |                                                                 | |
+|                                    |    |    | :ref:`sdf_initpoints<option-sdf_initpoints>`                    |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | |
 |                                    |    |    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
 +------------------------------------+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | |_| option |br| |_| |L|            |    | .. table::                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 1945d26d..20e8110c 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -62,35 +62,46 @@ General
       - Renamed ``mjData.solver_iter`` to ``solver_niter``. Both this member and ``mjData.solver_nnz`` are now integer
         vectors of length ``mjNISLAND``.
 
-8. Added a new :ref:`dyntype<actuator-general-dyntype>`, ``filterexact``, which updates first-order filter states with
+   8. Removed ``mjOption.collision`` and the associated ``option/collision`` attribute.
+
+      **Migration:**
+
+      - For models which have ``<option collision="all"/>``, delete the attribute.
+      - For models which have ``<option collision="dynamic"/>``, delete all :ref:`pair<contact-pair>` elements.
+      - For models which have ``<option collision="pair"/>``, disable all dynamic collisions (determined
+        via contype/conaffinity) by first deleting all :ref:`contype<body-geom-contype>` and
+        :ref:`conaffinity<body-geom-conaffinity>` attributes in the model and then setting them globally to ``0`` using
+        |br| ``<default> <geom contype="0" conaffinity="0"/> </default>``.
+
+9. Added a new :ref:`dyntype<actuator-general-dyntype>`, ``filterexact``, which updates first-order filter states with
    the exact formula rather than with Euler integration.
-9. Added an actuator attribute, :ref:`actearly<actuator-general-actearly>`, which uses semi-implicit integration for
-   actuator forces: using the next step's actuator state to compute the current actuator forces at the current timestep.
-10. Renamed ``actuatorforcerange`` and ``actuatorforcelimited``, introduced in the previous version to
+10. Added an actuator attribute, :ref:`actearly<actuator-general-actearly>`, which uses semi-implicit integration for
+    actuator forces: using the next step's actuator state to compute the current actuator forces at the current timestep.
+11. Renamed ``actuatorforcerange`` and ``actuatorforcelimited``, introduced in the previous version to
     :ref:`actuatorfrcrange<body-joint-actuatorfrcrange>` and
     :ref:`actuatorfrclimited<body-joint-actuatorfrclimited>`, respectively.
-11. Added the flag :ref:`eulerdamp<option-flag-eulerdamp>`, which disables implicit integration of joint damping in the
+12. Added the flag :ref:`eulerdamp<option-flag-eulerdamp>`, which disables implicit integration of joint damping in the
     Euler integrator. See the :ref:`Numerical Integration<geIntegration>` section for more details.
-12. Added the flag :ref:`invdiscrete<option-flag-invdiscrete>`, which enables discrete-time inverse dynamics for all
+13. Added the flag :ref:`invdiscrete<option-flag-invdiscrete>`, which enables discrete-time inverse dynamics for all
     :ref:`integrators<option-integrator>` other than ``RK4``. See the flag documentation for more details.
-13. Added :ref:`ls_iterations<option-ls_iterations>` and :ref:`ls_tolerance<option-ls_tolerance>` options for adjusting
+14. Added :ref:`ls_iterations<option-ls_iterations>` and :ref:`ls_tolerance<option-ls_tolerance>` options for adjusting
     linesearch stopping criteria in CG and Newton solvers. These can be useful for performance tuning.
-14. Added ``mesh_pos`` and ``mesh_quat`` fields to :ref:`mjModel` to store the normalizing transformation applied to
+15. Added ``mesh_pos`` and ``mesh_quat`` fields to :ref:`mjModel` to store the normalizing transformation applied to
     mesh assets. Fixes `#409 <https://github.com/google-deepmind/mujoco/issues/409>`__ .
-15. Added camera :ref:`resolution<body-camera-resolution>` attribute and :ref:`camprojection<sensor-camprojection>`
+16. Added camera :ref:`resolution<body-camera-resolution>` attribute and :ref:`camprojection<sensor-camprojection>`
     sensor. If camera resolution is set to positive values, the camera projection sensor will report the location of a
     target site, projected onto the camera image, in pixel coordinates.
 
 Python bindings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-16. Fixed `#870 <https://github.com/google-deepmind/mujoco/issues/870>`__ where calling ``update_scene`` with an invalid
+17. Fixed `#870 <https://github.com/google-deepmind/mujoco/issues/870>`__ where calling ``update_scene`` with an invalid
     camera name used the default camera.
 
 Bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^
 
-17. Fixed a bug that was causing :ref:`geom margin<body-geom-margin>` to be ignored during the construction of
+18. Fixed a bug that was causing :ref:`geom margin<body-geom-margin>` to be ignored during the construction of
     midphase collision trees.
 
 
diff --git a/doc/computation.rst b/doc/computation.rst
index bc124fe6..51c0cc19 100644
--- a/doc/computation.rst
+++ b/doc/computation.rst
@@ -1466,25 +1466,18 @@ others can be pruned quickly without a detailed check. MuJoCo has flexible mecha
 checked in detail. The decision process involves two stages: generation and filtering.
 
 Generation
-   First we generate a list of candidate geom pairs in one of two ways: "pair" or "dynamic". The user can also specify
-   "all" which merges both sources (and is the default). This is done via the setting ``mjModel.opt.collision``. "Pair"
-   refers to an explicit list of geom pairs defined with the :ref:`pair <contact-pair>` element in MJCF. It gives the
-   user full control, however it is a static mechanism (independent of the spatial arrangement of the geoms at runtime)
-   and can be tedious for large models. It is normally used to supplement the output of the "dynamic" mechanism. Dynamic
-   generation works with bodies rather than geoms; when a body pair is included this means that all geoms attached to
-   one body can collide with all geoms attached to the other body.
+   First we generate a list of candidate geom pairs in two ways:
 
-   The body pairs are generated via broad-phase collision detection based on a modified sweep-and-prune algorithm. The
-   modification is that the axis for sorting is chosen as the principal eigenvector of the covariance matrix of all geom
-   centers - which maximizes the spread. Then, for each body pair, a mid-phase collision detection using a static
-   bounding volume hierarchy (a BVH binary tree) of axis-aligned bounding boxes (AABB) is performed. Each body is
-   equipped with an AABB tree of its geoms, aligned with the body inertial or geom frames for all inner or leaf nodes,
-   respectively.
+   - Using predefined geom pairs, specified with the :ref:`contact-pair <contact-pair>` element. This mechanism is
+     independent of the spatial arrangement of the geoms at runtime.
+   - Generating candidate geom pairs by examining the runtime locations of bodies. First, a sweep-and-prune broadphase
+     collision stage prunes bodies that cannot collide. Then, a mid-phase collision stage further prunes geom pairs from
+     remaining body pairs using a static Bounding Volume Hierarchy (a binary tree) of axis-aligned bounding boxes.
+     Each body is equipped with an AABB tree of its geoms, aligned with the body inertial or geom frames for all inner
+     or leaf nodes, respectively.
+   - The user can also explicitly exclude certain body pairs using the :ref:`exclude <contact-exclude>` element.
 
-   Finally, the user can explicitly exclude certain body pairs using the :ref:`exclude <contact-exclude>` element
-   in MJCF. Exclusion is applied when "dynamic" or "all" are selected, but not when "pair" is selected. At the end of
-   this step we have a list of geoms pairs that is typically much smaller than :math:`n (n-1)/2`, but can still be
-   pruned further before detailed collision checking.
+   These two lists are then merged.
 
 Filtering
    Next we apply four filters to the list generated in the previous step. Filters 1 and 2 are applied to all geom pairs.
diff --git a/doc/includes/references.h b/doc/includes/references.h
index 2c3ba4d3..c17dad69 100644
--- a/doc/includes/references.h
+++ b/doc/includes/references.h
@@ -460,11 +460,6 @@ typedef enum mjtIntegrator_ {     // integrator mode
   mjINT_IMPLICIT,                 // implicit in velocity
   mjINT_IMPLICITFAST              // implicit in velocity, no rne derivative
 } mjtIntegrator;
-typedef enum mjtCollision_ {      // collision mode for selecting geom pairs
-  mjCOL_ALL           = 0,        // test precomputed and dynamic pairs
-  mjCOL_PAIR,                     // test predefined pairs only
-  mjCOL_DYNAMIC                   // test dynamic pairs only
-} mjtCollision;
 typedef enum mjtCone_ {           // type of friction cone
   mjCONE_PYRAMIDAL     = 0,       // pyramidal
   mjCONE_ELLIPTIC                 // elliptic
@@ -694,7 +689,6 @@ struct mjOption_ {                // physics options
 
   // discrete settings
   int integrator;                 // integration mode (mjtIntegrator)
-  int collision;                  // collision mode (mjtCollision)
   int cone;                       // type of friction cone (mjtCone)
   int jacobian;                   // type of Jacobian (mjtJacobian)
   int solver;                     // solver algorithm (mjtSolver)
diff --git a/include/mujoco/mjmodel.h b/include/mujoco/mjmodel.h
index efa27d57..0afab214 100644
--- a/include/mujoco/mjmodel.h
+++ b/include/mujoco/mjmodel.h
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ typedef enum mjtIntegrator_ {     // integrator mode
 } mjtIntegrator;
 
 
-typedef enum mjtCollision_ {      // collision mode for selecting geom pairs
-  mjCOL_ALL           = 0,        // test precomputed and dynamic pairs
-  mjCOL_PAIR,                     // test predefined pairs only
-  mjCOL_DYNAMIC                   // test dynamic pairs only
-} mjtCollision;
-
-
 typedef enum mjtCone_ {           // type of friction cone
   mjCONE_PYRAMIDAL     = 0,       // pyramidal
   mjCONE_ELLIPTIC                 // elliptic
@@ -417,7 +410,6 @@ struct mjOption_ {                // physics options
 
   // discrete settings
   int integrator;                 // integration mode (mjtIntegrator)
-  int collision;                  // collision mode (mjtCollision)
   int cone;                       // type of friction cone (mjtCone)
   int jacobian;                   // type of Jacobian (mjtJacobian)
   int solver;                     // solver algorithm (mjtSolver)
diff --git a/include/mujoco/mjxmacro.h b/include/mujoco/mjxmacro.h
index 2ba5a4ec..e3dcae9f 100644
--- a/include/mujoco/mjxmacro.h
+++ b/include/mujoco/mjxmacro.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #define MJOPTION_INTS               \
     X( int,     integrator        ) \
-    X( int,     collision         ) \
     X( int,     cone              ) \
     X( int,     jacobian          ) \
     X( int,     solver            ) \
diff --git a/introspect/enums.py b/introspect/enums.py
index 4605a319..44935c8a 100644
--- a/introspect/enums.py
+++ b/introspect/enums.py
@@ -128,16 +128,6 @@ ENUMS: Mapping[str, EnumDecl] = dict([
              ('mjINT_IMPLICITFAST', 3),
          ]),
      )),
-    ('mjtCollision',
-     EnumDecl(
-         name='mjtCollision',
-         declname='enum mjtCollision_',
-         values=dict([
-             ('mjCOL_ALL', 0),
-             ('mjCOL_PAIR', 1),
-             ('mjCOL_DYNAMIC', 2),
-         ]),
-     )),
     ('mjtCone',
      EnumDecl(
          name='mjtCone',
diff --git a/introspect/structs.py b/introspect/structs.py
index 50d614f8..f4bcd560 100644
--- a/introspect/structs.py
+++ b/introspect/structs.py
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ STRUCTS: Mapping[str, StructDecl] = dict([
                  type=ValueType(name='int'),
                  doc='integration mode (mjtIntegrator)',
              ),
-             StructFieldDecl(
-                 name='collision',
-                 type=ValueType(name='int'),
-                 doc='collision mode (mjtCollision)',
-             ),
              StructFieldDecl(
                  name='cone',
                  type=ValueType(name='int'),
diff --git a/simulate/simulate.cc b/simulate/simulate.cc
index 65425097..d5ae8836 100644
--- a/simulate/simulate.cc
+++ b/simulate/simulate.cc
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ void MakePhysicsSection(mj::Simulate* sim, int oldstate) {
   mjuiDef defPhysics[] = {
     {mjITEM_SECTION,   "Physics",       oldstate, nullptr,           "AP"},
     {mjITEM_SELECT,    "Integrator",    2, &(opt->integrator),        "Euler\nRK4\nimplicit\nimplicitfast"},
-    {mjITEM_SELECT,    "Collision",     2, &(opt->collision),         "All\nPair\nDynamic"},
     {mjITEM_SELECT,    "Cone",          2, &(opt->cone),              "Pyramidal\nElliptic"},
     {mjITEM_SELECT,    "Jacobian",      2, &(opt->jacobian),          "Dense\nSparse\nAuto"},
     {mjITEM_SELECT,    "Solver",        2, &(opt->solver),            "PGS\nCG\nNewton"},
@@ -1773,7 +1772,6 @@ void Simulate::Sync() {
     X(o_solref);
     X(o_solimp);
     X(integrator);
-    X(collision);
     X(cone);
     X(jacobian);
     X(solver);
diff --git a/src/engine/engine_collision_driver.c b/src/engine/engine_collision_driver.c
index bc5d787c..9e784a98 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine_collision_driver.c
+++ b/src/engine/engine_collision_driver.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ quicksortfunc(contactcompare, context, el1, el2) {
 
 void mj_collision(const mjModel* m, mjData* d) {
   int g1, g2, merged, b1 = 0, b2 = 0, exadr = 0, pairadr = 0, startadr;
-  int nexclude = m->nexclude, npair = m->npair, nbodypair = ((m->nbody-1)*m->nbody)/2;
+  int nexclude = m->nexclude, npair = m->npair;
   int *broadphasepair = 0;
 
   // reset the size of the contact array and invalidate efc arrays
@@ -410,97 +410,82 @@ void mj_collision(const mjModel* m, mjData* d) {
 
   mj_markStack(d);
 
-  // predefined only; ignore exclude
-  if (m->opt.collision == mjCOL_PAIR) {
-    d->nbodypair_broad = npair;
-    for (pairadr=0; pairadr < npair; pairadr++) {
-      int ngeompair_narrow_before = d->ngeompair_narrow;
-      int ngeompair_mid_before = d->ngeompair_mid;
-      collideGeoms(m, d, pairadr, -1, 0, 0);
-      if (d->ngeompair_narrow > ngeompair_narrow_before) d->nbodypair_narrow++;
-      if (d->ngeompair_mid > ngeompair_mid_before) d->nbodypair_broad++;
+  // call broadphase collision detector
+  int nbodypair = (m->nbody*(m->nbody - 1))/2;
+  broadphasepair = mj_stackAllocInt(d, nbodypair);
+  nbodypair = mj_broadphase(m, d, broadphasepair, nbodypair);
+  unsigned int last_signature = -1;
+
+  // loop over body pairs
+  for (int i=0; i < nbodypair; i++) {
+    // reconstruct body pair ids
+    b1 = (broadphasepair[i]>>16) & 0xFFFF;
+    b2 = broadphasepair[i] & 0xFFFF;
+
+    // compute signature for this body pair
+    unsigned int signature = ((b1+1)<<16) + (b2+1);
+    // pairs come sorted by signature, but may not be unique
+    // if signature is repeated, skip it
+    if (signature == last_signature) {
+      continue;
     }
-  }
+    last_signature = signature;
 
-  // dynamic only or merge; apply exclude
-  else {
-    // call broadphase collision detector
-    int npairs = (m->nbody*(m->nbody - 1))/2;
-    broadphasepair = mj_stackAllocInt(d, npairs);
-    nbodypair = mj_broadphase(m, d, broadphasepair, npairs);
-    unsigned int last_signature = -1;
-
-    // loop over body pairs (broadphase or all)
-    for (int i=0; i < nbodypair; i++) {
-      // reconstruct body pair ids
-      b1 = (broadphasepair[i]>>16) & 0xFFFF;
-      b2 = broadphasepair[i] & 0xFFFF;
-
-      // compute signature for this body pair
-      unsigned int signature = ((b1+1)<<16) + (b2+1);
-      // pairs come sorted by signature, but may not be unique
-      // if signature is repeated, skip it
-      if (signature == last_signature) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      last_signature = signature;
-
-      // merge predefined pairs
-      merged = 0;
-      startadr = pairadr;
-      if (npair && m->opt.collision == mjCOL_ALL) {
-        // test all predefined pairs for which pair_signature<=signature
-        while (pairadr < npair && m->pair_signature[pairadr] <= signature) {
-          if (m->pair_signature[pairadr] == signature) {
-            merged = 1;
-          }
-          collideGeoms(m, d, pairadr++, -1, 0, 0);
+    // merge predefined pairs
+    merged = 0;
+    startadr = pairadr;
+    if (npair) {
+      // test all predefined pairs for which pair_signature<=signature
+      while (pairadr < npair && m->pair_signature[pairadr] <= signature) {
+        if (m->pair_signature[pairadr] == signature) {
+          merged = 1;
         }
-      }
-
-      // handle exclusion
-      if (nexclude) {
-        // advance exadr while exclude_signature < signature
-        while (exadr < nexclude && m->exclude_signature[exadr] < signature) {
-          exadr++;
-        }
-
-        // skip this body pair if its signature is found in exclude array
-        if (exadr < nexclude && m->exclude_signature[exadr] == signature) {
-          continue;
-        }
-      }
-
-      int ngeompair_narrow_before = d->ngeompair_narrow;
-      int ngeompair_mid_before = d->ngeompair_mid;
-
-      // test all geom pairs within this body pair
-      if (m->body_geomnum[b1] && m->body_geomnum[b2]) {
-        if (!mjDISABLED(mjDSBL_MIDPHASE) && m->body_geomnum[b1]*m->body_geomnum[b2] > 1) {
-          int ncon_before = d->ncon;
-          collideTree(m, d, b1, b2, merged, startadr, pairadr);
-          int ncon_after = d->ncon;
-          void* context = (void*) m;
-          mjQUICKSORT(d->contact + ncon_before, ncon_after - ncon_before,
-                      sizeof(mjContact), contactcompare, context);
-        } else {
-          for (g1=m->body_geomadr[b1]; g1 < m->body_geomadr[b1]+m->body_geomnum[b1]; g1++) {
-            for (g2=m->body_geomadr[b2]; g2 < m->body_geomadr[b2]+m->body_geomnum[b2]; g2++) {
-              collidePair(m, d, g1, g2, merged, startadr, pairadr);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      if (d->ngeompair_narrow > ngeompair_narrow_before) d->nbodypair_narrow++;
-      if (d->ngeompair_mid > ngeompair_mid_before) d->nbodypair_broad++;
-    }
-
-    // finish merging predefined pairs
-    if (npair && m->opt.collision == mjCOL_ALL) {
-      while (pairadr < npair) {
         collideGeoms(m, d, pairadr++, -1, 0, 0);
       }
     }
+
+    // handle exclusion
+    if (nexclude) {
+      // advance exadr while exclude_signature < signature
+      while (exadr < nexclude && m->exclude_signature[exadr] < signature) {
+        exadr++;
+      }
+
+      // skip this body pair if its signature is found in exclude array
+      if (exadr < nexclude && m->exclude_signature[exadr] == signature) {
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    int ngeompair_narrow_before = d->ngeompair_narrow;
+    int ngeompair_mid_before = d->ngeompair_mid;
+
+    // test all geom pairs within this body pair
+    if (m->body_geomnum[b1] && m->body_geomnum[b2]) {
+      if (!mjDISABLED(mjDSBL_MIDPHASE) && m->body_geomnum[b1]*m->body_geomnum[b2] > 1) {
+        int ncon_before = d->ncon;
+        collideTree(m, d, b1, b2, merged, startadr, pairadr);
+        int ncon_after = d->ncon;
+        void* context = (void*) m;
+        mjQUICKSORT(d->contact + ncon_before, ncon_after - ncon_before,
+                    sizeof(mjContact), contactcompare, context);
+      } else {
+        for (g1=m->body_geomadr[b1]; g1 < m->body_geomadr[b1]+m->body_geomnum[b1]; g1++) {
+          for (g2=m->body_geomadr[b2]; g2 < m->body_geomadr[b2]+m->body_geomnum[b2]; g2++) {
+            collidePair(m, d, g1, g2, merged, startadr, pairadr);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (d->ngeompair_narrow > ngeompair_narrow_before) d->nbodypair_narrow++;
+    if (d->ngeompair_mid > ngeompair_mid_before) d->nbodypair_broad++;
+  }
+
+  // finish merging predefined pairs
+  if (npair) {
+    while (pairadr < npair) {
+      collideGeoms(m, d, pairadr++, -1, 0, 0);
+    }
   }
 
   mj_freeStack(d);
diff --git a/src/engine/engine_io.c b/src/engine/engine_io.c
index 7ce8cafe..2a23386e 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine_io.c
+++ b/src/engine/engine_io.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ void mj_defaultOption(mjOption* opt) {
 
   // discrete options
   opt->integrator         = mjINT_EULER;
-  opt->collision          = mjCOL_ALL;
   opt->cone               = mjCONE_PYRAMIDAL;
   opt->jacobian           = mjJAC_AUTO;
   opt->solver             = mjSOL_NEWTON;
diff --git a/src/xml/xml_native_reader.cc b/src/xml/xml_native_reader.cc
index 2aba5f79..115ee4bd 100644
--- a/src/xml/xml_native_reader.cc
+++ b/src/xml/xml_native_reader.cc
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ static const char* MJCF[nMJCF][mjXATTRNUM] = {
             "inttotal", "interval", "tolrange"},
     {">"},
 
-    {"option", "*", "26",
+    {"option", "*", "25",
         "timestep", "apirate", "impratio", "tolerance", "ls_tolerance", "noslip_tolerance",
         "mpr_tolerance", "gravity", "wind", "magnetic", "density", "viscosity",
         "o_margin", "o_solref", "o_solimp",
-        "integrator", "collision", "cone", "jacobian",
+        "integrator", "cone", "jacobian",
         "solver", "iterations", "ls_iterations", "noslip_iterations", "mpr_iterations",
         "sdf_iterations", "sdf_initpoints"},
     {"<"},
@@ -536,16 +536,6 @@ const mjMap integrator_map[integrator_sz] = {
   {"implicitfast", mjINT_IMPLICITFAST}
 };
 
-
-// collision type
-const int collision_sz = 3;
-const mjMap collision_map[collision_sz] = {
-  {"all",         mjCOL_ALL},
-  {"predefined",  mjCOL_PAIR},
-  {"dynamic",     mjCOL_DYNAMIC}
-};
-
-
 // cone type
 const int cone_sz = 2;
 const mjMap cone_map[cone_sz] = {
@@ -973,7 +963,6 @@ void mjXReader::Option(XMLElement* section, mjOption* opt) {
   ReadAttr(section, "o_solimp", mjNIMP, opt->o_solimp, text, false, false);
 
   MapValue(section, "integrator", &opt->integrator, integrator_map, integrator_sz);
-  MapValue(section, "collision", &opt->collision, collision_map, collision_sz);
   MapValue(section, "cone", &opt->cone, cone_map, cone_sz);
   MapValue(section, "jacobian", &opt->jacobian, jac_map, jac_sz);
   MapValue(section, "solver", &opt->solver, solver_map, solver_sz);
diff --git a/src/xml/xml_native_writer.cc b/src/xml/xml_native_writer.cc
index debe73b5..c9306dd4 100644
--- a/src/xml/xml_native_writer.cc
+++ b/src/xml/xml_native_writer.cc
@@ -809,8 +809,6 @@ void mjXWriter::Option(XMLElement* root) {
 
   WriteAttrKey(section, "integrator", integrator_map, integrator_sz,
                model->option.integrator, opt.integrator);
-  WriteAttrKey(section, "collision", collision_map, collision_sz,
-               model->option.collision, opt.collision);
   WriteAttrKey(section, "cone", cone_map, cone_sz,
                model->option.cone, opt.cone);
   WriteAttrKey(section, "jacobian", jac_map, jac_sz,
diff --git a/test/engine/engine_collision_driver_test.cc b/test/engine/engine_collision_driver_test.cc
index 024aa0f0..82b6eee5 100644
--- a/test/engine/engine_collision_driver_test.cc
+++ b/test/engine/engine_collision_driver_test.cc
@@ -49,22 +49,6 @@ static std::vector<GeomPair> colliding_pairs(
   return result;
 }
 
-TEST_F(MjCollisionTest, PredefinedPairsOnly) {
-  static const char* const kModelFilePath =
-      "engine/testdata/collisions.xml";
-  const std::string xml_path = GetTestDataFilePath(kModelFilePath);
-  mjModel* model = mj_loadXML(xml_path.c_str(), nullptr, 0, 0);
-
-  model->opt.collision = mjCOL_PAIR;
-  mjData* data = mj_makeData(model);
-  mj_fwdPosition(model, data);
-  EXPECT_THAT(colliding_pairs(model, data), ElementsAre(
-      GeomPair("box", "sphere_predefined")));
-
-  mj_deleteData(data);
-  mj_deleteModel(model);
-}
-
 TEST_F(MjCollisionTest, AllCollisions) {
   static const char* const kModelFilePath =
       "engine/testdata/collisions.xml";
diff --git a/test/header_test.cc b/test/header_test.cc
index f008cfde..76480536 100644
--- a/test/header_test.cc
+++ b/test/header_test.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ TEST_F(HeaderTest, EnumsAreInts) {
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtCamLight),        sizeof(int));
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtTexture),         sizeof(int));
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtIntegrator),      sizeof(int));
-  EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtCollision),       sizeof(int));
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtCone),            sizeof(int));
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtJacobian),        sizeof(int));
   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(mjtSolver),          sizeof(int));
diff --git a/unity/Runtime/Bindings/MjBindings.cs b/unity/Runtime/Bindings/MjBindings.cs
index fddc661e..218c4d87 100644
--- a/unity/Runtime/Bindings/MjBindings.cs
+++ b/unity/Runtime/Bindings/MjBindings.cs
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ public enum mjtIntegrator : int{
   mjINT_IMPLICIT = 2,
   mjINT_IMPLICITFAST = 3,
 }
-public enum mjtCollision : int{
-  mjCOL_ALL = 0,
-  mjCOL_PAIR = 1,
-  mjCOL_DYNAMIC = 2,
-}
 public enum mjtCone : int{
   mjCONE_PYRAMIDAL = 0,
   mjCONE_ELLIPTIC = 1,
@@ -4789,7 +4784,6 @@ public unsafe struct mjOption_ {
   public fixed double o_solref[2];
   public fixed double o_solimp[5];
   public int integrator;
-  public int collision;
   public int cone;
   public int jacobian;
   public int solver;