An example method includes coding, by a video coder and via a coded video bitstream, a syntax element that specifies whether the coded video bitstream includes a plurality of syntax elements that specify parameters of a temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) candidate derivation process; where the syntax element specifies that the coded video bitstream includes the plurality of syntax elements: coding, by the video coder, the plurality of syntax elements via the coded video bitstream; and deriving, by the video coder and based on parameters specified by the plurality of syntax elements, a TMVP candidate for a current block of a current picture of video data; generating, for the current block, a list of motion vector candidates, the list including the derived TMVP candidate; and predicting, based on the list of motion vector candidates, the current block.