diff --git a/packages/atomic-angular/projects/atomic-angular/src/lib/stencil-generated/components.ts b/packages/atomic-angular/projects/atomic-angular/src/lib/stencil-generated/components.ts
index 2097355eb6b..090d6ea5173 100644
--- a/packages/atomic-angular/projects/atomic-angular/src/lib/stencil-generated/components.ts
+++ b/packages/atomic-angular/projects/atomic-angular/src/lib/stencil-generated/components.ts
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicCommercePager extends Components.AtomicCommercePa
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'imageSize', 'numberOfPlaceholders'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'imageSize', 'numberOfPlaceholders'],
   methods: ['setRenderFunction']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicCommercePager extends Components.AtomicCommercePa
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'imageSize', 'numberOfPlaceholders'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'imageSize', 'numberOfPlaceholders'],
 })
 export class AtomicCommerceProductList {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicCommerceRecommendationInterface extends Component
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'productId', 'productsPerPage', 'slotId'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'productId', 'productsPerPage', 'slotId'],
   methods: ['setRenderFunction', 'previousPage', 'nextPage']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicCommerceRecommendationInterface extends Component
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'productId', 'productsPerPage', 'slotId'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'productId', 'productsPerPage', 'slotId'],
 })
 export class AtomicCommerceRecommendationList {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicRecsInterface extends Components.AtomicRecsInterf
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'label', 'numberOfRecommendations', 'numberOfRecommendationsPerPage', 'recommendation'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'label', 'numberOfRecommendations', 'numberOfRecommendationsPerPage', 'recommendation'],
   methods: ['setRenderFunction', 'previousPage', 'nextPage']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicRecsInterface extends Components.AtomicRecsInterf
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'label', 'numberOfRecommendations', 'numberOfRecommendationsPerPage', 'recommendation'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'headingLevel', 'imageSize', 'label', 'numberOfRecommendations', 'numberOfRecommendationsPerPage', 'recommendation'],
 })
 export class AtomicRecsList {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicResultLink extends Components.AtomicResultLink {}
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'imageSize', 'tabsExcluded', 'tabsIncluded'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'imageSize', 'tabsExcluded', 'tabsIncluded'],
   methods: ['setRenderFunction']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ export declare interface AtomicResultLink extends Components.AtomicResultLink {}
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'gridCellLinkTarget', 'imageSize', 'tabsExcluded', 'tabsIncluded'],
+  inputs: ['density', 'display', 'imageSize', 'tabsExcluded', 'tabsIncluded'],
 })
 export class AtomicResultList {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components.d.ts b/packages/atomic/src/components.d.ts
index a1b1c7b47b8..8339350c7d8 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components.d.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import { Range } from "./components/commerce/facets/facet-number-input/atomic-co
 import { i18n } from "i18next";
 import { CommerceInitializationOptions } from "./components/commerce/atomic-commerce-interface/atomic-commerce-interface";
 import { StandaloneSearchBoxData } from "./utils/local-storage-utils";
-import { ItemDisplayBasicLayout, ItemDisplayDensity, ItemDisplayImageSize, ItemDisplayLayout, ItemTarget } from "./components/common/layout/display-options";
+import { ItemDisplayBasicLayout, ItemDisplayDensity, ItemDisplayImageSize, ItemDisplayLayout } from "./components/common/layout/display-options";
 import { ItemRenderingFunction } from "./components/common/item-list/item-list-common";
 import { RedirectionPayload } from "./components/search/atomic-search-box/redirection-payload";
 import { AriaLabelGenerator } from "./components/commerce/search-box-suggestions/atomic-commerce-search-box-instant-products/atomic-commerce-search-box-instant-products";
 import { AtomicInterface } from "./utils/initialization-utils";
-import { unknown as AnyBindings, i18nCompatibilityVersion as i18nCompatibilityVersion1, ItemDisplayBasicLayout as ItemDisplayBasicLayout1, ItemDisplayDensity as ItemDisplayDensity1, ItemDisplayImageSize as ItemDisplayImageSize1, ItemRenderingFunction as ItemRenderingFunction1, ItemTarget as ItemTarget1 } from "./components";
+import { unknown as AnyBindings, i18nCompatibilityVersion as i18nCompatibilityVersion1, ItemDisplayBasicLayout as ItemDisplayBasicLayout1, ItemDisplayDensity as ItemDisplayDensity1, ItemDisplayImageSize as ItemDisplayImageSize1, ItemRenderingFunction as ItemRenderingFunction1 } from "./components";
 import { AnyBindings as AnyBindings1 } from "./components/common/interface/bindings";
 import { NumberInputType } from "./components/common/facets/facet-number-input/number-input-type";
 import { NumericFilter, NumericFilterState, RelativeDateUnit } from "./components/common/types";
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ export { Range } from "./components/commerce/facets/facet-number-input/atomic-co
 export { i18n } from "i18next";
 export { CommerceInitializationOptions } from "./components/commerce/atomic-commerce-interface/atomic-commerce-interface";
 export { StandaloneSearchBoxData } from "./utils/local-storage-utils";
-export { ItemDisplayBasicLayout, ItemDisplayDensity, ItemDisplayImageSize, ItemDisplayLayout, ItemTarget } from "./components/common/layout/display-options";
+export { ItemDisplayBasicLayout, ItemDisplayDensity, ItemDisplayImageSize, ItemDisplayLayout } from "./components/common/layout/display-options";
 export { ItemRenderingFunction } from "./components/common/item-list/item-list-common";
 export { RedirectionPayload } from "./components/search/atomic-search-box/redirection-payload";
 export { AriaLabelGenerator } from "./components/commerce/search-box-suggestions/atomic-commerce-search-box-instant-products/atomic-commerce-search-box-instant-products";
 export { AtomicInterface } from "./utils/initialization-utils";
-export { unknown as AnyBindings, i18nCompatibilityVersion as i18nCompatibilityVersion1, ItemDisplayBasicLayout as ItemDisplayBasicLayout1, ItemDisplayDensity as ItemDisplayDensity1, ItemDisplayImageSize as ItemDisplayImageSize1, ItemRenderingFunction as ItemRenderingFunction1, ItemTarget as ItemTarget1 } from "./components";
+export { unknown as AnyBindings, i18nCompatibilityVersion as i18nCompatibilityVersion1, ItemDisplayBasicLayout as ItemDisplayBasicLayout1, ItemDisplayDensity as ItemDisplayDensity1, ItemDisplayImageSize as ItemDisplayImageSize1, ItemRenderingFunction as ItemRenderingFunction1 } from "./components";
 export { AnyBindings as AnyBindings1 } from "./components/common/interface/bindings";
 export { NumberInputType } from "./components/common/facets/facet-number-input/number-input-type";
 export { NumericFilter, NumericFilterState, RelativeDateUnit } from "./components/common/types";
@@ -503,12 +503,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The desired layout to use when displaying products. Layouts affect how many products to display per row and how visually distinct they are from each other.
          */
         "display": ItemDisplayLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the product link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget": ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The expected size of the image displayed for products.
          */
@@ -611,12 +605,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The layout to apply when displaying the products. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of products per column, modify the `--atomic-recs-number-of-columns` CSS variable.
          */
         "display": ItemDisplayBasicLayout;
-        /**
-          * The [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target) location to open the product link. This property is ignored unless the `display` property is set to `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget": ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -1700,12 +1688,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The layout to apply when displaying results themselves. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
          */
         "display": ItemDisplayBasicLayout1;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget": ItemTarget1;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -2530,12 +2512,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The layout to apply when displaying results themselves. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
          */
         "display": ItemDisplayBasicLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget": ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -2886,12 +2862,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The desired layout to use when displaying results. Layouts affect how many results to display per row and how visually distinct they are from each other.
          */
         "display": ItemDisplayLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget": ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The expected size of the image displayed in the results.
          */
@@ -6490,12 +6460,6 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The desired layout to use when displaying products. Layouts affect how many products to display per row and how visually distinct they are from each other.
          */
         "display"?: ItemDisplayLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the product link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget"?: ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The expected size of the image displayed for products.
          */
@@ -6584,12 +6548,6 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The layout to apply when displaying the products. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of products per column, modify the `--atomic-recs-number-of-columns` CSS variable.
          */
         "display"?: ItemDisplayBasicLayout;
-        /**
-          * The [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target) location to open the product link. This property is ignored unless the `display` property is set to `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget"?: ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -7625,12 +7583,6 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The layout to apply when displaying results themselves. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
          */
         "display"?: ItemDisplayBasicLayout1;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget"?: ItemTarget1;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -8412,12 +8364,6 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The layout to apply when displaying results themselves. This does not affect the display of the surrounding list itself. To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
          */
         "display"?: ItemDisplayBasicLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget"?: ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The [heading level](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements) to use for the heading label, from 1 to 6.
          */
@@ -8748,12 +8694,6 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The desired layout to use when displaying results. Layouts affect how many results to display per row and how visually distinct they are from each other.
          */
         "display"?: ItemDisplayLayout;
-        /**
-          * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)). This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-          * @defaultValue `_self`
-          * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-         */
-        "gridCellLinkTarget"?: ItemTarget;
         /**
           * The expected size of the image displayed in the results.
          */
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/atomic-commerce-product-list.tsx b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/atomic-commerce-product-list.tsx
index 3d3789b5590..dfbf9c8f23f 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/atomic-commerce-product-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/atomic-commerce-product-list.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   ItemDisplayDensity,
   ItemDisplayImageSize,
   ItemDisplayLayout,
-  ItemTarget,
   getItemListDisplayClasses,
 } from '../../common/layout/display-options';
 import {CommerceBindings} from '../atomic-commerce-interface/atomic-commerce-interface';
@@ -107,14 +106,6 @@ export class AtomicCommerceProductList
    */
   @Prop({reflect: true}) imageSize: ItemDisplayImageSize = 'small';
 
-  /**
-   * The target location to open the product link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)).
-   * This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-   * @defaultValue `_self`
-   * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-   */
-  @Prop() gridCellLinkTarget: ItemTarget = '_self';
-
   /**
    * Sets a rendering function to bypass the standard HTML template mechanism for rendering products.
    * You can use this function while working with web frameworks that don't use plain HTML syntax, e.g., React, Angular or Vue.
@@ -145,23 +136,20 @@ export class AtomicCommerceProductList
       this.summary = this.search.summary();
     }
 
-    this.productTemplateProvider = new ProductTemplateProvider(
-      {
-        includeDefaultTemplate: true,
-        templateElements: Array.from(
-          this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-product-template')
-        ),
-        getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
-        getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
-        setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
-        },
-        setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.templateHasError = value;
-        },
+    this.productTemplateProvider = new ProductTemplateProvider({
+      includeDefaultTemplate: true,
+      templateElements: Array.from(
+        this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-product-template')
+      ),
+      getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
+      getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
+      setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
       },
-      this.gridCellLinkTarget
-    );
+      setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.templateHasError = value;
+      },
+    });
 
     this.productListCommon = new ItemListCommon({
       engineSubscribe: this.bindings.engine.subscribe,
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/e2e/atomic-commerce-product-list.e2e.ts b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/e2e/atomic-commerce-product-list.e2e.ts
index 4bdb1a7eb3a..601466f594c 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/e2e/atomic-commerce-product-list.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-product-list/e2e/atomic-commerce-product-list.e2e.ts
@@ -41,20 +41,4 @@ test.describe('when interface load yields no products', () => {
   });
 });
 
-test.describe('when gridCellLinkTarget is set to _blank', async () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async ({productList}) => {
-    await productList.load({story: 'open-in-new-tab'});
-    await productList.hydrated.waitFor();
-  });
-
-  test('should open product in new tab', async ({context, productList}) => {
-    const newTabPromise = context.waitForEvent('page');
-    await productList.products.first().click();
-    const newTab = await newTabPromise;
-    await newTab.waitForLoadState();
-
-    expect(newTab.url()).toMatch(/sports\.barca\.group\/pdp\/.*$/);
-  });
-});
-
 // TODO: KIT-3247 add the rest of E2E tests
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list.tsx b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list.tsx
index 61e58ad7b9c..bc5d86a0908 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/commerce/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list/atomic-commerce-recommendation-list.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
   ItemDisplayBasicLayout,
   ItemDisplayDensity,
   ItemDisplayImageSize,
-  ItemTarget,
   getItemListDisplayClasses,
 } from '../../common/layout/display-options';
 import {CommerceBindings} from '../atomic-commerce-interface/atomic-commerce-interface';
@@ -103,13 +102,6 @@ export class AtomicCommerceRecommendationList
    * To modify the number of products per column, modify the `--atomic-recs-number-of-columns` CSS variable.
    */
   @Prop({reflect: true}) public display: ItemDisplayBasicLayout = 'list';
-  /**
-   * The [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target) location to open the product link.
-   * This property is ignored unless the `display` property is set to `grid`.
-   * @defaultValue `_self`
-   * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-product-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-product-template` component.
-   */
-  @Prop() gridCellLinkTarget: ItemTarget = '_self';
   /**
    * The spacing of various elements in the product list, including the gap between products, the gap between parts of a product, and the font sizes of the parts of a product.
    */
@@ -180,23 +172,20 @@ export class AtomicCommerceRecommendationList
 
     this.recommendations.refresh();
 
-    this.productTemplateProvider = new ProductTemplateProvider(
-      {
-        includeDefaultTemplate: true,
-        templateElements: Array.from(
-          this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-product-template')
-        ),
-        getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.productTemplateRegistered,
-        getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
-        setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.productTemplateRegistered = value;
-        },
-        setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.templateHasError = value;
-        },
+    this.productTemplateProvider = new ProductTemplateProvider({
+      includeDefaultTemplate: true,
+      templateElements: Array.from(
+        this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-product-template')
+      ),
+      getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.productTemplateRegistered,
+      getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
+      setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.productTemplateRegistered = value;
       },
-      this.gridCellLinkTarget
-    );
+      setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.templateHasError = value;
+      },
+    });
 
     this.itemListCommon = new ItemListCommon({
       engineSubscribe: this.bindings.engine.subscribe,
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/ipx/atomic-ipx-recs-list/atomic-recs-list/atomic-ipx-recs-list.tsx b/packages/atomic/src/components/ipx/atomic-ipx-recs-list/atomic-recs-list/atomic-ipx-recs-list.tsx
index 7710d07f490..2ae8c6f1536 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/ipx/atomic-ipx-recs-list/atomic-recs-list/atomic-ipx-recs-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/ipx/atomic-ipx-recs-list/atomic-recs-list/atomic-ipx-recs-list.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
 import {
   ItemRenderingFunction,
   ItemDisplayBasicLayout,
-  ItemTarget,
   ItemDisplayDensity,
   ItemDisplayImageSize,
 } from '../../../../components';
@@ -95,13 +94,6 @@ export class AtomicIPXRecsList implements InitializableComponent<RecsBindings> {
    * To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
    */
   @Prop({reflect: true}) public display: ItemDisplayBasicLayout = 'list';
-  /**
-   * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)).
-   * This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-   * @defaultValue `_self`
-   * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-   */
-  @Prop() gridCellLinkTarget: ItemTarget = '_self';
   /**
    * The spacing of various elements in the result list, including the gap between results, the gap between parts of a result, and the font sizes of different parts in a result.
    */
@@ -180,24 +172,21 @@ export class AtomicIPXRecsList implements InitializableComponent<RecsBindings> {
       },
     });
 
-    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider(
-      {
-        includeDefaultTemplate: true,
-        templateElements: Array.from(
-          this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-recs-result-template')
-        ),
-        getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
-        getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
-        setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
-        },
-        setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.templateHasError = value;
-        },
-        bindings: this.bindings,
+    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider({
+      includeDefaultTemplate: true,
+      templateElements: Array.from(
+        this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-recs-result-template')
+      ),
+      getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
+      getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
+      setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
       },
-      this.gridCellLinkTarget
-    );
+      setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.templateHasError = value;
+      },
+      bindings: this.bindings,
+    });
 
     this.itemListCommon = new ItemListCommon({
       engineSubscribe: this.bindings.engine.subscribe,
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/recommendations/atomic-recs-list/atomic-recs-list.tsx b/packages/atomic/src/components/recommendations/atomic-recs-list/atomic-recs-list.tsx
index fd8c32c19e7..c51a8b70776 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/recommendations/atomic-recs-list/atomic-recs-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/recommendations/atomic-recs-list/atomic-recs-list.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import {
   ItemDisplayDensity,
   ItemDisplayImageSize,
   ItemDisplayBasicLayout,
-  ItemTarget,
   getItemListDisplayClasses,
 } from '../../common/layout/display-options';
 import {RecsBindings} from '../atomic-recs-interface/atomic-recs-interface';
@@ -91,13 +90,6 @@ export class AtomicRecsList implements InitializableComponent<RecsBindings> {
    * To modify the number of recommendations per column, modify the --atomic-recs-number-of-columns CSS variable.
    */
   @Prop({reflect: true}) public display: ItemDisplayBasicLayout = 'list';
-  /**
-   * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)).
-   * This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-   * @defaultValue `_self`
-   * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-   */
-  @Prop() gridCellLinkTarget: ItemTarget = '_self';
   /**
    * The spacing of various elements in the result list, including the gap between results, the gap between parts of a result, and the font sizes of different parts in a result.
    */
@@ -176,24 +168,21 @@ export class AtomicRecsList implements InitializableComponent<RecsBindings> {
       },
     });
 
-    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider(
-      {
-        includeDefaultTemplate: true,
-        templateElements: Array.from(
-          this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-recs-result-template')
-        ),
-        getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
-        getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
-        setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
-        },
-        setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.templateHasError = value;
-        },
-        bindings: this.bindings,
+    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider({
+      includeDefaultTemplate: true,
+      templateElements: Array.from(
+        this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-recs-result-template')
+      ),
+      getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
+      getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
+      setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
       },
-      this.gridCellLinkTarget
-    );
+      setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.templateHasError = value;
+      },
+      bindings: this.bindings,
+    });
 
     this.itemListCommon = new ItemListCommon({
       engineSubscribe: this.bindings.engine.subscribe,
diff --git a/packages/atomic/src/components/search/result-lists/atomic-result-list/atomic-result-list.tsx b/packages/atomic/src/components/search/result-lists/atomic-result-list/atomic-result-list.tsx
index 0692fcec22b..4c3f654c3bf 100644
--- a/packages/atomic/src/components/search/result-lists/atomic-result-list/atomic-result-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/atomic/src/components/search/result-lists/atomic-result-list/atomic-result-list.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   ItemDisplayDensity,
   ItemDisplayImageSize,
   ItemDisplayLayout,
-  ItemTarget,
   getItemListDisplayClasses,
 } from '../../../common/layout/display-options';
 import {TabGuard} from '../../../common/tab-manager/tab-guard';
@@ -103,14 +102,6 @@ export class AtomicResultList implements InitializableComponent {
    */
   @Prop({reflect: true}) public density: ItemDisplayDensity = 'normal';
 
-  /**
-   * The target location to open the result link (see [target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#target)).
-   * This property is only leveraged when `display` is `grid`.
-   * @defaultValue `_self`
-   * @deprecated - Instead of using this property, provide an `atomic-result-link` in the `link` slot of the `atomic-result-template` component.
-   */
-  @Prop() gridCellLinkTarget: ItemTarget = '_self';
-
   /**
    * The expected size of the image displayed in the results.
    */
@@ -173,24 +164,21 @@ export class AtomicResultList implements InitializableComponent {
     this.tabManager = buildTabManager(this.bindings.engine);
     this.resultList = buildResultList(this.bindings.engine);
     this.resultsPerPage = buildResultsPerPage(this.bindings.engine);
-    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider(
-      {
-        includeDefaultTemplate: true,
-        templateElements: Array.from(
-          this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-result-template')
-        ),
-        getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
-        getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
-        setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
-        },
-        setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
-          this.templateHasError = value;
-        },
-        bindings: this.bindings,
+    this.itemTemplateProvider = new ItemTemplateProvider({
+      includeDefaultTemplate: true,
+      templateElements: Array.from(
+        this.host.querySelectorAll('atomic-result-template')
+      ),
+      getResultTemplateRegistered: () => this.resultTemplateRegistered,
+      getTemplateHasError: () => this.templateHasError,
+      setResultTemplateRegistered: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.resultTemplateRegistered = value;
       },
-      this.gridCellLinkTarget
-    );
+      setTemplateHasError: (value: boolean) => {
+        this.templateHasError = value;
+      },
+      bindings: this.bindings,
+    });
 
     this.resultListCommon = new ItemListCommon({
       engineSubscribe: this.bindings.engine.subscribe,