diff --git a/src/app/chip_data_model.gni b/src/app/chip_data_model.gni
index a08807b2831dbd..a1dcca5ec70325 100644
--- a/src/app/chip_data_model.gni
+++ b/src/app/chip_data_model.gni
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ template("chip_data_model") {
       "${_app_root}/util/process-cluster-message.cpp",
       "${_app_root}/util/process-global-message.cpp",
       "${_app_root}/util/util.cpp",
+      "${invoker.zap_pregenerated_dir}/IMClusterCommandHandler.cpp",
     ]
 
     if (defined(invoker.cluster_sources)) {
@@ -151,11 +152,6 @@ template("chip_data_model") {
       if (_use_default_client_callbacks) {
         sources += [ "${invoker.zap_pregenerated_dir}/CHIPClientCallbacks.cpp" ]
       }
-
-      if (chip_enable_interaction_model) {
-        sources +=
-            [ "${invoker.zap_pregenerated_dir}/IMClusterCommandHandler.cpp" ]
-      }
     }
 
     if (!defined(public_deps)) {
diff --git a/src/app/server/Server.cpp b/src/app/server/Server.cpp
index dc4f342074e14d..5f00100a64855e 100644
--- a/src/app/server/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/app/server/Server.cpp
@@ -523,10 +523,8 @@ void InitServer(AppDelegate * delegate)
     err = gExchangeMgr.Init(&gSessions);
     SuccessOrExit(err);
 
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     err = chip::app::InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->Init(&gExchangeMgr, nullptr);
     SuccessOrExit(err);
-#endif
 
 #if defined(CHIP_APP_USE_ECHO)
     err = InitEchoHandler(&gExchangeMgr);
diff --git a/src/app/zap-templates/templates/app/CHIPClusters-src.zapt b/src/app/zap-templates/templates/app/CHIPClusters-src.zapt
index 52a06547e13163..ce7eb4ca622821 100644
--- a/src/app/zap-templates/templates/app/CHIPClusters-src.zapt
+++ b/src/app/zap-templates/templates/app/CHIPClusters-src.zapt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace Controller {
 {{#chip_server_cluster_commands}}
 CHIP_ERROR {{asCamelCased clusterName false}}Cluster::{{asCamelCased name false}}(Callback::Cancelable * onSuccessCallback, Callback::Cancelable * onFailureCallback{{#chip_server_cluster_command_arguments}}, {{chipType}} {{asCamelCased label}}{{/chip_server_cluster_command_arguments}})
 {
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     VerifyOrReturnError(mDevice != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
     (void) onSuccessCallback;
     (void) onFailureCallback;
@@ -44,11 +43,6 @@ CHIP_ERROR {{asCamelCased clusterName false}}Cluster::{{asCamelCased name false}
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(ZCLcommand->FinishCommand());
 
     return mDevice->SendCommands();
-#else
-    uint8_t seqNum = mDevice->GetNextSequenceNumber();
-    System::PacketBufferHandle encodedCommand = encode{{asCamelCased clusterName false}}Cluster{{asType name}}Command(seqNum, mEndpoint{{#chip_server_cluster_command_arguments}}, {{asCamelCased label}}{{/chip_server_cluster_command_arguments}});
-    return SendCommand(seqNum, std::move(encodedCommand), onSuccessCallback, onFailureCallback);
-#endif
 }
 
 {{/chip_server_cluster_commands}}
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
index b8f2822f1f479e..23e952c9e67559 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
@@ -417,10 +417,8 @@ void Device::InitCommandSender()
         mCommandSender->Shutdown();
         mCommandSender = nullptr;
     }
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     CHIP_ERROR err = chip::app::InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->NewCommandSender(&mCommandSender);
     ChipLogFunctError(err);
-#endif
 }
 
 } // namespace Controller
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.h b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.h
index 83033234c836ec..4015411efc319d 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.h
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ class DLL_EXPORT Device
         mBleLayer = params.bleLayer;
 #endif
 
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
         InitCommandSender();
-#endif
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index e239a86a7edad2..475b4e7841cac4 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -186,10 +186,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Init(NodeId localDeviceId, ControllerInitParams par
     err = mExchangeMgr->RegisterUnsolicitedMessageHandlerForProtocol(Protocols::TempZCL::Id, this);
     SuccessOrExit(err);
 
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     err = chip::app::InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->Init(mExchangeMgr, params.imDelegate);
     SuccessOrExit(err);
-#endif
 
     mExchangeMgr->SetDelegate(this);
 
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
index 3c62ac05531df8..09a4ca61553729 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ struct ControllerInitParams
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK_LAYER_BLE
     Ble::BleLayer * bleLayer = nullptr;
 #endif
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     app::InteractionModelDelegate * imDelegate = nullptr;
-#endif
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_MDNS
     DeviceAddressUpdateDelegate * mDeviceAddressUpdateDelegate = nullptr;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/controller/python/ChipDeviceController-ScriptBinding.cpp b/src/controller/python/ChipDeviceController-ScriptBinding.cpp
index 2e0f97b7ac909a..4e50f72bcda786 100644
--- a/src/controller/python/ChipDeviceController-ScriptBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/python/ChipDeviceController-ScriptBinding.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR pychip_DeviceController_NewDeviceController(chip::Controller::DeviceC
         localDeviceId = kDefaultLocalDeviceId;
     }
 
-#if CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL
     initParams.imDelegate = &PythonInteractionModelDelegate::Instance();
-#endif
 
     SuccessOrExit(err = (*outDevCtrl)->Init(localDeviceId, initParams, &sPairingDelegate));
     SuccessOrExit(err = (*outDevCtrl)->ServiceEvents());
diff --git a/src/lib/core/BUILD.gn b/src/lib/core/BUILD.gn
index 63ceb6d754bd61..e60a34ddff2752 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/lib/core/BUILD.gn
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ buildconfig_header("chip_buildconfig") {
     "CHIP_CONFIG_MEMORY_DEBUG_CHECKS=${chip_config_memory_debug_checks}",
     "CHIP_CONFIG_MEMORY_DEBUG_DMALLOC=${chip_config_memory_debug_dmalloc}",
     "CHIP_CONFIG_PROVIDE_OBSOLESCENT_INTERFACES=false",
-    "CHIP_ENABLE_INTERACTION_MODEL=${chip_enable_interaction_model}",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/core/core.gni b/src/lib/core/core.gni
index 5b4b7951806aff..15d6ea268c3757 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/core.gni
+++ b/src/lib/core/core.gni
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ declare_args() {
 
   # Memory management debug option: use dmalloc
   chip_config_memory_debug_dmalloc = false
-
-  # Overall experimental options for CHIP
-  chip_enable_interaction_model = false
 }
 
 if (chip_target_style == "") {