diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/BUILD b/test/cpp/interop/BUILD
index 8262b29ab27..ca3321b2211 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/BUILD
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ grpc_cc_binary(
     ],
     external_deps = [
         "absl/flags:flag",
-        "otel/exporters/prometheus:prometheus_exporter",
-        "otel/sdk/src/metrics",
     ],
     deps = [
         ":rpc_behavior_lb_policy",
@@ -277,7 +275,6 @@ grpc_cc_binary(
         "//:grpc++",
         "//:grpc++_reflection",
         "//:grpcpp_admin",
-        "//:grpcpp_csm_observability",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:empty_proto",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:messages_proto",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:test_proto",
@@ -316,13 +313,10 @@ grpc_cc_binary(
     ],
     external_deps = [
         "absl/flags:flag",
-        "otel/exporters/prometheus:prometheus_exporter",
-        "otel/sdk/src/metrics",
     ],
     deps = [
         ":xds_interop_server_lib",
         "//:grpc++",
-        "//:grpcpp_csm_observability",
         "//test/core/util:grpc_test_util",
         "//test/cpp/end2end:test_health_check_service_impl",
         "//test/cpp/util:test_config",
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_client.cc b/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_client.cc
index 8484e06f6a2..6fe2dd38533 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_client.cc
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@
 #include "absl/algorithm/container.h"
 #include "absl/flags/flag.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/exporters/prometheus/exporter_factory.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/exporters/prometheus/exporter_options.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_provider.h"
 
 #include <grpcpp/ext/admin_services.h>
-#include <grpcpp/ext/csm_observability.h>
 #include <grpcpp/ext/proto_server_reflection_plugin.h>
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 #include <grpcpp/server.h>
@@ -73,8 +69,6 @@ ABSL_FLAG(std::string, expect_status, "OK",
 ABSL_FLAG(
     bool, secure_mode, false,
     "If true, XdsCredentials are used, InsecureChannelCredentials otherwise");
-ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_csm_observability, false,
-          "Whether to enable CSM Observability");
 
 using grpc::Channel;
 using grpc::ClientAsyncResponseReader;
@@ -392,22 +386,6 @@ void RunTestLoop(std::chrono::duration<double> duration_per_query,
   GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(thread.join());
 }
 
-void EnableCsmObservability() {
-  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Registering Prometheus exporter");
-  opentelemetry::exporter::metrics::PrometheusExporterOptions opts;
-  // default was "localhost:9464" which causes connection issue across GKE
-  // pods
-  opts.url = "0.0.0.0:9464";
-  auto prometheus_exporter =
-      opentelemetry::exporter::metrics::PrometheusExporterFactory::Create(opts);
-  auto meter_provider =
-      std::make_shared<opentelemetry::sdk::metrics::MeterProvider>();
-  meter_provider->AddMetricReader(std::move(prometheus_exporter));
-  auto observability = grpc::experimental::CsmObservabilityBuilder();
-  observability.SetMeterProvider(std::move(meter_provider));
-  auto status = observability.BuildAndRegister();
-}
-
 void RunServer(const int port, StatsWatchers* stats_watchers,
                RpcConfigurationsQueue* rpc_configs_queue) {
   GPR_ASSERT(port != 0);
@@ -496,9 +474,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
 
   BuildRpcConfigsFromFlags(&rpc_config_queue);
-  if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_enable_csm_observability)) {
-    EnableCsmObservability();
-  }
 
   std::chrono::duration<double> duration_per_query =
       std::chrono::nanoseconds(std::chrono::seconds(1)) /
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_server.cc b/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_server.cc
index a3b95485af0..eacf26f23cb 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_server.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/xds_interop_server.cc
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "absl/flags/flag.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/exporters/prometheus/exporter_factory.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/exporters/prometheus/exporter_options.h"
-#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_provider.h"
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
-#include <grpcpp/ext/csm_observability.h>
 #include <grpcpp/health_check_service_interface.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/gethostname.h"
@@ -40,24 +36,6 @@ ABSL_FLAG(std::string, server_id, "cpp_server",
 ABSL_FLAG(bool, secure_mode, false,
           "If true, XdsServerCredentials are used, InsecureServerCredentials "
           "otherwise");
-ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_csm_observability, false,
-          "Whether to enable CSM Observability");
-
-void EnableCsmObservability() {
-  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Registering Prometheus exporter");
-  opentelemetry::exporter::metrics::PrometheusExporterOptions opts;
-  // default was "localhost:9464" which causes connection issue across GKE
-  // pods
-  opts.url = "0.0.0.0:9464";
-  auto prometheus_exporter =
-      opentelemetry::exporter::metrics::PrometheusExporterFactory::Create(opts);
-  auto meter_provider =
-      std::make_shared<opentelemetry::sdk::metrics::MeterProvider>();
-  meter_provider->AddMetricReader(std::move(prometheus_exporter));
-  auto observability = grpc::experimental::CsmObservabilityBuilder();
-  observability.SetMeterProvider(std::move(meter_provider));
-  auto status = observability.BuildAndRegister();
-}
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   grpc::testing::TestEnvironment env(&argc, argv);
@@ -78,9 +56,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     return 1;
   }
   grpc::EnableDefaultHealthCheckService(false);
-  if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_enable_csm_observability)) {
-    EnableCsmObservability();
-  }
   grpc::testing::RunServer(
       absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_secure_mode), port, maintenance_port, hostname,
       absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_server_id), [](grpc::Server* /* unused */) {});