diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/config.go b/beacon-chain/node/config.go
index 5f9954f1dcd9..0bdb22184ead 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/config.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/config.go
@@ -129,12 +129,11 @@ func configureInteropConfig(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	if cliCtx.IsSet(cmd.ChainConfigFileFlag.Name) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	genStateIsSet := cliCtx.IsSet(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name)
 	genTimeIsSet := cliCtx.IsSet(flags.InteropGenesisTimeFlag.Name)
 	numValsIsSet := cliCtx.IsSet(flags.InteropNumValidatorsFlag.Name)
 	votesIsSet := cliCtx.IsSet(flags.InteropMockEth1DataVotesFlag.Name)
 
-	if genStateIsSet || genTimeIsSet || numValsIsSet || votesIsSet {
+	if genTimeIsSet || numValsIsSet || votesIsSet {
 		if err := params.SetActive(params.InteropConfig().Copy()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/config_test.go b/beacon-chain/node/config_test.go
index abf874ae686c..13de18f73c79 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/config_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/config_test.go
@@ -219,17 +219,6 @@ func TestConfigureInterop(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			"interop",
 		},
-		{
-			"genesis state set",
-			func() *cli.Context {
-				app := cli.App{}
-				set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
-				set.String(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name, "", "")
-				assert.NoError(t, set.Set(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name, "/path/"))
-				return cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
-			},
-			"interop",
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index d58c931c87b3..c423afcd4de0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -762,10 +762,9 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerRPCService() error {
 	}
 
 	genesisValidators := b.cliCtx.Uint64(flags.InteropNumValidatorsFlag.Name)
-	genesisStatePath := b.cliCtx.String(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name)
 	var depositFetcher depositcache.DepositFetcher
 	var chainStartFetcher execution.ChainStartFetcher
-	if genesisValidators > 0 || genesisStatePath != "" {
+	if genesisValidators > 0 {
 		var interopService *interopcoldstart.Service
 		if err := b.services.FetchService(&interopService); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -917,15 +916,13 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerGRPCGateway() error {
 func (b *BeaconNode) registerDeterminsticGenesisService() error {
 	genesisTime := b.cliCtx.Uint64(flags.InteropGenesisTimeFlag.Name)
 	genesisValidators := b.cliCtx.Uint64(flags.InteropNumValidatorsFlag.Name)
-	genesisStatePath := b.cliCtx.String(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name)
 
-	if genesisValidators > 0 || genesisStatePath != "" {
+	if genesisValidators > 0 {
 		svc := interopcoldstart.NewService(b.ctx, &interopcoldstart.Config{
 			GenesisTime:   genesisTime,
 			NumValidators: genesisValidators,
 			BeaconDB:      b.db,
 			DepositCache:  b.depositCache,
-			GenesisPath:   genesisStatePath,
 		})
 		svc.Start()
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
index c681027897aa..3ff64d84d195 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestNodeStart_Ok_registerDeterministicGenesisService(t *testing.T) {
 	genesisBytes, err := genesisState.MarshalSSZ()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile("genesis_ssz.json", genesisBytes, 0666))
-	set.String(flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag.Name, "genesis_ssz.json", "")
+	set.String("genesis-state", "genesis_ssz.json", "")
 	ctx := cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
 	node, err := New(ctx, WithBlockchainFlagOptions([]blockchain.Option{}),
 		WithBuilderFlagOptions([]builder.Option{}),
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/interop.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/interop.go
index 366f04df9631..6aac9e666480 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/interop.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/interop.go
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	// InteropGenesisStateFlag defines a flag for the beacon node to load genesis state via file.
-	InteropGenesisStateFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
-		Name: "interop-genesis-state",
-		Usage: "The genesis state file (.SSZ) to load from. Note: loading from an interop genesis " +
-			"state does not use a web3 connection to read any deposits. This interop " +
-			"functionality should not be used with public testnets.",
-	}
 	// InteropMockEth1DataVotesFlag enables mocking the eth1 proof-of-work chain data put into blocks by proposers.
 	InteropMockEth1DataVotesFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "interop-eth1data-votes",
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
index 976b5bc261de..ab737190abfc 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ var appFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	flags.BlockBatchLimit,
 	flags.BlockBatchLimitBurstFactor,
 	flags.InteropMockEth1DataVotesFlag,
-	flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag,
 	flags.InteropNumValidatorsFlag,
 	flags.InteropGenesisTimeFlag,
 	flags.SlotsPerArchivedPoint,
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
index d3ac45402a6d..53d2928c581b 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ var appHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 		Name: "beacon-chain",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			flags.InteropMockEth1DataVotesFlag,
-			flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag,
 			flags.DepositContractFlag,
 			flags.ContractDeploymentBlock,
 			flags.RPCHost,
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ var appHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 	{
 		Name: "interop",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			flags.InteropGenesisStateFlag,
+			genesis.StatePath,
 			flags.InteropGenesisTimeFlag,
 			flags.InteropNumValidatorsFlag,
 		},
diff --git a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
index 2c6fdf4c44a5..1832c0953b6d 100644
--- a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
+++ b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ var (
 		Usage:  deprecatedUsage,
 		Hidden: true,
 	}
+	deprecatedInteropGenesisState = &cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:   "interop-genesis-state",
+		Usage:  deprecatedUsage,
+		Hidden: true,
+	}
 )
 
 // Deprecated flags for both the beacon node and validator client.
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ var deprecatedFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	deprecatedEnableDefensivePull,
 	deprecatedDisableNativeState,
 	deprecatedRopstenTestnet,
+	deprecatedInteropGenesisState,
 }
 
 // deprecatedBeaconFlags contains flags that are still used by other components