diff --git a/src/canvas/SelectableCanvas.ts b/src/canvas/SelectableCanvas.ts
index 98d9ba0bcea..a3ba1fb59c1 100644
--- a/src/canvas/SelectableCanvas.ts
+++ b/src/canvas/SelectableCanvas.ts
@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@ export class SelectableCanvas<EventSpec extends CanvasEvents = CanvasEvents>
   declare centeredKey: TOptionalModifierKey;
   declare altActionKey: TOptionalModifierKey;
 
-  /**
-   * Indicates that canvas is interactive. This property should not be changed.
-   * @type Boolean
-   * @default
-   */
-  interactive = true;
-
   declare selection: boolean;
   declare selectionKey: TOptionalModifierKey | ModifierKey[];
   declare altSelectionKey: TOptionalModifierKey;
diff --git a/src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts b/src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts
index 283ced531ce..92586d8860c 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ export class InteractiveFabricObject<
   drawSelectionBackground(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D): void {
     if (
       !this.selectionBackgroundColor ||
-      (this.canvas && !this.canvas.interactive) ||
       (this.canvas && (this.canvas._activeObject as unknown as this) !== this)
     ) {
       return;
diff --git a/test/unit/canvas.js b/test/unit/canvas.js
index dc73edb6490..c886759dbe5 100644
--- a/test/unit/canvas.js
+++ b/test/unit/canvas.js
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@
     assert.equal(canvas.altActionKey, 'shiftKey', 'default is shift');
   });
 
-  QUnit.test('interactive', function(assert) {
-    assert.ok(typeof canvas.interactive === 'boolean');
-    assert.ok(canvas.interactive, 'default is true');
-  });
-
   QUnit.test('selection', function(assert) {
     assert.ok(typeof canvas.selection === 'boolean');
     assert.ok(canvas.selection, 'default is true');