diff --git a/.changeset/remove-enable-offline-load.md b/.changeset/remove-enable-offline-load.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..528f7cd946a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-enable-offline-load.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+"@fluidframework/container-definitions": minor
+"@fluidframework/container-loader": minor
+"__section": legacy
+---
+
+Remove deprecated `ILoaderOptions.enableOfflineLoad`
+
+The deprecated `enableOfflineLoad` property on `ILoaderOptions` has been removed, along with the legacy `Fluid.Container.enableOfflineLoad` feature gate read from the config provider. Offline load remains enabled by default for interactive clients.
+
+To opt out, set `Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull` to `false` via the config provider. To prevent silent misconfiguration, container load now throws a `UsageError` if a `pendingLocalState` is provided while `Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull` is explicitly set to `false`.
+
+#### Migration
+
+- Remove any use of `enableOfflineLoad` from `ILoaderOptions` you pass to the `Loader`.
+- If you previously set `Fluid.Container.enableOfflineLoad` via the config provider, set `Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull` instead.
diff --git a/packages/common/container-definitions/api-report/container-definitions.legacy.beta.api.md b/packages/common/container-definitions/api-report/container-definitions.legacy.beta.api.md
index 1a5309202815..e632b5174835 100644
--- a/packages/common/container-definitions/api-report/container-definitions.legacy.beta.api.md
+++ b/packages/common/container-definitions/api-report/container-definitions.legacy.beta.api.md
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ export interface ILoader extends Partial<IProvideLoader> {
 export type ILoaderOptions = {
     cache?: boolean;
     client?: IClient;
-    enableOfflineLoad?: boolean;
     provideScopeLoader?: boolean;
     maxClientLeaveWaitTime?: number;
 };
diff --git a/packages/common/container-definitions/src/loader.ts b/packages/common/container-definitions/src/loader.ts
index 4af177e3a4ce..c69179d5a437 100644
--- a/packages/common/container-definitions/src/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/common/container-definitions/src/loader.ts
@@ -610,11 +610,6 @@ export type ILoaderOptions = {
 	 */
 	client?: IClient;
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated Do not use.
-	 */
-	enableOfflineLoad?: boolean;
-
 	/**
 	 * Provide the current Loader through the scope object when creating Containers. It is added
 	 * as the `ILoader` property, and will overwrite an existing property of the same name on the
diff --git a/packages/loader/container-loader/src/container.ts b/packages/loader/container-loader/src/container.ts
index 93300a5f34ca..b711922bc77e 100644
--- a/packages/loader/container-loader/src/container.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/container-loader/src/container.ts
@@ -961,11 +961,14 @@ export class Container
 			enableSummarizeProtocolTree,
 		);
 
-		const offlineLoadEnabled =
-			this.isInteractiveClient &&
-			(this.mc.config.getBoolean("Fluid.Container.enableOfflineLoad") ??
-				this.mc.config.getBoolean("Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull") ??
-				options.enableOfflineLoad !== false);
+		const explicitOfflineFull = this.mc.config.getBoolean("Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull");
+		// paranoic defense mechanism while enableOfflineFull still exists in config.
+		if (pendingLocalState !== undefined && explicitOfflineFull === false) {
+			throw new UsageError(
+				"Cannot load from pending local state when Fluid.Container.enableOfflineFull is explicitly disabled",
+			);
+		}
+		const offlineLoadEnabled = this.isInteractiveClient && (explicitOfflineFull ?? true);
 		this.serializedStateManager = new SerializedStateManager(
 			this.subLogger,
 			this.storageAdapter,
diff --git a/packages/test/test-service-load/src/optionsMatrix.ts b/packages/test/test-service-load/src/optionsMatrix.ts
index 12eaae8287f7..1f2ea5f05b40 100644
--- a/packages/test/test-service-load/src/optionsMatrix.ts
+++ b/packages/test/test-service-load/src/optionsMatrix.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const loaderOptionsMatrix: OptionsMatrix<ILoaderOptionsExperimental> = {
 	client: [undefined],
 	provideScopeLoader: booleanCases,
 	maxClientLeaveWaitTime: numberCases,
-	enableOfflineLoad: booleanCases,
 	enableOfflineSnapshotRefresh: booleanCases,
 	snapshotRefreshTimeoutMs: [undefined, 60 * 5 * 1000 /* 5min */],
 };
diff --git a/packages/test/test-service-load/src/runner.ts b/packages/test/test-service-load/src/runner.ts
index 65f5dc1eb545..d2e017d30bf1 100644
--- a/packages/test/test-service-load/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/test/test-service-load/src/runner.ts
@@ -550,10 +550,7 @@ async function scheduleOffline(
 				if (container.closed) {
 					return undefined;
 				}
-				if (
-					runConfig.loaderConfig?.enableOfflineLoad === true &&
-					random.real() < stashPercent
-				) {
+				if (random.real() < stashPercent) {
 					printStatus(runConfig, "closing offline container!");
 					const pendingState = await asLegacyAlpha(container).getPendingLocalState();
 					container.close();