diff --git a/demos/src/app/components/list/examples.html b/demos/src/app/components/list/examples.html
index a7f7dbb36..e192f4bf2 100644
--- a/demos/src/app/components/list/examples.html
+++ b/demos/src/app/components/list/examples.html
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Custom</h3>
   <div class="demo-layout__row">
     <button mdc-button (click)="custom.wrapFocus = !custom.wrapFocus">Wrap
       Focus: {{custom.wrapFocus ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="custom.interactive = !custom.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{custom.interactive ? 'On' :
-      'Off'}}</button>
     <button mdc-button (click)="custom.disableRipple = !custom.disableRipple">Disable
       Ripple: {{custom.disableRipple ?
       'On' :
@@ -95,9 +92,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Single-Line</h3>
     <button mdc-button (click)="singleline.singleSelection = !singleline.singleSelection">Single
       Selection:
       {{singleline.singleSelection ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="singleline.interactive = !singleline.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{singleline.interactive
-      ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #singleline>
     <mdc-list-item>Single-line item</mdc-list-item>
@@ -118,9 +112,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Two-Line</h3>
     <button mdc-button (click)="twoline.singleSelection = !twoline.singleSelection">Single
       Selection:
       {{twoline.singleSelection ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="twoline.interactive = !twoline.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{twoline.interactive ? 'On' :
-      'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #twoline twoLine>
     <mdc-list-item>
@@ -147,8 +138,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Leading Icon</h3>
     <button mdc-button (click)="startgraphic.singleSelection = !startgraphic.singleSelection">Single
       Selection:
       {{startgraphic.singleSelection ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="startgraphic.interactive = !startgraphic.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{startgraphic.interactive ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #startgraphic>
     <mdc-list-item>
@@ -171,9 +160,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Trailing Icon</h3>
       {{endmeta.border ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
     <button mdc-button (click)="endmeta.dense = !endmeta.dense">Dense:
       {{endmeta.dense ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="endmeta.interactive = !endmeta.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{endmeta.interactive ? 'On' :
-      'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #endmeta>
     <mdc-list-item>Wi-Fi
@@ -196,9 +182,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Leading and Trailing Icon</h3>
       {{startend.border ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
     <button mdc-button (click)="startend.dense = !startend.dense">Dense:
       {{startend.dense ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="startend.interactive = !startend.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{startend.interactive ?
-      'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #startend>
     <mdc-list-item>
@@ -266,9 +249,6 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">List with Trailing Checkbox</h3>
       {{checkboxes.border ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
     <button mdc-button (click)="checkboxes.dense = !checkboxes.dense">Dense:
       {{checkboxes.dense ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
-    <button mdc-button (click)="checkboxes.interactive = !checkboxes.interactive">Interactive:
-      {{checkboxes.interactive
-      ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
   </div>
   <mdc-list #checkboxes>
     <mdc-list-item>
diff --git a/demos/src/app/components/list/list.ts b/demos/src/app/components/list/list.ts
index 595c47b41..5b52b1e8c 100644
--- a/demos/src/app/components/list/list.ts
+++ b/demos/src/app/components/list/list.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export class Api implements OnInit {
                 {name: 'avatar: boolean', summary: `Configures the leading tiles of each row to display images instead of icons. This will make the graphics of the list items larger.`},
                 {name: 'border: boolean', summary: `Sets a border around each list item.`},
                 {name: 'singleSelection: boolean', summary: `When enabled, the space and enter keys (or click event) will trigger an single list item to become selected and any other previous selected element to become deselected.`},
-                {name: 'interactive: boolean', summary: `List items receive styles for hover, focus, and press states (including the ripple). Default is true.`},
                 {name: 'useActivatedClass: boolean', summary: `Sets the selection logic to apply/remove the mdc-list-item--activated class.`},
                 {name: 'useSelectedClass: boolean', summary: `Sets the selection logic to apply/remove the mdc-list-item--selected class.`},
                 {name: 'wrapFocus: boolean', summary: `Sets the list to allow the up arrow on the first element to focus the last element of the list and vice versa.`},
diff --git a/packages/list/list.ts b/packages/list/list.ts
index c31d5f5d5..3ed155fbc 100644
--- a/packages/list/list.ts
+++ b/packages/list/list.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export class MdcListGroupSubheader {
     '[class.mdc-list--dense]': 'dense',
     '[class.mdc-list--avatar-list]': 'avatar',
     '[class.ngx-mdc-list--border]': 'border',
-    '[class.mdc-list--non-interactive]': '!interactive',
     '[class.mdc-list--two-line]': 'twoLine',
     '(click)': '_handleClickEvent($event)',
     '(keydown)': '_onKeydown($event)',
@@ -123,18 +122,6 @@ export class MdcList extends MDCComponent<any> implements AfterViewInit, OnDestr
   }
   private _avatar = false;
 
-  @Input()
-  get interactive(): boolean {
-    return this._interactive;
-  }
-  set interactive(value: boolean) {
-    const newValue = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
-    if (newValue !== this._interactive) {
-      this._interactive = newValue;
-    }
-  }
-  private _interactive = true;
-
   @Input()
   get disableRipple(): boolean {
     return this._disableRipple;