diff --git a/config/mbed/CMakeLists.txt b/config/mbed/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e7a6fa8bbc517..88a6f8be8916ca 100644
--- a/config/mbed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/config/mbed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_build_libshell"                  CONFIG_CHIP_LIB_SHELL)
 chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_with_platform_mbedtls"           CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS)
 chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_bypass_rendezvous"               CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS)
 chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_build_pw_rpc_lib"                CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC)
+chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_enable_data_model"               CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL)
 if (CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC)
     chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_build_pw_rpc_echo_proto"         CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC_ECHO_PROTO)
     chip_gn_arg_bool  ("chip_build_pw_rpc_common_proto"       CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC_COMMON_PROTO)
diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-app/mbed/config.in b/examples/all-clusters-app/mbed/config.in
index 2542a38c16f4c3..06344ef792c72e 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-app/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-app/mbed/config.in
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_BUILD_TESTS=n
 CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
-CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/mbed/config.in b/examples/lighting-app/mbed/config.in
index a13a8e62e17b43..b5afd1d4490db4 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/mbed/config.in
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
-CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/lock-app/mbed/config.in b/examples/lock-app/mbed/config.in
index a13a8e62e17b43..b5afd1d4490db4 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/lock-app/mbed/config.in
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
-CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/ota-requestor-app/mbed/config.in b/examples/ota-requestor-app/mbed/config.in
index 262822b1ca58df..93cc98cf544af1 100644
--- a/examples/ota-requestor-app/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/ota-requestor-app/mbed/config.in
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
-CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=y
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=y
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/pigweed-app/mbed/config.in b/examples/pigweed-app/mbed/config.in
index a13a8e62e17b43..ad9fab5f6a2b19 100644
--- a/examples/pigweed-app/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/pigweed-app/mbed/config.in
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
-CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_CHIP_PW_RPC=y
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=n
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/shell/mbed/config.in b/examples/shell/mbed/config.in
index 33fc7acf3c4a8f..e22298ab16948c 100644
--- a/examples/shell/mbed/config.in
+++ b/examples/shell/mbed/config.in
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_CHIP_BYPASS_RENDEZVOUS=n
 CONFIG_CHIP_LIB_SHELL=y
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=n
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/platform/mbed/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp b/src/platform/mbed/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
index 94a942180b2772..57aca8b67b5183 100644
--- a/src/platform/mbed/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/mbed/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ using namespace ::chip::DeviceLayer::Internal;
 namespace chip {
 namespace DeviceLayer {
 
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_ENABLE_DATA_MODEL
 namespace {
 app::Clusters::NetworkCommissioning::Instance
     sWiFiNetworkCommissioningInstance(0 /* Endpoint Id */, &(NetworkCommissioning::WiFiDriverImpl::GetInstance()));
 } // namespace
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_ENABLE_DATA_MODEL
 
 CHIP_ERROR ConnectivityManagerImpl::InitWiFi()
 {
@@ -51,10 +53,12 @@ CHIP_ERROR ConnectivityManagerImpl::InitWiFi()
     mWiFiStationState = kWiFiStationState_NotConnected;
 
     mWiFiStationReconnectInterval = System::Clock::Milliseconds32(CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WIFI_STATION_RECONNECT_INTERVAL);
-
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_ENABLE_DATA_MODEL
     err = sWiFiNetworkCommissioningInstance.Init();
-    VerifyOrExit(err == CHIP_NO_ERROR,
-                 ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "WiFi network commissioning instance init failed: %s", chip::ErrorStr(err)));
+#else
+    err = NetworkCommissioning::WiFiDriverImpl::GetInstance().Init();
+#endif
+    VerifyOrExit(err == CHIP_NO_ERROR, ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "WiFi driver init failed: %s", chip::ErrorStr(err)));
 
     mWiFiStationMode = kWiFiStationMode_Enabled;
     networks         = NetworkCommissioning::WiFiDriverImpl::GetInstance().GetNetworks();
diff --git a/src/test_driver/mbed/unit_tests/config.in b/src/test_driver/mbed/unit_tests/config.in
index 11e0c0f68a10a9..a05daae71a9792 100644
--- a/src/test_driver/mbed/unit_tests/config.in
+++ b/src/test_driver/mbed/unit_tests/config.in
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ CONFIG_CHIP_BUILD_TESTS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_WITH_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS=y
 CONFIG_CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG=main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
 CONFIG_MBED_BSD_SOCKET_TRACE=n
+CONFIG_CHIP_DATA_MODEL=n
\ No newline at end of file