diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
index b8ef8694825e1f..9b0a4708e0ed6c 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
@@ -500,42 +500,8 @@ @implementation MTRDevice {
 
 - (instancetype)initWithNodeID:(NSNumber *)nodeID controller:(MTRDeviceController *)controller
 {
-    if (self = [super init]) {
-        _lock = OS_UNFAIR_LOCK_INIT;
-        _timeSyncLock = OS_UNFAIR_LOCK_INIT;
-        _nodeID = [nodeID copy];
-        _fabricIndex = controller.fabricIndex;
-        _deviceController = controller;
-        _queue
-            = dispatch_queue_create("org.csa-iot.matter.framework.device.workqueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL_WITH_AUTORELEASE_POOL);
-        _expectedValueCache = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
-        _asyncWorkQueue = [[MTRAsyncWorkQueue alloc] initWithContext:self];
-        _state = MTRDeviceStateUnknown;
-        _internalDeviceState = MTRInternalDeviceStateUnsubscribed;
-        if (controller.controllerDataStore) {
-            _persistedClusterData = [[NSCache alloc] init];
-        } else {
-            _persistedClusterData = nil;
-        }
-        _clusterDataToPersist = nil;
-        _persistedClusters = [NSMutableSet set];
-
-        // If there is a data store, make sure we have an observer to monitor system clock changes, so
-        // NSDate-based write coalescing could be reset and not get into a bad state.
-        if (_persistedClusterData) {
-            mtr_weakify(self);
-            _systemTimeChangeObserverToken = [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:NSSystemClockDidChangeNotification object:nil queue:nil usingBlock:^(NSNotification * _Nonnull notification) {
-                mtr_strongify(self);
-                std::lock_guard lock(self->_lock);
-                [self _resetStorageBehaviorState];
-            }];
-        }
-
-        _delegates = [NSMutableSet set];
-
-        MTR_LOG_DEBUG("%@ init with hex nodeID 0x%016llX", self, _nodeID.unsignedLongLongValue);
-    }
-    return self;
+    MTR_LOG_ERROR("do not call %s on base class", __func__);
+    return nil;
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
@@ -554,7 +520,8 @@ - (NSString *)description
 
 + (MTRDevice *)deviceWithNodeID:(NSNumber *)nodeID controller:(MTRDeviceController *)controller
 {
-    return [controller deviceForNodeID:nodeID];
+    MTR_LOG_ERROR("do not call %s on base class", __func__);
+    return nil;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Time Synchronization