diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDefines_Internal.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDefines_Internal.h
index 14683f34c553f9..5a450ece8ec7f3 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDefines_Internal.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDefines_Internal.h
@@ -152,3 +152,17 @@ typedef struct {} variable_hidden_by_mtr_hide;
 #endif
 
 #define MTR_YES_NO(x) ((x) ? @"YES" : @"NO")
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+#define _MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD_IMPL(message, ...)                                                                                                        \
+    do {                                                                                                                                               \
+        MTR_LOG_ERROR(message, __VA_ARGS__);                                                                                                           \
+        @throw [NSException exceptionWithName:NSInternalInconsistencyException reason:[NSString stringWithFormat:@message, __VA_ARGS__] userInfo:nil]; \
+    } while (0)
+#else // DEBUG
+#define _MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD_IMPL(message, ...) \
+    MTR_LOG_ERROR(message, __VA_ARGS__)
+#endif // DEBUG
+
+#define MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD() \
+    _MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD_IMPL("%@ or some ancestor must implement %@", self.class, NSStringFromSelector(_cmd))
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
index 46fc8faa40ee1d..cabcb448ec348e 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
@@ -1248,12 +1248,7 @@ - (NSUInteger)unitTestNonnullDelegateCount
                                                             attributeID:(NSNumber *)attributeID
                                                                  params:(MTRReadParams * _Nullable)params
 {
-#define MTRDeviceErrorStr "MTRDevice readAttributeWithEndpointID:clusterID:attributeID:params: must be handled by subclasses"
-    MTR_LOG_ERROR(MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    NSAssert(NO, @MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#endif // DEBUG
-#undef MTRDeviceErrorStr
+    MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD();
     return nil;
 }
 
@@ -1264,22 +1259,12 @@ - (void)writeAttributeWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
                expectedValueInterval:(NSNumber *)expectedValueInterval
                    timedWriteTimeout:(NSNumber * _Nullable)timeout
 {
-#define MTRDeviceErrorStr "MTRDevice writeAttributeWithEndpointID:clusterID:attributeID:value:expectedValueInterval:timedWriteTimeout: must be handled by subclasses"
-    MTR_LOG_ERROR(MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    NSAssert(NO, @MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#endif // DEBUG
-#undef MTRDeviceErrorStr
+    MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD();
 }
 
 - (NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *> *)readAttributePaths:(NSArray<MTRAttributeRequestPath *> *)attributePaths
 {
-#define MTRDeviceErrorStr "MTRDevice readAttributePaths: must be handled by subclasses"
-    MTR_LOG_ERROR(MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    NSAssert(NO, @MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#endif // DEBUG
-#undef MTRDeviceErrorStr
+    MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD();
     return [NSArray array];
 }
 
@@ -1362,12 +1347,7 @@ - (void)_invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
                                queue:(dispatch_queue_t)queue
                           completion:(MTRDeviceResponseHandler)completion
 {
-#define MTRDeviceErrorStr "MTRDevice _invokeCommandWithEndpointID: must be handled by subclasses"
-    MTR_LOG_ERROR(MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    NSAssert(NO, @MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#endif // DEBUG
-#undef MTRDeviceErrorStr
+    MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD();
 }
 
 - (void)_invokeKnownCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
@@ -1476,12 +1456,7 @@ - (NSDictionary *)_dataValueWithoutDataVersion:(NSDictionary *)attributeValue
 
 - (NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *> *)getAllAttributesReport
 {
-#define MTRDeviceErrorStr "MTRDevice getAllAttributesReport must be handled by subclasses that support it"
-    MTR_LOG_ERROR(MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    NSAssert(NO, @MTRDeviceErrorStr);
-#endif // DEBUG
-#undef MTRDeviceErrorStr
+    MTR_ABSTRACT_METHOD();
     return nil;
 }