diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-client.ts b/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-client.ts
index 0802ea1d..2e142555 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-client.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-client.ts
@@ -519,7 +519,9 @@ function main() {
      * channels do not share any subchannels. It does not have any
      * inherent function. */
     console.log(`Interop client channel ${i} starting sending ${argv.qps} QPS to ${argv.server}`);
-    sendConstantQps(new loadedProto.grpc.testing.TestService(argv.server, grpc.credentials.createInsecure(), {'unique': i, 'grpc-node.tls_enable_trace': 1}),
+    const insecureCreds = grpc.credentials.createInsecure();
+    const creds = new grpc_xds.XdsChannelCredentials(insecureCreds);
+    sendConstantQps(new loadedProto.grpc.testing.TestService(argv.server, creds, {'unique': i}),
       argv.qps,
       argv.fail_on_failed_rpcs === 'true',
       callStatsTracker);
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-server.ts b/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-server.ts
index 683cb646..5cb42d2c 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-server.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/interop/xds-interop-server.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ async function main() {
     reflection.addToServer(maintenanceServer);
     grpc.addAdminServicesToServer(maintenanceServer);
 
-    const server = new grpc_xds.XdsServer({interceptors: [testInfoInterceptor], 'grpc-node.tls_enable_trace': 1});
+    const server = new grpc_xds.XdsServer({interceptors: [testInfoInterceptor]});
     server.addService(loadedProto.grpc.testing.TestService.service, testServiceHandler);
     const xdsCreds = new grpc_xds.XdsServerCredentials(grpc.ServerCredentials.createInsecure());
     await Promise.all([