diff --git a/lib/livebook/live_markdown/export.ex b/lib/livebook/live_markdown/export.ex
index c53b7f38a..d236b6497 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/live_markdown/export.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/live_markdown/export.ex
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.Export do
         value: value
       }
       |> put_unless_default(
-        Map.take(cell, [:reactive, :props]),
-        Map.take(Cell.Input.new(), [:reactive, :props])
+        Map.take(cell, [:props]),
+        Map.take(Cell.Input.new(), [:props])
       )
       |> Jason.encode!()
 
diff --git a/lib/livebook/live_markdown/import.ex b/lib/livebook/live_markdown/import.ex
index e90aaa601..81ee7312d 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/live_markdown/import.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/live_markdown/import.ex
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.Import do
 
   defp build_notebook([{:cell, :input, data} | elems], cells, sections, messages) do
     case parse_input_attrs(data) do
-      {:ok, attrs} ->
+      {:ok, attrs, input_messages} ->
         cell = Notebook.Cell.new(:input) |> Map.merge(attrs)
-        build_notebook(elems, [cell | cells], sections, messages)
+        build_notebook(elems, [cell | cells], sections, messages ++ input_messages)
 
       {:error, message} ->
         build_notebook(elems, cells, sections, [message | messages])
@@ -273,15 +273,23 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.Import do
 
   defp parse_input_attrs(data) do
     with {:ok, type} <- parse_input_type(data["type"]) do
+      warnings =
+        if data["reactive"] == true do
+          [
+            "found a reactive input, but those are no longer supported, you can use automatically reevaluating cell instead"
+          ]
+        else
+          []
+        end
+
       {:ok,
        %{
          type: type,
          name: data["name"],
          value: data["value"],
          # Fields with implicit value
-         reactive: Map.get(data, "reactive", false),
          props: data |> Map.get("props", %{}) |> parse_input_props(type)
-       }}
+       }, warnings}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/livebook/notebook/cell/input.ex b/lib/livebook/notebook/cell/input.ex
index 25864413a..9a8238446 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/notebook/cell/input.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/notebook/cell/input.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Cell.Input do
   # It consists of an input that the user may fill
   # and then read during code evaluation.
 
-  defstruct [:id, :type, :name, :value, :reactive, :props]
+  defstruct [:id, :type, :name, :value, :props]
 
   alias Livebook.Utils
   alias Livebook.Notebook.Cell
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Cell.Input do
           type: type(),
           name: String.t(),
           value: String.t(),
-          reactive: boolean(),
           props: props()
         }
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Cell.Input do
       type: :text,
       name: "input",
       value: "",
-      reactive: false,
       props: %{}
     }
   end
@@ -100,22 +98,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Cell.Input do
   def default_props(:select), do: %{options: [""]}
   def default_props(_type), do: %{}
 
-  @doc """
-  Checks if the input changed in terms of content.
-  """
-  @spec invalidated?(t(), t()) :: boolean()
-  def invalidated?(cell, prev_cell) do
-    cell.value != prev_cell.value or cell.name != prev_cell.name
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Checks if the input change should trigger reactive update.
-  """
-  @spec reactive_update?(t(), t()) :: boolean()
-  def reactive_update?(cell, prev_cell) do
-    cell.reactive and cell.value != prev_cell.value and validate(cell) == :ok
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Parses input type from string.
   """
diff --git a/lib/livebook/session/data.ex b/lib/livebook/session/data.ex
index fbaa5f3fc..0fc18434e 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/session/data.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/session/data.ex
@@ -541,11 +541,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session.Data do
       data
       |> with_actions()
       |> set_cell_attributes(cell, attrs)
-      |> then(fn {data, _} = data_actions ->
-        {:ok, updated_cell, _} = Notebook.fetch_cell_and_section(data.notebook, cell_id)
-        maybe_queue_bound_cells(data_actions, updated_cell, cell)
-      end)
-      |> maybe_evaluate_queued()
       |> compute_snapshots_and_validity()
       |> set_dirty()
       |> wrap_ok()
@@ -1141,23 +1136,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session.Data do
     |> set!(notebook: Notebook.update_cell(data.notebook, cell.id, &Map.merge(&1, attrs)))
   end
 
-  defp maybe_queue_bound_cells({data, _} = data_actions, %Cell.Input{} = cell, prev_cell) do
-    if Cell.Input.reactive_update?(cell, prev_cell) do
-      bound_cells = bound_cells_with_section(data, cell.id)
-
-      data_actions
-      |> reduce(bound_cells, fn data_actions, {bound_cell, section} ->
-        data_actions
-        |> queue_prerequisite_cells_evaluation(bound_cell)
-        |> queue_cell_evaluation(bound_cell, section)
-      end)
-    else
-      data_actions
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp maybe_queue_bound_cells(data_actions, _cell, _prev_cell), do: data_actions
-
   defp set_runtime(data_actions, prev_data, runtime) do
     {data, _} = data_actions = set!(data_actions, runtime: runtime)
 
diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/input_cell_settings_component.ex b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/input_cell_settings_component.ex
index 939c989d5..171c70dae 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/input_cell_settings_component.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/input_cell_settings_component.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.InputCellSettingsComponent do
       |> assign(assigns)
       |> assign(:current_type, cell.type)
       |> assign_new(:attrs, fn ->
-        Map.take(cell, [:name, :type, :reactive, :props])
+        Map.take(cell, [:name, :type, :props])
       end)
       |> assign_new(:valid, fn -> true end)
 
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.InputCellSettingsComponent do
             <input type="text" class="input" name="attrs[name]" value={@attrs.name} autofocus />
           </div>
           <.extra_fields type={@attrs.type} props={@attrs.props} myself={@myself} />
-          <.switch_checkbox
-            name="attrs[reactive]"
-            label="Reactive (reevaluates dependent cells on change)"
-            checked={@attrs.reactive} />
         </div>
         <div class="mt-8 flex justify-end space-x-2">
           <%= live_patch "Cancel", to: @return_to, class: "button button-outlined-gray" %>
@@ -161,7 +157,6 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.InputCellSettingsComponent do
   defp validate_attrs(data, prev_attrs) do
     name = data["name"]
     type = data["type"] |> String.to_existing_atom()
-    reactive = data["reactive"] == "true"
 
     {props_valid?, props} =
       if type == prev_attrs.type do
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.InputCellSettingsComponent do
 
     valid? = name != "" and props_valid?
 
-    {valid?, %{name: name, type: type, reactive: reactive, props: props}}
+    {valid?, %{name: name, type: type, props: props}}
   end
 
   defp validate_props(data, :range) do
diff --git a/test/livebook/live_markdown/export_test.exs b/test/livebook/live_markdown/export_test.exs
index dbfac1938..88bd722d5 100644
--- a/test/livebook/live_markdown/export_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/live_markdown/export_test.exs
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.ExportTest do
                   Notebook.Cell.new(:input)
                   | type: :text,
                     name: "length",
-                    value: "100",
-                    reactive: true
+                    value: "100"
                 },
                 %{
                   Notebook.Cell.new(:elixir)
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.ExportTest do
 
     ## Section 2
 
-    <!-- livebook:{"livebook_object":"cell_input","name":"length","reactive":true,"type":"text","value":"100"} -->
+    <!-- livebook:{"livebook_object":"cell_input","name":"length","type":"text","value":"100"} -->
 
     ```elixir
     IO.gets("length: ")
diff --git a/test/livebook/live_markdown/import_test.exs b/test/livebook/live_markdown/import_test.exs
index 8c1d01b4b..b803337a4 100644
--- a/test/livebook/live_markdown/import_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/live_markdown/import_test.exs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.ImportTest do
 
     ## Section 2
 
-    <!-- livebook:{"livebook_object":"cell_input","name":"length","reactive":true,"type":"text","value":"100"} -->
+    <!-- livebook:{"livebook_object":"cell_input","name":"length","type":"text","value":"100"} -->
 
     ```elixir
     IO.gets("length: ")
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.ImportTest do
                    %Cell.Input{
                      type: :text,
                      name: "length",
-                     value: "100",
-                     reactive: true
+                     value: "100"
                    },
                    %Cell.Elixir{
                      source: """
@@ -598,4 +597,20 @@ defmodule Livebook.LiveMarkdown.ImportTest do
              ~s{unrecognised input type "input_from_the_future", if it's a valid type it means your Livebook version doesn't support it}
            ] == messages
   end
+
+  describe "backward compatibility" do
+    markdown = """
+    # My Notebook
+
+    ## Section 1
+
+    <!-- livebook:{"livebook_object":"cell_input","name":"length","reactive":true,"type":"text","value":"100"} -->
+    """
+
+    {_notebook, messages} = Import.notebook_from_markdown(markdown)
+
+    assert [
+             "found a reactive input, but those are no longer supported, you can use automatically reevaluating cell instead"
+           ] == messages
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/livebook/notebook/cell/input_test.exs b/test/livebook/notebook/cell/input_test.exs
index 59585ece8..eb31ec596 100644
--- a/test/livebook/notebook/cell/input_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/notebook/cell/input_test.exs
@@ -68,50 +68,4 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Cell.InputText do
       assert Input.validate(input) == {:error, "number too big"}
     end
   end
-
-  describe "invalidated?/2" do
-    test "returns false if only the type changes" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | type: :text}
-      updated_input = %{input | type: :url}
-
-      refute Input.invalidated?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-
-    test "returns true if the name changes" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | name: "Name"}
-      updated_input = %{input | name: "Full name"}
-
-      assert Input.invalidated?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-
-    test "returns true if the value changes" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | value: "Jake Peralta"}
-      updated_input = %{input | value: "Amy Santiago"}
-
-      assert Input.invalidated?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "reactive_change?/2" do
-    test "returns false if the input is not reactive" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | reactive: false, value: "Jake Peralta"}
-      updated_input = %{input | value: "Amy Santiago"}
-
-      refute Input.reactive_update?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-
-    test "returns true if the input is reactive and value changes" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | reactive: true, value: "Jake Peralta"}
-      updated_input = %{input | value: "Amy Santiago"}
-
-      assert Input.reactive_update?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-
-    test "returns false if the new value is invalid" do
-      input = %{Input.new() | reactive: true, type: :number, value: "10"}
-      updated_input = %{input | value: "invalid"}
-
-      refute Input.reactive_update?(updated_input, input)
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/livebook/notebook/export/elixir_test.exs b/test/livebook/notebook/export/elixir_test.exs
index b0c3f1aa4..e5b281e55 100644
--- a/test/livebook/notebook/export/elixir_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/notebook/export/elixir_test.exs
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ defmodule Livebook.Notebook.Export.ElixirTest do
                   Notebook.Cell.new(:input)
                   | type: :text,
                     name: "length",
-                    value: "100",
-                    reactive: true
+                    value: "100"
                 },
                 %{
                   Notebook.Cell.new(:elixir)
diff --git a/test/livebook/session/data_test.exs b/test/livebook/session/data_test.exs
index c7c7531f7..4a86500b5 100644
--- a/test/livebook/session/data_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/session/data_test.exs
@@ -2933,7 +2933,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session.DataTest do
         data_after_operations!([
           {:insert_section, self(), 0, "s1"},
           {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 0, :input, "c1"},
-          {:set_cell_attributes, self(), "c1", %{reactive: false}},
           # Insert three evaluated cells and bind the second one to the input
           {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 1, :elixir, "c2"},
           {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 2, :elixir, "c3"},
@@ -2961,69 +2960,6 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session.DataTest do
               }, _} = Data.apply_operation(data, operation)
     end
 
-    test "given reactive input value change, triggers bound cells evaluation" do
-      data =
-        data_after_operations!([
-          {:insert_section, self(), 0, "s1"},
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 0, :input, "c1"},
-          {:set_cell_attributes, self(), "c1", %{reactive: true}},
-          # Insert three evaluated cells and bind the second and third one to the input
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 1, :elixir, "c2"},
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 2, :elixir, "c3"},
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 3, :elixir, "c4"},
-          {:set_runtime, self(), NoopRuntime.new()},
-          {:queue_cell_evaluation, self(), "c2"},
-          {:queue_cell_evaluation, self(), "c3"},
-          {:queue_cell_evaluation, self(), "c4"},
-          {:add_cell_evaluation_response, self(), "c2", @eval_resp, @eval_meta},
-          {:add_cell_evaluation_response, self(), "c3", @eval_resp, @eval_meta},
-          {:add_cell_evaluation_response, self(), "c4", @eval_resp, @eval_meta},
-          {:bind_input, self(), "c3", "c1"},
-          {:bind_input, self(), "c4", "c1"}
-        ])
-
-      attrs = %{value: "stuff"}
-      operation = {:set_cell_attributes, self(), "c1", attrs}
-
-      assert {:ok,
-              %{
-                cell_infos: %{
-                  "c2" => %{evaluation_status: :ready},
-                  "c3" => %{evaluation_status: :evaluating},
-                  "c4" => %{evaluation_status: :queued}
-                }
-              }, _} = Data.apply_operation(data, operation)
-    end
-
-    test "given reactive input value change, queues bound cell evaluation even if evaluating" do
-      data =
-        data_after_operations!([
-          {:insert_section, self(), 0, "s1"},
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 0, :input, "c1"},
-          {:set_cell_attributes, self(), "c1", %{reactive: true}},
-          {:insert_cell, self(), "s1", 1, :elixir, "c2"},
-          {:set_runtime, self(), NoopRuntime.new()},
-          {:queue_cell_evaluation, self(), "c2"},
-          {:bind_input, self(), "c2", "c1"}
-        ])
-
-      attrs = %{value: "stuff"}
-      operation = {:set_cell_attributes, self(), "c1", attrs}
-
-      assert {:ok,
-              %{
-                cell_infos: %{
-                  "c2" => %{evaluation_status: :evaluating}
-                },
-                section_infos: %{
-                  "s1" => %{
-                    evaluating_cell_id: "c2",
-                    evaluation_queue: ["c2"]
-                  }
-                }
-              }, _} = Data.apply_operation(data, operation)
-    end
-
     test "setting reevaluate_automatically on stale cell marks it for evaluation" do
       data =
         data_after_operations!([