diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/context.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/context.hpp
index eb4838128fd1b..3b7bbae3e0e2a 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/context.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/context.hpp
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT context : public detail::OwnerLessBase<context> {
   friend T detail::createSyclObjFromImpl(decltype(T::impl) ImplObj);
 };
 
-#ifdef __INTEL_PREVIEW_BREAKING_CHANGES
 // context.hpp depends on exception.hpp but we can't define these ctors in
 // exception.hpp while context is still an incomplete type.
 inline exception::exception(context Ctx, std::error_code EC,
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@ inline exception::exception(context Ctx, int EV,
 inline exception::exception(context Ctx, int EV,
                             const std::error_category &ECat)
     : exception(Ctx, EV, ECat, "") {}
-#endif
 
 } // namespace _V1
 } // namespace sycl
diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/exception.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/exception.hpp
index bfcfeecaacec4..c228a2926acc6 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/exception.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/exception.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 #include <sycl/detail/defines_elementary.hpp> // for __SYCL2020_DEPRECATED
 #include <sycl/detail/export.hpp>             // for __SYCL_EXPORT
 #include <sycl/detail/pi.h>                   // for pi_int32
-#ifdef __INTEL_PREVIEW_BREAKING_CHANGES
 #include <sycl/detail/string.hpp>
-#endif
 
 #include <exception>    // for exception
 #include <memory>       // for allocator, shared_ptr, make...
@@ -119,11 +117,7 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT exception : public virtual std::exception {
 private:
   // Exceptions must be noexcept copy constructible, so cannot use std::string
   // directly.
-#ifdef __INTEL_PREVIEW_BREAKING_CHANGES
   std::shared_ptr<detail::string> MMsg;
-#else
-  std::shared_ptr<std::string> MMsg;
-#endif
   pi_int32 MPIErr = 0;
   std::shared_ptr<context> MContext;
   std::error_code MErrC = make_error_code(sycl::errc::invalid);
diff --git a/sycl/source/exception.cpp b/sycl/source/exception.cpp
index 4a429be69d9cf..952e03972a97e 100644
--- a/sycl/source/exception.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/exception.cpp
@@ -29,37 +29,10 @@ exception::exception(int EV, const std::error_category &ECat,
 exception::exception(int EV, const std::error_category &ECat)
     : exception({EV, ECat}, nullptr, "") {}
 
-#ifndef __INTEL_PREVIEW_BREAKING_CHANGES
-exception::exception(context Ctx, std::error_code EC,
-                     const std::string &WhatArg)
-    : exception(EC, std::make_shared<context>(Ctx), WhatArg) {}
-
-exception::exception(context Ctx, std::error_code EC, const char *WhatArg)
-    : exception(Ctx, EC, std::string(WhatArg)) {}
-
-exception::exception(context Ctx, std::error_code EC)
-    : exception(Ctx, EC, "") {}
-
-exception::exception(context Ctx, int EV, const std::error_category &ECat,
-                     const char *WhatArg)
-    : exception(Ctx, {EV, ECat}, std::string(WhatArg)) {}
-
-exception::exception(context Ctx, int EV, const std::error_category &ECat,
-                     const std::string &WhatArg)
-    : exception(Ctx, {EV, ECat}, WhatArg) {}
-
-exception::exception(context Ctx, int EV, const std::error_category &ECat)
-    : exception(Ctx, EV, ECat, "") {}
-#endif
-
 // protected base constructor for all SYCL 2020 constructors
 exception::exception(std::error_code EC, std::shared_ptr<context> SharedPtrCtx,
                      const char *WhatArg)
-#ifdef __INTEL_PREVIEW_BREAKING_CHANGES
     : MMsg(std::make_shared<detail::string>(WhatArg)),
-#else
-    : MMsg(std::make_shared<std::string>(WhatArg)),
-#endif
       MPIErr(PI_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE), MContext(SharedPtrCtx), MErrC(EC) {
   detail::GlobalHandler::instance().TraceEventXPTI(MMsg->c_str());
 }
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/layout_exception.cpp b/sycl/test/abi/layout_exception.cpp
index 2df0238404a55..0af35d6738022 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/layout_exception.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/layout_exception.cpp
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ void foo() {
   }
 }
 
-// clang-format off
-
 // The order of field declarations and their types are important.
-// CHECK:         0 | class sycl::exception
-// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |   class std::shared_ptr<class std::basic_string<char> > MMsg
-// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |     class std::__shared_ptr<class std::basic_string<char> > (base)
-// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |       class std::__shared_ptr_access<class std::basic_string<char>, __gnu_cxx::_S_atomic> (base) (empty)
+// CHECK-LABEL:        0 | class sycl::exception
+// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |   class std::shared_ptr<class sycl::detail::string> MMsg
+// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |     class std::__shared_ptr<class sycl::detail::string> (base)
+// CHECK-NEXT:         8 |       class std::__shared_ptr_access<class sycl::detail::string, __gnu_cxx::_S_atomic> (base) (empty)
 // CHECK-NEXT:         8 |       element_type * _M_ptr
 // CHECK-NEXT:        16 |       class std::__shared_count<> _M_refcount
 // CHECK-NEXT:        16 |         _Sp_counted_base<(_Lock_policy)2U> * _M_pi
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
index 52ce97ef1c943..ccc6bfa9729c4 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
@@ -3516,7 +3516,6 @@ _ZN4sycl3_V17handler22memcpyFromDeviceGlobalEPvPKvbmm
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler22setHandlerKernelBundleENS0_6kernelE
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler22setHandlerKernelBundleERKSt10shared_ptrINS0_6detail18kernel_bundle_implEE
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler22setKernelIsCooperativeEb
-_ZN4sycl3_V17handler26setKernelUsesClusterLaunchEv
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler24GetRangeRoundingSettingsERmS2_S2_
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler24ext_intel_read_host_pipeENS0_6detail11string_viewEPvmb
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler24ext_oneapi_memcpy2d_implEPvmPKvmmm
@@ -3524,6 +3523,7 @@ _ZN4sycl3_V17handler24ext_oneapi_memset2d_implEPvmimm
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler24registerDynamicParameterERNS0_3ext6oneapi12experimental6detail22dynamic_parameter_baseEi
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler25ext_intel_write_host_pipeENS0_6detail11string_viewEPvmb
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler26associateWithHandlerCommonESt10shared_ptrINS0_6detail16AccessorImplHostEEi
+_ZN4sycl3_V17handler26setKernelUsesClusterLaunchEv
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler27computeFallbackKernelBoundsEmm
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler28extractArgsAndReqsFromLambdaEPcmPKNS0_6detail19kernel_param_desc_tEb
 _ZN4sycl3_V17handler28memcpyToHostOnlyDeviceGlobalEPKvS3_mbmm
@@ -3559,23 +3559,11 @@ _ZN4sycl3_V18platformC2EP15_cl_platform_id
 _ZN4sycl3_V18platformC2ERKNS0_15device_selectorE
 _ZN4sycl3_V18platformC2ERKNS0_6deviceE
 _ZN4sycl3_V18platformC2Ev
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextESt10error_code
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextESt10error_codePKc
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextESt10error_codeRKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryE
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryEPKc
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryERKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ESt10error_code
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ESt10error_codePKc
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1ESt10error_codeSt10shared_ptrINS0_7contextEEPKc
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1EiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryE
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC1EiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryEPKc
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextESt10error_code
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextESt10error_codePKc
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextESt10error_codeRKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryE
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryEPKc
-_ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ENS0_7contextEiRKNSt3_V214error_categoryERKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ESt10error_code
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ESt10error_codePKc
 _ZN4sycl3_V19exceptionC2ESt10error_codeSt10shared_ptrINS0_7contextEEPKc
@@ -3958,6 +3946,7 @@ _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device27preferred_vector_width_hal
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device27preferred_vector_width_longEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device28preferred_vector_width_floatEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device28preferred_vector_width_shortEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
+_ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device29ext_oneapi_cuda_cluster_groupEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device29ext_oneapi_max_work_groups_1dEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device29ext_oneapi_max_work_groups_2dEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device29ext_oneapi_max_work_groups_3dEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
@@ -3973,7 +3962,6 @@ _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device33ext_oneapi_max_global_work
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device33usm_restricted_shared_allocationsEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device35ext_intel_gpu_eu_count_per_subsliceEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device38sub_group_independent_forward_progressEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
-_ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device29ext_oneapi_cuda_cluster_groupEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device4nameEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device6vendorEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device13get_info_implINS0_4info6device7aspectsEEENS0_6detail11ABINeutralTINS6_19is_device_info_descIT_E11return_typeEE4typeEv
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
index 05bca51528284..8cb859eef6d2a 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_intel_max_mem_bandwidth@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_KXZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_intel_mem_channel@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_NXZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_intel_pci_address@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AVstring@detail@12@XZ
+??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_cuda_cluster_group@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_NXZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_max_global_work_groups@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_KXZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_max_work_groups_1d@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AV?$id@$00@12@XZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_max_work_groups_2d@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AV?$id@$01@12@XZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_max_work_groups_3d@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AV?$id@$02@12@XZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_srgb@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_NXZ
-??$get_info_impl@Uext_oneapi_cuda_cluster_group@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_NXZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uextensions@device@info@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AV?$vector@Vstring@detail@_V1@sycl@@V?$allocator@Vstring@detail@_V1@sycl@@@std@@@std@@XZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Uextensions@platform@info@_V1@sycl@@@platform@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AV?$vector@Vstring@detail@_V1@sycl@@V?$allocator@Vstring@detail@_V1@sycl@@@std@@@std@@XZ
 ??$get_info_impl@Ufree_memory@device@info@intel@ext@_V1@sycl@@@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA_KXZ
diff --git a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_accessor.hpp.cpp b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_accessor.hpp.cpp
index cf9558dae501a..85b2543205279 100644
--- a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_accessor.hpp.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_accessor.hpp.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_version.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_platform.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_ext.h
+// CHECK-NEXT: detail/string.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/common.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/is_device_copyable.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/owner_less_base.hpp
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: info/ext_oneapi_device_traits.def
 // CHECK-NEXT: info/sycl_backend_traits.def
 // CHECK-NEXT: platform.hpp
-// CHECK-NEXT: detail/string.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/string_view.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/util.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: device_selector.hpp
diff --git a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_buffer.hpp.cpp b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_buffer.hpp.cpp
index 54fffdab88b3e..715d62975cc30 100644
--- a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_buffer.hpp.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_buffer.hpp.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_version.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_platform.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_ext.h
+// CHECK-NEXT: detail/string.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/common.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/helpers.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/pi.hpp
diff --git a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_detail_core.hpp.cpp b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_detail_core.hpp.cpp
index f7b3ce5cc2deb..027bf700f548a 100644
--- a/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_detail_core.hpp.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/include_deps/sycl_detail_core.hpp.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_version.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_platform.h
 // CHECK-NEXT: CL/cl_ext.h
+// CHECK-NEXT: detail/string.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/common.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/is_device_copyable.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/owner_less_base.hpp
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: info/ext_oneapi_device_traits.def
 // CHECK-NEXT: info/sycl_backend_traits.def
 // CHECK-NEXT: platform.hpp
-// CHECK-NEXT: detail/string.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/string_view.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: detail/util.hpp
 // CHECK-NEXT: device_selector.hpp