diff --git a/src/libasr/asr_scopes.cpp b/src/libasr/asr_scopes.cpp
index 4fae6739e8..a50e471c60 100644
--- a/src/libasr/asr_scopes.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/asr_scopes.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,14 @@ void SymbolTable::mark_all_variables_external(Allocator &al) {
             case (ASR::symbolType::Function) : {
                 ASR::Function_t *v = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Function_t>(a.second);
                 ASR::FunctionType_t* v_func_type = ASR::down_cast<ASR::FunctionType_t>(v->m_function_signature);
+                if ((v_func_type->m_abi != ASR::abiType::Intrinsic) &&
+                    (v_func_type->m_abi != ASR::abiType::Interactive)) {
+                    v->m_dependencies = nullptr;
+                    v->n_dependencies = 0;
+                    v->m_body = nullptr;
+                    v->n_body = 0;
+                }
                 v_func_type->m_abi = ASR::abiType::Interactive;
-                v->m_body = nullptr;
-                v->n_body = 0;
                 break;
             }
             case (ASR::symbolType::Module) : {
diff --git a/src/libasr/asr_verify.cpp b/src/libasr/asr_verify.cpp
index 62ab9180c6..16b255f8cc 100644
--- a/src/libasr/asr_verify.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/asr_verify.cpp
@@ -420,14 +420,6 @@ class VerifyVisitor : public BaseWalkVisitor<VerifyVisitor>
     }
 
     void visit_Function(const Function_t &x) {
-        ASR::FunctionType_t* v_func_type = ASR::down_cast<ASR::FunctionType_t>(x.m_function_signature);
-        if (v_func_type->m_abi == abiType::Interactive) {
-            require(x.n_body == 0,
-            "The Function::n_body should be 0 if abi set to Interactive");
-            require(x.m_body == nullptr,
-            "The Function::m_body should be null if abi set to Interactive");
-            return;
-        }
         std::vector<std::string> function_dependencies_copy = function_dependencies;
         function_dependencies.clear();
         function_dependencies.reserve(x.n_dependencies);