Removing in app purchases from a new version of the application(iOS)

Question

I have an application that is live on iTunes. The app contains lots of in app purchases(non consummable). I wish to delete supoort for some in app purchases from the new version. Can I do it ? Will it lead to rejection because the user wont be able to restore those in app purchases? What would be the best way to go about it ?

Solution 1

From the iTunes Connect Developer Guide, you need to first set the "Cleared for sale" to NO, then delete the product.

Deleting In-App Purchases You can delete in-app purchases after they are created, but not if they are in review. Before you delete an approved in-app purchase, you should first remove it from sale.

Important: After you delete an in-app purchase, it is no longer searchable on iTunes Connect and it cannot be restored. The product ID for the in-app purchase can no longer be used for another in-app purchase after the in-app purchase is deleted.

Solution 2

Yes, it is possible to delete an in-app purchase while it is in Approved state.

1 - Log in to iTunes Connect & navigate to "Manage Your Apps section"; chose your app in there.

2- Navigate to "Manage In-App Purchases"

3- Now you need to mark the approved in-app purchased to "NOT clear for sale". Click the first "Edit" button that lets you change the summary/details of the in-app purchase. A new form/page will open. Search for "Clear For Sale" option and select "No" against it. Save your change.

4- A "delete" button will now appear at the top left corner of in-app details page. Just click that button and the in-app will be deleted.