---
title: "How to remove a product from preorder"
description: "Take a product off preorder in EZ Preorder by disabling it or removing it from the Preorder List, then turn off Continue selling when out of stock in Shopify."
url: https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/remove-a-product-from-preorder
plan: Free
last_verified: 2026-11-11
---

# How to remove a product from preorder

To stop selling a product as a preorder in EZ Preorder & Back In Stock, either disable it, which keeps its settings for later, or remove it from the Preorder List. Disable a product with **Disable** on its **Edit** page. Remove it by unticking it in **Select products** and clicking **Save**, or remove one variant with **Delete**. Neither turns off **Continue selling when out of stock** in Shopify, so if the product used the **Always** or **Sold out** rule, turn that setting off yourself to stop out-of-stock sales.

**Available on:** All plans (Free, Core, Growth, Professional and Scale). **Bulk Remove**, which clears the whole list, needs Core or above.  
**Where to find it:** EZ PreOrder → **Preorders**.

## Before you start: disable or remove

| | Disable | Remove |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Preorder button | Gone | Gone |
| Product stays on the Preorder List | Yes, with the **Disable** badge | No |
| Rules, note, schedule and market settings | Kept | Deleted |
| Turn preorders back on | Click **Enable** | Add the product again and set it up from scratch |
| **Continue selling when out of stock** | Unchanged | Unchanged |

Disable a product you expect to sell as a preorder again. Remove a product you are done with.

## How to disable preorders on a product

1. Open **Preorders** and click **Edit** on the product.
2. In the **Setting** card, click **Disable**. The change applies at once; you do not need to click **Save**.

The product's badge on the list changes to **Disable**. Saving any change on the **Edit** page later turns the product back on, so click **Disable** again after saving if you edit it.

## How to remove a whole product

1. Open **Preorders** and click **Select products**.
2. Untick the product. Products on your list appear ticked.
3. Click **Save**. A "Preorder list updated" message confirms it.


## How to remove a single variant

1. Open **Preorders** and click the product row to expand it.
2. Click **Delete** on the variant.
3. In **Are you sure you want to remove this item?**, click **Remove**. This cannot be undone.

Removing a product's last variant removes the product from the list.

## How to remove every product

1. Open **Preorders** → **Bulk actions** → **Bulk Remove**.
2. In **Remove all products**, click **Remove**.

**Bulk Remove** empties the whole Preorder List. It needs the Core plan or above.

## How to stop the product selling once it is off preorder

Removing or disabling a product leaves its **Continue selling when out of stock** setting as it was. A product that used **Always** or **Sold out** has it turned on, so shoppers can keep buying it at zero stock with your theme's normal add to cart button. To stop that:

1. In your Shopify admin, go to **Products** and open the product.
2. For a product with variants, open each variant.
3. In the inventory section, untick **Continue selling when out of stock**.
4. Click **Save**.

A product that used **Specific inventory level** already has the setting turned off. See [A product still sells after the preorder ends](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/theme-setup-and-troubleshooting/product-still-sells-after-preorder-ends).

## What happens when you remove or disable a product

- **Storefront:** the preorder button and custom note disappear the next time the product page loads, and the theme's normal button returns.
- **New orders:** are no longer tagged `preorder` and no longer count toward your plan's preorder limit.
- **Orders already placed:** are not changed. They keep the `preorder` tag, and removing a product does not cancel the remaining-balance charge on deposit orders already placed.
- **Deposits:** if partial payments are on, removing a product also takes its variants out of the deposit purchase option, so new shoppers cannot choose a deposit for it.
- **Shopify product:** inventory, price and **Continue selling when out of stock** are not changed.

## Other ways a product leaves the list

- **Deleted in Shopify:** when you delete a product in Shopify, EZ Preorder removes it from the list.
- **Sync:** **Sync** and **Sync all** remove variants that were deleted in Shopify.
- **Plan limit:** reaching your plan's preorder limit disables every product but keeps them on the list. See [Plan limits](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/plans-and-billing/plan-limits).
- **Schedule:** a preorder with an end date turns off by itself on that date (Growth plan and above). See [Schedule preorder start and end dates](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/schedule-preorder-start-and-end-dates).
- **Uninstall:** uninstalling EZ Preorder clears the Preorder List. It does not change **Continue selling when out of stock** on your products.

## Troubleshooting

**The product still sells at zero stock after you removed it.** **Continue selling when out of stock** is still on. Turn it off in Shopify for each variant.

**The preorder button still shows after you removed or disabled the product.** Reload the product page; an open page keeps the button until it is reloaded. If it remains, check on the **Preorders** page that the product is gone or shows **Disable**.

**A disabled product turned itself back on.** Saving the **Edit** page enables the product. Click **Disable** again.

**You removed the wrong product.** Add it again with **Select products** and set its rule and note again. Removed settings cannot be restored.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is there a way to end a preorder automatically?

Yes. On the Growth plan and above, set an end date on the product and tick **Mark as sold out when the pre-order ends** to also set inventory to 0 and turn off **Continue selling when out of stock**. See [Schedule preorder start and end dates](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/schedule-preorder-start-and-end-dates).

### Why doesn't EZ Preorder turn off Continue selling when I remove a product?

EZ Preorder leaves **Continue selling when out of stock** as it is when you disable or remove a product. Turn it off in Shopify if you do not want to sell the product at zero stock.

### What happens to customers who already preordered?

Nothing changes for them. Their orders keep the `preorder` tag and you fulfill them as normal. See [Find and manage preorder orders](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/find-and-manage-preorder-orders).

### Can I remove a product from preorder on the Free plan?

Yes. Disabling, **Select products** and **Delete** work on every plan. Only **Bulk Remove** needs Core or above.

## Related articles

- [How to manage your Preorder List](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/manage-your-preorder-list): add, sync, enable and disable products.
- [A product still sells after the preorder ends](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/theme-setup-and-troubleshooting/product-still-sells-after-preorder-ends): stop overselling.
- [Preorder rules](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/preorder-rules): which rules turn Continue selling on.
- [Schedule preorder start and end dates](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/schedule-preorder-start-and-end-dates): end preorders on a date.
- [Find and manage preorder orders](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/find-and-manage-preorder-orders): orders placed before removal.