How to remove all License-based subscriptions linked to an Entra ID tenant?

Question

Hello,

I'm trying to remove an EntraID tenant which I created ages ago, probably via teams.

Unfortunately, when I try to remove it, I get a warning on "License-based subscriptions" but I cannot figure out which subscription I might have.

I thought it was an Office365 trial subscription which expired long ago: I removed it last week but I still have the same issue?

Any suggestion?

Answer 1

Hi @Marco
Thank you for reaching out.

Could you please check if any subscription is still showing at https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/subscriptions

If there are any subscriptions, please cancel and delete those subscriptions. Once the subscriptions are deleted, it can take around 48-72 hours to reflect in Azure AD portal.

If you're still running into issues after following the "delete" documentation, I'd recommend creating a support request for this issue since our support team can look further into your tenant.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/users/directory-delete-howto
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/395959/cant-delete-tenant-delete-all-license-based-subscr?orderBy=Helpful

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

Thanks,

Akhilesh.

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