diff --git a/common/app/conf/switches/ABTestSwitches.scala b/common/app/conf/switches/ABTestSwitches.scala
index 6b7d5e058425..d9cc3fa0a0a3 100644
--- a/common/app/conf/switches/ABTestSwitches.scala
+++ b/common/app/conf/switches/ABTestSwitches.scala
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ trait ABTestSwitches {
     exposeClientSide = true,
   )
 
-  Switch(
-    ABTests,
-    "ab-ads-in-merch",
-    "Test the commercial impact of showing adverts in merchandising-high and merchandising slots",
-    owners = Seq(Owner.withEmail("commercial.dev@theguardian.com")),
-    safeState = Off,
-    sellByDate = Some(LocalDate.of(2023, 11, 30)),
-    exposeClientSide = true,
-  )
-
   Switch(
     ABTests,
     "ab-elements-manager",
diff --git a/common/app/conf/switches/CommercialSwitches.scala b/common/app/conf/switches/CommercialSwitches.scala
index f1047d1ad559..e8cb410bde5d 100644
--- a/common/app/conf/switches/CommercialSwitches.scala
+++ b/common/app/conf/switches/CommercialSwitches.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package conf.switches
 
+import java.time.LocalDate
 import conf.switches.Expiry.never
 import conf.switches.Owner.group
 import conf.switches.SwitchGroup.{Commercial, CommercialPrebid, Membership}
@@ -431,4 +432,14 @@ trait PrebidSwitches {
     sellByDate = never,
     exposeClientSide = true,
   )
+
+  val adsInMerch: Switch = Switch(
+    group = Commercial,
+    name = "ads-in-merch",
+    description = "Enable showing adverts in merchandising-high and merchandising slots",
+    owners = group(Commercial),
+    safeState = Off,
+    sellByDate = Some(LocalDate.of(2023, 12, 4)),
+    exposeClientSide = true,
+  )
 }
diff --git a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/analytics/shouldCaptureMetrics.ts b/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/analytics/shouldCaptureMetrics.ts
index 053266a67177..725f428401dd 100644
--- a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/analytics/shouldCaptureMetrics.ts
+++ b/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/analytics/shouldCaptureMetrics.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import type { ABTest } from '@guardian/ab-core';
 import { getUrlVars } from 'lib/url';
 import { isInABTestSynchronous } from '../experiments/ab';
-import { adsInMerch } from '../experiments/tests/ads-in-merch';
 import { integrateIma } from '../experiments/tests/integrate-ima';
 
 const defaultClientSideTests: ABTest[] = [
 	/* linter, please keep this array multi-line */
 	integrateIma,
-	adsInMerch,
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/ab-tests.ts b/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/ab-tests.ts
index 922f51ef2857..657885f7e349 100644
--- a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/ab-tests.ts
+++ b/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/ab-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { ABTest } from '@guardian/ab-core';
-import { adsInMerch } from './tests/ads-in-merch';
 import { consentlessAds } from './tests/consentlessAds';
 import { deeplyReadArticleFooterTest } from './tests/deeply-read-article-footer';
 import { elementsManager } from './tests/elements-manager';
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export const concurrentTests: readonly ABTest[] = [
 	deeplyReadArticleFooterTest,
 	consentlessAds,
 	integrateIma,
-	adsInMerch,
 	elementsManager,
 	prebidKargo,
 ];
diff --git a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/tests/ads-in-merch.ts b/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/tests/ads-in-merch.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e94c6dce349..000000000000
--- a/static/src/javascripts/projects/common/modules/experiments/tests/ads-in-merch.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import type { ABTest } from '@guardian/ab-core';
-
-export const adsInMerch: ABTest = {
-	id: 'AdsInMerch',
-	author: '@commercial-dev',
-	start: '2022-12-07',
-	expiry: '2023-11-30',
-	// TODO increase audience size and set offset once we know desired sample size
-	audience: 0 / 100,
-	audienceOffset: 0 / 100,
-	audienceCriteria: 'Opt in only',
-	successMeasure:
-		'Test the commercial impact of showing adverts in merchandising-high and merchandising slots',
-	description:
-		'Show adverts in merchandising-high and merchandising slots to browsers in the variant',
-	variants: [
-		{
-			id: 'control',
-			test: (): void => {
-				/* */
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			id: 'variant',
-			test: (): void => {
-				/* */
-			},
-		},
-	],
-	canRun: () => true,
-};