Earlier this week, Apple started requiring that college students and academics within the US by way of authentication service UNiDAYS earlier than they might reap the benefits of the corporate’s discounted schooling pricing. The transfer closed a long-standing loophole that had allowed virtually anybody to economize on an Apple system so long as they weren’t caught in a random verify.

However, mere days after implementing that requirement, Apple has simply as rapidly eliminated it. Per , you possibly can as soon as once more purchase discounted Macs, iPads and different Apple merchandise from the corporate’s US with out the necessity to confirm that you simply’re at the moment a pupil or a instructor. The outlet suggests the corporate might have made the change after some educators and college employees members complained they couldn’t confirm their standing by way of UNiDAYS correctly, and subsequently couldn’t acquire a reduction on a product they wished to purchase.

It’s unclear if Apple plans to reimplement the requirement as soon as it types out any potential points with the system. For years, Apple has used UNiDAYS in lots of different international locations, together with the UK, to make sure solely those that qualify for its schooling reductions can get them. We’ve reached out to the corporate for remark and extra data.