The regulation concerning eternal Imperial membership of the former Imperial House Law issued on February 11, 1889 was in fact abolished when the same Law was greatly revised in 1907, it was decided that only an Imperial Prince (up to great-great-grandchild) can keep his position as an Imperial member.
1889年（明治22年）2月11日制定の旧皇室典範で打ち出された永世皇族制は、すでに1907年（明治40年）の皇室典範増補で事実上放棄され、確実に皇族の身分にとどまるのは親王のみ（皇玄孫まで）とされた。