Abolition of the post of Naishi no suke was triggered by the establishment of the Togu-shiki (the Board of the Crown Prince's Affairs) court lady system in the end of Taisho era, and was determined by the reform of the court ladies led by crown prince at the time, Prince Hirohito (Emperor Showa).
典侍の職制が廃止されるに至ったのは、大正末期の東宮職女官制の制定が端緒であり、当時の皇太子裕仁親王（昭和天皇）が進めた女官改革からである。