The temple was temporarily closed in 1872 due to the anti-Buddhist movement of the beginning of the Meiji period and the Buddha statues were transferred to Sennyu-ji Temple.
明治初年の廃仏毀釈の影響で即成院は明治5年（1872年）にいったん廃寺となり、仏像は泉涌寺に引き取られた。