Retirements
Salesforce retirements
Features Salesforce has deprecated, is retiring, or has already removed. Use this as a single page to plan migrations - each row links to the recommended replacement.
| Feature | Status | EOL | Replacement | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow Rules + Process Builder | Retiring | December 2025 (no new flows after; existing flows continue) | Salesforce Flow (Flow Builder) | Admin |
| Aura components - new development | Deprecated | No EOL announced; Lightning Web Components are the recommended path | Lightning Web Components (LWC) | Developer |
| Permission set licenses for shield (legacy) | Deprecated | Migrate before next major release | Shield Platform Encryption permission set | Admin |
| Salesforce Classic | Deprecated | No EOL; new features ship Lightning-only | Lightning Experience | All |
| Pardot legacy domain redirects | Retired | Q1 2025 | Marketing Cloud Account Engagement domains | Marketing |
| Visualforce - new component development | Deprecated | No EOL; LWC is the strategic platform | Lightning Web Components | Developer |
| OAuth username-password flow for new orgs | Deprecated | Spring 2026 onwards new orgs cannot enable | JWT bearer flow or PKCE | Architect |
| TLS 1.0 + 1.1 | Retired | 2024 | TLS 1.2 minimum (1.3 recommended) | Architect |
| Account contact relationships - manual sync | Deprecated | Auto-sync available since Spring 2025 | Account contact relationship auto-sync setting | Admin |
| Process Builder migration tool | Deprecated | Use the Flow migration tool instead | Migrate to Flow tool | Admin |
Curated from official Salesforce release notes. Always verify EOL dates against the current Lifecycle Management page in Salesforce Help.