Remove product element AB test (#15026)

Author: emma-imber

ab-testing/config/abTests.ts

@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ const ABTests: ABTest[] = [
 		groups: ["control", "variant"],
 		shouldForceMetricsCollection: true,
 	},
-	{
-		name: "thefilter-product-element",
-		description:
-			"A hold back test to measure uplift of the product element",
-		owners: ["[email protected]"],
-		status: "ON",
-		expirationDate: "2025-12-30",
-		type: "server",
-		audienceSize: 40 / 100,
-		groups: ["control", "variant"],
-		shouldForceMetricsCollection: false,
-	},
 	{
 		name: "commercial-user-module-uid2",
 		description:

dotcom-rendering/src/components/ProductElement.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import type { ArticleFormat } from '../lib/articleFormat';
 import { parseHtml } from '../lib/domUtils';
 import type { NestedArticleElement } from '../lib/renderElement';
-import { useBetaAB } from '../lib/useAB';
 import type { ProductBlockElement } from '../types/content';
 import { ProductCardInline } from './ProductCardInline';
 import { ProductCardLeftCol } from './ProductCardLeftCol';
@@ -40,32 +39,20 @@ export const ProductElement = ({
 	format: ArticleFormat;
 	shouldShowLeftColCard: boolean;
 }) => {
-	const abTests = useBetaAB();
-	const isInHoldBackTestVariant =
-		abTests?.isUserInTestGroup('thefilter-product-element', 'variant') ??
-		false;
-
 	const showContent =
 		product.displayType === 'InlineOnly' ||
 		product.displayType === 'InlineWithProductCard';
-	// In the hold back test variant, if the product element has a display type of ProductCardOnly,
-	// we should still render the product card. This is because there may not be any suitable
-	// nested content to render, which could result in some unintended display issues. For the
-	// InlineWithProductCard display type, we won't render the cards in the hold back test.
 	const showProductCard =
 		product.displayType === 'ProductCardOnly' ||
-		(!isInHoldBackTestVariant &&
-			product.displayType === 'InlineWithProductCard');
+		product.displayType === 'InlineWithProductCard';
 	return (
 		<>
 			{showContent && (
 				<Content
 					product={product}
 					format={format}
 					ArticleElementComponent={ArticleElementComponent}
-					shouldShowLeftColCard={
-						shouldShowLeftColCard && !isInHoldBackTestVariant
-					}
+					shouldShowLeftColCard={shouldShowLeftColCard}
 				/>
 			)}
 			{showProductCard && (