diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/CHANGELOG.md
index 4198d93..9bce54c 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-## NEXT
+## 0.2.1
 
-* Updates compileSdkVersion to 31.
+* Deprecated the `InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchases()` method and `InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchase` property. Since Google Play no longer accepts App submissions that don't support pending purchases it is no longer necessary to acknowledge this through code.
+* Updates example app Android compileSdkVersion to 31.
 
 ## 0.2.0
 
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactory.java b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactory.java
index 7b21cbf..81fdf27 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactory.java
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactory.java
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
    *
    * @param context The context used to create the {@link BillingClient}.
    * @param channel The method channel used to create the {@link BillingClient}.
-   * @param enablePendingPurchases Whether to enable pending purchases. Throws an exception if it is
-   *     false.
    * @return The {@link BillingClient} object that is created.
    */
-  BillingClient createBillingClient(
-      @NonNull Context context, @NonNull MethodChannel channel, boolean enablePendingPurchases);
+  BillingClient createBillingClient(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull MethodChannel channel);
 }
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactoryImpl.java b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactoryImpl.java
index c256d2c..6d26398 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/BillingClientFactoryImpl.java
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@
 final class BillingClientFactoryImpl implements BillingClientFactory {
 
   @Override
-  public BillingClient createBillingClient(
-      Context context, MethodChannel channel, boolean enablePendingPurchases) {
-    BillingClient.Builder builder = BillingClient.newBuilder(context);
-    if (enablePendingPurchases) {
-      builder.enablePendingPurchases();
-    }
+  public BillingClient createBillingClient(Context context, MethodChannel channel) {
+    BillingClient.Builder builder = BillingClient.newBuilder(context).enablePendingPurchases();
+
     return builder.setListener(new PluginPurchaseListener(channel)).build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
index 5b58808..23b9cb6 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@
         isReady(result);
         break;
       case InAppPurchasePlugin.MethodNames.START_CONNECTION:
-        startConnection(
-            (int) call.argument("handle"),
-            (boolean) call.argument("enablePendingPurchases"),
-            result);
+        startConnection((int) call.argument("handle"), result);
         break;
       case InAppPurchasePlugin.MethodNames.END_CONNECTION:
         endConnection(result);
@@ -319,12 +316,9 @@
         });
   }
 
-  private void startConnection(
-      final int handle, final boolean enablePendingPurchases, final MethodChannel.Result result) {
+  private void startConnection(final int handle, final MethodChannel.Result result) {
     if (billingClient == null) {
-      billingClient =
-          billingClientFactory.createBillingClient(
-              applicationContext, methodChannel, enablePendingPurchases);
+      billingClient = billingClientFactory.createBillingClient(applicationContext, methodChannel);
     }
 
     billingClient.startConnection(
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerTest.java b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerTest.java
index 6f9256c..d676bf3 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerTest.java
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/inapppurchase/MethodCallHandlerTest.java
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
-    factory =
-        (@NonNull Context context,
-            @NonNull MethodChannel channel,
-            boolean enablePendingPurchases) -> mockBillingClient;
+    factory = (@NonNull Context context, @NonNull MethodChannel channel) -> mockBillingClient;
     methodChannelHandler = new MethodCallHandlerImpl(activity, context, mockMethodChannel, factory);
     when(mockActivityPluginBinding.getActivity()).thenReturn(activity);
   }
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@
   public void startConnection_multipleCalls() {
     Map<String, Object> arguments = new HashMap<>();
     arguments.put("handle", 1);
-    arguments.put("enablePendingPurchases", true);
     MethodCall call = new MethodCall(START_CONNECTION, arguments);
     ArgumentCaptor<BillingClientStateListener> captor =
         ArgumentCaptor.forClass(BillingClientStateListener.class);
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@
     final int disconnectCallbackHandle = 22;
     Map<String, Object> arguments = new HashMap<>();
     arguments.put("handle", disconnectCallbackHandle);
-    arguments.put("enablePendingPurchases", true);
     MethodCall connectCall = new MethodCall(START_CONNECTION, arguments);
     ArgumentCaptor<BillingClientStateListener> captor =
         ArgumentCaptor.forClass(BillingClientStateListener.class);
@@ -865,7 +860,6 @@
   private ArgumentCaptor<BillingClientStateListener> mockStartConnection() {
     Map<String, Object> arguments = new HashMap<>();
     arguments.put("handle", 1);
-    arguments.put("enablePendingPurchases", true);
     MethodCall call = new MethodCall(START_CONNECTION, arguments);
     ArgumentCaptor<BillingClientStateListener> captor =
         ArgumentCaptor.forClass(BillingClientStateListener.class);
@@ -880,7 +874,6 @@
     if (arguments == null) {
       arguments = new HashMap<>();
       arguments.put("handle", 1);
-      arguments.put("enablePendingPurchases", true);
     }
     if (result == null) {
       result = mock(Result.class);
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/integration_test/in_app_purchase_test.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/integration_test/in_app_purchase_test.dart
index 8b65530..bb0e167 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/integration_test/in_app_purchase_test.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/integration_test/in_app_purchase_test.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   testWidgets('Can create InAppPurchaseAndroid instance',
       (WidgetTester tester) async {
-    InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchases();
     InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatform.registerPlatform();
     final InAppPurchasePlatform androidPlatform =
         InAppPurchasePlatform.instance;
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/lib/main.dart
index 1267341..a53e9b3 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 void main() {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
-  // For play billing library 2.0 on Android, it is mandatory to call
-  // [enablePendingPurchases](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/android/billingclient/api/BillingClient.Builder.html#enablependingpurchases)
-  // as part of initializing the app.
-  InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchases();
-
   // When using the Android plugin directly it is mandatory to register
   // the plugin as default instance as part of initializing the app.
   InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatform.registerPlatform();
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper.dart
index 0e7024a..29441fb 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper.dart
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 /// some minor changes to account for language differences. Callbacks have been
 /// converted to futures where appropriate.
 class BillingClient {
-  bool _enablePendingPurchases = false;
-
   /// Creates a billing client.
   BillingClient(PurchasesUpdatedListener onPurchasesUpdated) {
     channel.setMethodCallHandler(callHandler);
@@ -82,14 +80,12 @@
 
   /// Enable the [BillingClientWrapper] to handle pending purchases.
   ///
-  /// Play requires that you call this method when initializing your application.
-  /// It is to acknowledge your application has been updated to support pending purchases.
-  /// See [Support pending transactions](https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_library_overview#pending)
-  /// for more details.
-  ///
-  /// Failure to call this method before any other method in the [startConnection] will throw an exception.
+  /// **Deprecation warning:** it is no longer required to call
+  /// [enablePendingPurchases] when initializing your application.
+  @Deprecated(
+      'The requirement to call `enablePendingPurchases()` has become obsolete since Google Play no longer accepts app submissions that don\'t support pending purchases.')
   void enablePendingPurchases() {
-    _enablePendingPurchases = true;
+    // No-op, until it is time to completely remove this method from the API.
   }
 
   /// Calls
@@ -105,8 +101,6 @@
   Future<BillingResultWrapper> startConnection(
       {required OnBillingServiceDisconnected
           onBillingServiceDisconnected}) async {
-    assert(_enablePendingPurchases,
-        'enablePendingPurchases() must be called before calling startConnection');
     List<Function> disconnectCallbacks =
         _callbacks[_kOnBillingServiceDisconnected] ??= [];
     disconnectCallbacks.add(onBillingServiceDisconnected);
@@ -115,7 +109,6 @@
                 "BillingClient#startConnection(BillingClientStateListener)",
                 <String, dynamic>{
               'handle': disconnectCallbacks.length - 1,
-              'enablePendingPurchases': _enablePendingPurchases
             })) ??
         <String, dynamic>{});
   }
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition.dart
index 11b105a..dd6fe37 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/lib/src/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition.dart
@@ -14,30 +14,29 @@
     extends InAppPurchasePlatformAddition {
   /// Creates a [InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition] which uses the supplied
   /// `BillingClient` to provide Android specific features.
-  InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition(this._billingClient) {
-    assert(
-      _enablePendingPurchase,
-      'enablePendingPurchases() must be called when initializing the application and before you access the [InAppPurchase.instance].',
-    );
-
-    _billingClient.enablePendingPurchases();
-  }
+  InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition(this._billingClient);
 
   /// Whether pending purchase is enabled.
   ///
+  ///  **Deprecation warning:** it is no longer required to call
+  /// [enablePendingPurchases] when initializing your application. From now on
+  /// this is handled internally and the [enablePendingPurchase] property will
+  /// always return `true`.
+  ///
+  // ignore: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package
   /// See also [enablePendingPurchases] for more on pending purchases.
-  static bool get enablePendingPurchase => _enablePendingPurchase;
-  static bool _enablePendingPurchase = false;
+  @Deprecated(
+      'The requirement to call `enablePendingPurchases()` has become obsolete since Google Play no longer accepts app submissions that don\'t support pending purchases.')
+  static bool get enablePendingPurchase => true;
 
   /// Enable the [InAppPurchaseConnection] to handle pending purchases.
   ///
-  /// This method is required to be called when initialize the application.
-  /// It is to acknowledge your application has been updated to support pending purchases.
-  /// See [Support pending transactions](https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_library_overview#pending)
-  /// for more details.
-  /// Failure to call this method before access [instance] will throw an exception.
+  /// **Deprecation warning:** it is no longer required to call
+  /// [enablePendingPurchases] when initializing your application.
+  @Deprecated(
+      'The requirement to call `enablePendingPurchases()` has become obsolete since Google Play no longer accepts app submissions that don\'t support pending purchases.')
   static void enablePendingPurchases() {
-    _enablePendingPurchase = true;
+    // No-op, until it is time to completely remove this method from the API.
   }
 
   final BillingClient _billingClient;
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/pubspec.yaml
index 7d5c610..63bfa13 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: An implementation for the Android platform of the Flutter `in_app_purchase` plugin. This uses the Android BillingClient APIs.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+in_app_purchase%22
-version: 0.2.0
+version: 0.2.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper_test.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper_test.dart
index 1a2a0e4..ba6e755 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper_test.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/billing_client_wrappers/billing_client_wrapper_test.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
   setUp(() {
     billingClient = BillingClient((PurchasesResultWrapper _) {});
-    billingClient.enablePendingPurchases();
     stubPlatform.reset();
   });
 
@@ -90,10 +89,7 @@
       );
       await billingClient.startConnection(onBillingServiceDisconnected: () {});
       final MethodCall call = stubPlatform.previousCallMatching(methodName);
-      expect(
-          call.arguments,
-          equals(
-              <dynamic, dynamic>{'handle': 0, 'enablePendingPurchases': true}));
+      expect(call.arguments, equals(<dynamic, dynamic>{'handle': 0}));
     });
 
     test('handles method channel returning null', () async {
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition_test.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition_test.dart
index ecefc4d..112300d 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition_test.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition_test.dart
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
   setUp(() {
     widgets.WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
-    InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchases();
-
     const String debugMessage = 'dummy message';
     final BillingResponse responseCode = BillingResponse.ok;
     final BillingResultWrapper expectedBillingResult = BillingResultWrapper(
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_test.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_test.dart
index 12cca69..9f00bc7 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_test.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_android/test/in_app_purchase_android_platform_test.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import 'package:in_app_purchase_android/billing_client_wrappers.dart';
 import 'package:in_app_purchase_android/in_app_purchase_android.dart';
 import 'package:in_app_purchase_android/src/channel.dart';
-import 'package:in_app_purchase_android/src/in_app_purchase_android_platform_addition.dart';
 import 'package:in_app_purchase_platform_interface/in_app_purchase_platform_interface.dart';
 
 import 'billing_client_wrappers/purchase_wrapper_test.dart';
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
         value: buildBillingResultMap(expectedBillingResult));
     stubPlatform.addResponse(name: endConnectionCall, value: null);
 
-    InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatformAddition.enablePendingPurchases();
     InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatform.registerPlatform();
     iapAndroidPlatform =
         InAppPurchasePlatform.instance as InAppPurchaseAndroidPlatform;