Tony Veitch has quit the new Sky TV show he was due to take part in, a Sky spokesperson told Newshub.
"We're working on a new line-up for next Wednesday’s show and will announce details soon," they said.
His plan to return to screens sparked public outrage, including a stern message from anti-domestic violence group White Ribbon.
Veitch was going to be one of the commentators on the show, New Zealand Press Box, alongside Olympic medalist Valerie Adams and NZME host Martin Devlin.
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby will host the show.
Veitch was convicted of injuring his former girlfriend Kristin Dunne with reckless disregard in 2009.
He pleaded guilty over the 2006 incident, which left Ms Dunne with a fractured back.
Six other assault charges were dropped by the Crown.
On Wednesday Veitch announced his return to screens in what he described as a "hard-hitting" new show.
I've decided to get back on TV with a new 'issues'-based show on [Sky TV]," he wrote in a since-deleted post on Facebook.
"This is what I've been waiting for... a hard-hitting, opinion-led show that does not shy away from controversy."
Domestic violence campaign White Ribbon New Zealand voiced its concern on Facebook.
"White Ribbon wants to see men that have used violence, move to being non-violent, and those who sit on the sidelines and do nothing about this violence take an active role in ending violence.
"But what message does this appointment send?"
Ms Dunne-Powell's father Steve Dunne has spoken publicly about the effect Veitch's presence in public life continued to have on her.
In 2016, Veitch wrote a column for NZME in which he said he'd made a "huge mistake" when he "lashed out" against Ms Dunne.
Mr Dunne responded with his own column, and said if Veitch had genuine remorse he'd have given Ms Dunne an apology in private.
"She has never received one," he said.
"This was no one-off, as you still attempt to mislead the New Zealand public to believe."
He said the charges that were never presented to the court "remain evidence of your systematic abusive pattern. In those files lies a very inconvenient truth for you."
He encouraged Veitch to seek the support of White Ribbon, in order to "genuinely and deeply face your abusive actions".
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