The Spain international is recovering from an injury suffered in last month’s win against Valencia and appears to have reached a point where the brace is no longer required.

Alongside an image of the discarded knee support, he wrote: “Next step! You have helped me a lot but I never want to see you again.”

Barca expects Iniesta to miss six to eight weeks of action, making him a major doubt for El Clasico against Real Madrid on Dec. 3 – exactly six weeks after he suffered the problem.

“It’s not an easy moment, it will be a few weeks – but it could have been a lot worse,” Iniesta said after suffering the injury, which led to him being taken off on a stretcher at Mestalla.