Abstract: A method for removing a wrapped yarn coil of an initial yarn portion of a package; the wrapped yarn coil being wound on a bobbin while being gripped by a slit-like groove formed on the bobbin end along a peripheral circle of the bobbin, and being followed by a transfer tail; including steps ofsevering the wrapped yarn coil at a position on the bobbin end in which the slit-like groove does not exist,while holding the severed ends of the wrapped yarn coil by suction, gripping the severed ends by grippers, andremoving the wrapped yarn coil from the slit-like groove along the periphery of the bobbin while rotating the grippers in the twisting direction so that a twist is imparted to the wrapped yarn coil held by the grippers.