White iPhone 4 removed from Apple Store database?

Apple took its online store offline last night at Midnight eastern time, during which time it removed the white iPhone 4 from its database, according to a new report. Citing information from a “retail contact,” 9 to 5 Mac reports that the handset’s SKU was removed from Apple’s system during the downtime, the only changed noticed during that period. Italian-language Apple Rumors notes [Translated Link] that any remaining images of the white iPhone 4 were also removed from the store. Apple has said only that it will release the long-delayed white iPhone 4 this spring, a statement which was reiterated in March by Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller.