The actor, 29, who plays the mechanic son of Phil Mitchell, will leave Albert Square and return to his old stomping ground – the theatre.
Max left Albert Square in scenes that aired on Thursday. Ben was arrested on fraud charges by American police under an international warrant.
He was charged in connection to his trip to America last year, where he attempted to get dying Lola Pearce onto a drugs trial but was unsuccessful.
Ben’s credit cards were blocked, but instead of going to the police, he stole someone else’s and spent thousands on hotels, car rental and a business class flight home.
Ben, distraught after being arrested in front of his daughter Lexi, was told by his child that she was disappointed with everything happening to him.
Despite refusing to visit Ben previously, Callum Highway (Tony Clay) told him that he wasn’t going to leave him in prison and would support him.
In very emotional scenes, Callum begged Ben to plead not guilty to all his charges.
But he was left heartbroken on Monday when he discovered that Ben did not listen to his plea and went against his advice.
Leaving both Callum and Kathy Beale devastated, Ben was informed that he would be relocating to American prison on Tuesday.
The two shared a sweet hug in the Walford’s iconic pub as they grieved his absence.
After the week’s building explosive episodes and ahead of his final EastEnders scene, Max took to Instagram to bid his goodbyes to the set and the crazy square.
He thanked his soap fans for accepting his version of Ben through an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Captioning his headshot, he wrote, ‘It’s been one hell of a ride! Thanks for taking Ben to your hearts and allowing my version into your lives.
‘I had an amazing five years at @bbceastendersand learnt a hell of a lot about myself and the craft I love so dearly; it got me through some very hard personal times and I will be forever grateful!
‘I really will never be able to thank everybody for the support enough, because the fans of the show are so passionate, caring, and invested and it enables us as actors to want to keep going and always be better; so I really do from the bottom of my heart appreciate every single person who has sent any sort of positivity my way over the last five years – I love you all.
‘Ben Mitchell 6.0 . Over and out. Goodbye EE! I’ll miss you all. X’
Viewers fled to his comment box to share their admiration of the role and to say their goodbyes.