By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Her relationship with Ben Flajnik isn’t the only thing that Courtney Robertson is being forced to let go of!

The Bachelor winner, who scored a stunning $80,000 Neil Lane engagement ring from the winemaker on the season finale of the hit reality show in November 2011, is returning the ring this week, after the couple’s shocking announcement that they split, and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details.

“She still has the engagement ring, but she is returning it to the jewelers this week,” a source close to Robertson tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively about the 3-carat custom cushion cut diamond stunner.

“It’s still in her possession, but she isn’t wearing it anymore.”

Robertson was recently snapped without her ring, while she was out and about in Los Angeles.

As part of The Bachelor’s standard agreement, the contestants need to stay together for a certain amount of time after the show is over in order to keep the ring. Until then, the ring is technically considered the property of ABC, and if the couple splits, must be returned as soon as possible.