Google has ended support for FAQ rich results in Search, closing the final chapter on a feature that was once widely used by publishers, affiliates, ecommerce sites and SEO teams to take up more space in the results page.
As of May 7, 2026, FAQ rich results are no longer appearing in Google Search. Google also said it will remove the FAQ search appearance, the FAQ rich result report in Search Console and support for FAQ in the Rich Results Test in June 2026. Support for FAQ rich results in the Search Console API will be removed in August 2026.
What changed
Google added a deprecation notice to its FAQ structured data documentation stating that FAQ rich results are no longer appearing in Search. The change affects the visible search result feature and the reporting tools around it, not necessarily the markup itself.
That means site owners should no longer expect FAQPage structured data to produce expandable FAQ results in Google Search. Search Console reporting for the feature is also going away, so SEOs will lose the dedicated FAQ search appearance data and rich result report that previously helped track performance.
This follows Google’s earlier reduction of FAQ visibility in 2023, when FAQ rich results were limited mainly to well-known, authoritative government and health websites. At the time, Google said unused structured data did not need to be removed because it caused no problems for Search, but also had no visible effect when Google did not use it.
Should you remove FAQ schema?
Not necessarily.
If FAQ structured data is easy to remove and you only used it for Google rich results, cleaning it up is reasonable. But there is no urgent SEO need to strip it from every page overnight.
Google’s documentation still describes FAQPage as structured data for pages with questions and single accepted answers, but the rich result itself is being retired from Google Search. Other search engines or crawlers may still read the markup, and the content can still help users if the FAQ section is visible on the page.
The more practical move is to stop treating FAQ schema as a traffic lever. If it was only there for extra SERP real estate, that benefit is gone.
Why SEOs should care
FAQ rich results used to be one of the simplest ways to make a standard organic result larger and more noticeable. For some sites, that meant better click-through rates, more screen space and more traffic from pages that otherwise looked ordinary in the SERP.
That play is now over.
The bigger signal is that Google continues to simplify or remove older structured data-driven search features when they no longer fit the product direction. With AI answers, richer search layouts and more zero-click behavior, traditional rich result optimization is becoming less predictable.
For SEO teams, the takeaway is simple: structured data still matters, but not every markup type will continue to create visible search features. FAQ schema is now a context layer at best, not a Google traffic feature.
What to do now
Audit pages where FAQ rich results were previously important. Watch organic clicks and impressions for pages that relied on FAQ enhancements. Update internal SEO documentation so teams stop promising FAQ rich result visibility. If you use the Search Console API for FAQ reporting, prepare for the August 2026 removal.
And most importantly: keep the actual FAQ content if it helps users. The rich result is gone, but useful answers on the page still matter.
