Google Officially Ends FAQ Rich Results Support: Should You Remove Schema Code?

Google has officially announced the end of support for FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) rich results, completing the phased rollout it began in 2023. While this update completely removes expandable FAQ menus from search results, SEO experts emphasize that existing FAQ schema (structured data) code should not be deleted from websites.

What Has Changed and What It Means for the SEO World

Back in September 2023, Google drastically reduced the visibility of FAQ rich results, limiting the feature exclusively to official government and healthcare websites. For most businesses and content creators, FAQ dropdown menus had already disappeared from search results at that time.

Google's latest announcement does not signal a new ranking algorithm change or a penalty. This move merely reflects the long-standing current status in official search documentation. Therefore, sites that were already not receiving rich results prior to this latest announcement are not expected to experience any additional loss in organic traffic or search visibility.

Would It Be a Mistake to Delete FAQ Schemas?

The removal of rich snippet visibility in search results does not mean that structured data markup has lost all its value. Even though Google has scaled back these elements in traditional search results, FAQ schemas continue to be used today by advanced AI search engines and bots to understand the context of content.

Continuing to use FAQ schema in content featuring a natural Q&A format makes it easier for machine learning-based search systems to crawl and understand the site. Therefore, retaining existing code rather than removing it in bulk offers a more strategic approach for future search dynamics.

*This news article was prepared based on data published by the Neil Patel Blog.