Google officially killed FAQ rich results on May 7, 2026, and for SEO teams that kept bolting FAQ blocks onto every service page in hopes of grabbing extra SERP real estate, that game is over. Based on Google’s current structured data guidance and Search Engine Journal’s timeline of the change, the real question now is not how to get those expandable results back. It’s whether your FAQ sections still help a human visitor or just make the page longer and uglier.

The annoying part is that this wasn’t just a visual downgrade. Google also removed the FAQ search appearance filter, the rich result report, and Rich Results Test support in June, with Search Console API support ending in August 2026. So if your reporting still treats FAQ markup like a living performance channel, that dashboard is basically a museum piece. Export any historical data you care about, then stop acting like FAQ schema is still some sneaky growth lever.

Google’s stance is pretty blunt now: you can leave the markup on the page, but it will no longer earn FAQ rich results. That means every site should do a cleanup pass and be honest about what belongs. Keep FAQs that reduce support friction, clarify pricing, or answer real pre-sale questions. Cut the giant copy-pasted blocks that were obviously written for pixels instead of people. Google took away the shortcut, which honestly saves everybody from babysitting a lot of fake “content.”

The smarter play now is to put that energy back into what still matters: stronger service pages, better internal links, cleaner technical SEO, and content that answers the next question before a prospect bounces. If your team is already buried in that kind of cleanup, getting outside SEO help can save a lot of second-guessing. FAQ markup is not harmful now. It’s just not special, and a lot of sites are overdue to treat it that way.