Deprecated structured data types
Rich results Google has retired or restricted, with the source announcement. The validator flags these as notes, not errors, so a clean FAQ block doesn't look broken and doesn't look like it will earn anything either.
| Feature / markup | What changed | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| FAQPage (FAQ rich result) | Restricted to authoritative government and health sites in Aug 2023; Google's FAQ docs now say FAQ rich results no longer appear, with report and Rich Results Test support removed from June 2026. Source | Keep or remove; no Google display either way. |
| HowTo | Removed from desktop results in Sept 2023 after being limited to desktop the month before. Source | No replacement. Keep clear step content on the page. |
| Sitelinks search box (WebSite + SearchAction) | Retired November 2024. Source | Harmless to leave. Keep WebSite name markup for site names. |
| ClaimReview (fact check) | Phased out in June 2025 as part of "simplifying search results". Source | Fact checkers may still use it for other Google programmes; no rich result in Search. |
| Course info, Estimated salary, Learning video, Special announcement, Vehicle listing, Book actions | Also listed in the June 2025 simplification. Source | Markup is ignored for those features. Course list (carousel) is documented separately. |
| Practice problem (Quiz) | Deprecation notice November 2025; Rich Results Test and report support removed from January 2026. Source | No replacement. |
| Data-vocabulary.org | Google stopped supporting the data-vocabulary.org vocabulary for rich results in 2020. Source | Migrate to schema.org. |
| Self-serving reviews on LocalBusiness / Organization | Stars no longer shown since September 2019 when the business marks up reviews about itself. Source | Markup is valid, stars won't appear. |
Retired for Google isn't the same as invalid
A FAQPage block can be perfectly valid schema.org and still earn nothing in Google Search. That is why this site reports retirement as a note linked to Google's announcement, rather than as an error or a pass. Other search engines, AI assistants and your own site search may still read the markup, so removing it is a maintenance decision, not a fix.
Dates above come from Google Search Central announcements and documentation. Google does not always retire everything at once; check the linked page for the current wording.
Questions
Should I remove deprecated structured data?
You don't have to. Google says unsupported markup doesn't cause problems; it is simply ignored for rich results. Remove it if it costs effort to maintain, or keep it for other consumers that read schema.org.
Will deprecated markup trigger Search Console errors?
Once Google drops a feature, its enhancement report and Rich Results Test support go away, so you stop seeing errors for it at all.
Is the schema.org type deprecated too?
Usually not. Google retiring a rich result is separate from schema.org. FAQPage, HowTo and ClaimReview remain valid schema.org types.