How to Delete a Google Review You Wrote

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Most "remove Google review" content is written for business owners trying to get a review taken down.

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• how to delete a google review i wrote
• remove my google review
• delete google maps review

If you posted the review, Google's process is simple. You do not need to report the review to Google. You can delete it directly from your account.

Google's official source for this is:

• Add, edit, or delete Google Maps reviews & ratings

How to delete your own Google review

According to Google Maps Help, the current desktop path is:

1. Open Google Maps.
2. Make sure you are signed into the account that posted the review.
3. Click the menu in the top left.
4. Select Your contributions.
5. Open Reviews.
6. Find the review you want to remove.
7. Click More next to the review.
8. Choose Delete review.
9. Follow the on-screen steps.

That is the cleanest answer to the search term.

How to edit instead of delete

Google also says you can edit a review instead of removing it.

Use Edit review when:

• You want to change the star rating
• You want to update the text after a follow-up with the business
• You wrote something inaccurate and want to fix it
• Your experience improved and you want the review to reflect that

Use Delete review when:

• You reviewed the wrong business
• The review was posted from the wrong Google account
• You no longer want the review public
• The review was a mistake

What happens after you delete a Google review

When you delete your own review:

• The review is removed from your Google Maps contributions
• It stops appearing on the business listing once Google updates the page
• The business can no longer reply to that deleted review as an active public review

Google's help page does not promise an exact timing window for propagation, so if you do not see the change instantly, refresh and check again later from the same account.

Why some people think they cannot delete their own review

This usually happens for one of four reasons.

1. Wrong Google account

You are signed in, but not with the same account that posted the review.

2. Looking in the wrong place

People often search the business listing directly instead of opening Your contributions > Reviews.

3. Trying to delete from a cached page

The review may still appear briefly due to browser caching or page refresh lag.

4. Confusing review deletion with business-owner removal

If you did not write the review, you cannot delete it. Business owners must use the reporting flow instead. For that process, read How to Remove Google Reviews From Your Business Profile.

If the delete option is missing

Run this short checklist:

1. Confirm you are in the correct Google account.
2. Open Google Maps directly, not just Search results.
3. Go to Your contributions.
4. Open Reviews.
5. Check whether the content exists under another account.

If you still cannot find it, it is possible the review was already removed by Google for policy reasons or the business listing changed.

Should you delete or revise a negative review?

If you are the reviewer and the business fixed the issue, editing is often better than deleting.

Why:

• It keeps your review history accurate
• It rewards the business for resolving the problem
• It gives future customers better context

If you simply want the review gone, delete it. You do not owe the listing a public record.

Final answer

If you wrote the review, you can delete it yourself from Google Maps:

1. Open Google Maps
2. Go to Your contributions
3. Open Reviews
4. Click More
5. Choose Delete review

That is the direct, official Google process.

If you are a business owner trying to remove someone else's review, this is the wrong path. Start here instead:

• How to Report a Google Review to Google
• Can You Remove Negative Google Reviews?