Disabling Google's AI Overview

February 7, 2025

When I want LLM answers, I open Claude. When I open Google, I want web results.

Here’s how I currently remove Google AI Overview from search results:

Firefox

  1. Ensure uBlock Origin is installed
  2. Open the uBlock Origin settings dashboard
  3. Navigate to the My filters tab
  4. Add the following rule: google.com##.hdzaWe

iOS Safari

  1. Ensure Userscripts is installed
  2. Using iWriter (or other document editor), create On My iPhone/Userscripts/google-ai.user.css as:
/* ==UserStyle ==
@name  Disable AI Overview
@match https://*.google.com/*
==/UserStyle== */

.hdzaWe {
  display: none !important;
}
  1. Open Safari and search for something on Google.
  2. Open the page settings with the puzzle icon on the lower left.
  3. Select Userscripts and enable the script we created.

Previous approaches

  • ”Google Web” search engine (aka udm=14)
    • Abandoned because also suppress useful (e.g. unit of measurement conversion) rich results