diff --git a/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry.php b/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry.php
index 8a142d5b6..024a0a6e3 100644
--- a/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry.php
+++ b/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry.php
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ public function get_type() {
 		return $this->type;
 	}
 
-	public function get_author_name() {
-		return get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $this->comment->user_id );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get the GMT timestamp for the comment
 	 *
diff --git a/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-schema.php b/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-schema.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 189b853c2..000000000
--- a/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-schema.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Class WPCOM_Liveblog_Schema
- *
- * Generate LiveBlogPosting Schema
- * http://schema.org/LiveBlogPosting
- *
- */
-class WPCOM_Liveblog_Schema {
-
-	protected $query;
-	protected $post_id;
-	protected $permalink;
-
-
-	/**
-	 * WPCOM_Liveblog_Schema constructor.
-	 *
-	 * @param $post_id
-	 */
-	public function __construct( $post_id ) {
-		$this->query   = new WPCOM_Liveblog_Entry_Query( $post_id, WPCOM_Liveblog::KEY );
-		$this->post_id = $post_id;
-
-		// store permalink because it's used in a loop @ convert_entry_to_schema_blog_posting
-		$this->permalink = get_permalink( $this->post_id );
-	}
-
-
-	/**
-	 * Generate the full schema HTML
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function render() {
-
-		$schema = $this->generate_schema();
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $schema ) ) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
-		$output = '';
-		$output .= '<script type="application/ld+json">';
-		$output .= wp_json_encode( $schema );
-		$output .= '</script>';
-
-		return $output;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Generate an array of all the schema properties from liveblog updates
-	 *
-	 * @return array|mixed|void
-	 */
-	public function generate_schema() {
-
-		$updates    = (array) $this->get_live_blog_updates();
-		$start_time = $this->get_start_time( $updates );
-		$end_time   = $this->get_end_time( $updates );
-		
-		$schema = array(
-			"@context"          => "http://schema.org",
-			"@type"             => "LiveBlogPosting",
-			"url"               => $this->permalink,
-			"name"              => get_the_title( $this->post_id ),
-			"coverageStartTime" => $start_time,
-			"liveBlogUpdate"    => $updates,
-		);
-
-		if ( ! empty( $end_time ) ) {
-			$schema['coverageEndTime'] = $end_time;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Filter LiveBlogPosting schema - allow schema customization
-		 *
-		 * @param string                $schema  - an array of already generated schema data
-		 * @param int                   $post_id - the post_id shcema is generated for
-		 * @param WPCOM_Liveblog_Schema $this    - current schema class instance for $post_id
-		 */
-		return apply_filters( 'liveblog_schema_liveblogposting', $schema, $this->post_id, $this );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *  Get all Liveblog entries and convert them to Schema BlogPosting
-	 *
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	public function get_live_blog_updates() {
-
-		// `get_all_entries_asc` may return null, cast to array:
-		$entries = (array) $this->query->get_all_entries_asc();
-
-		if ( empty( $entries ) ) {
-			return array();
-		}
-
-		return array_map( array( $this, 'convert_entry_to_schema_blog_posting' ), $entries );
-	}
-
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the coverage start time, based on the first entry
-	 *
-	 * @param $entries_asc
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function get_start_time( $entries_asc ) {
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $entries_asc ) || empty( $entries_asc ) ) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
-		$first_value = array_shift( $entries_asc );
-
-		if ( empty( $first_value['datePublished'] ) ) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
-		return $first_value['datePublished'];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the coverage end time, based on the last entry
-	 *
-	 * @param $entries_asc
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function get_end_time( $entries_asc ) {
-
-		// Make sure entries exist, and
-		// Only show end time if the Liveblog has ended ( is archived )
-		if ( ! is_array( $entries_asc ) || empty( $entries_asc ) || 'archive' !== WPCOM_Liveblog::get_liveblog_state() ) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
-		$latest_update = array_pop($entries_asc);
-		if ( ! isset( $latest_update['datePublished'] ) ) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
-		return $latest_update['datePublished'];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Convert a Liveblog entry to Schema.org BlogPosting
-	 * @url http://schema.org/BlogPosting
-	 *
-	 * @param WPCOM_Liveblog_Entry $entry
-	 *
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	protected function convert_entry_to_schema_blog_posting( $entry ) {
-
-		$dateTime = new DateTime();
-
-		return array(
-			"@type"         => "BlogPosting",
-			// ID Format can be found in the DOM ".liveblog-feed > .liveblog-entry#id_**":
-			"url"           => $this->permalink . '#id_' . $entry->get_id(),
-			"datePublished" => $dateTime->setTimeStamp( $entry->get_timestamp() )->format( DateTime::ISO8601 ),
-			// articleBody doesn't support HTML - remove any HTML from the content
-			"articleBody"   => wp_strip_all_tags( $entry->get_content() ),
-			"author"        => array(
-				"name" => $entry->get_author_name()
-			),
-		);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/liveblog.php b/liveblog.php
index c7c0392bc..ebd49707c 100644
--- a/liveblog.php
+++ b/liveblog.php
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ private static function includes() {
 			require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-socketio-loader.php' );
 			require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry-embed.php' );
 			require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-entry-embed-sdks.php' );
-			require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-schema.php' );
 
 			if ( self::use_rest_api() ) {
 				require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/classes/class-wpcom-liveblog-rest-api.php' );
@@ -1145,12 +1144,6 @@ public static function add_liveblog_to_content( $content ) {
 				return $content;
 			}
 
-			
-			if ( apply_filters( 'liveblog_enable_schema', true ) ) {
-				$schema  = new WPCOM_Liveblog_Schema( self::$post_id );
-				$content .= $schema->render();
-			}
-
 			$liveblog_output = '<div id="wpcom-liveblog-container" class="' . self::$post_id . '"></div>';
 
 			$liveblog_output = apply_filters( 'liveblog_add_to_content', $liveblog_output, $content, self::$post_id );