You changed the photo. Google is still showing the old one.
If your LinkedIn headshot has been updated but Google Search or Google Images keeps surfacing the previous version, the issue is usually not one setting inside LinkedIn. It is a visibility chain: the source profile, the indexed result, and the search preview do not always refresh at the same time.
Here is the practical answer to how to remove an old LinkedIn profile photo from Google.
1) Confirm the LinkedIn source is actually updated
Start on LinkedIn itself. LinkedIn’s help says you can add, change, edit, or delete your profile photo. Make sure the photo visible on your profile is the one you want public.
If the old image is still on LinkedIn, update it there first. If the new image is already live, then the problem has moved downstream: Google is probably still showing a previously indexed version.
2) Check what Google is really showing
Search your name and open the result Google is using. Do not assume the preview is the same thing you see on LinkedIn.
Google’s systems can surface profile images and related visuals from indexed profile data, which means the search result can lag behind the profile edit. That lag is often the reason people think the change failed when it actually just has not refreshed yet.
If the image appears in Google Images, click through the result and confirm whether it still points to the old LinkedIn profile view or preview.
3) Give Google time to refresh the index
If LinkedIn is correct and Google is still showing the old headshot, there may be nothing else to "remove" immediately. Google generally has to recrawl and reprocess the page before the new image replaces the old one in Search.
That means the fix is not a second photo edit. It is patience plus a clean source page.
4) Clean up the profile so the new frame is stronger
Once the source is right, make the profile image worth indexing. A polished headshot with clear framing and deliberate expression is easier to keep across platforms than a casual snapshot.
That is where a directed session matters. Instead of just taking another picture, you are choosing the strongest frame for a public profile. The goal is a visual identity that feels consistent whether someone sees it in LinkedIn, Search, or an image preview.
If you want the next version to feel more intentional, use the FAME Studio app to move from taking pictures to selecting the best shot with real creative direction.
The short version
Do not treat this as a LinkedIn-only edit.
- Update the LinkedIn source photo
- Check the exact Google result being shown
- Allow time for Google to refresh the indexed image
- Replace the old frame with a stronger new one
If the old photo is still appearing, the problem is usually stale indexing, not a failed upload.