diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0bbaa6..410b98b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ that may never merge. They are not releases and are not listed here.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- **Breaking**: `--exclude-fields` removed from `mapbox search forward`
+  and `mapbox search category`. The `photos` and `reviews` fields it
+  omitted are only returned for accounts with a specific data provider
+  arrangement, so for everyone else it never had an effect. A script that
+  passes it now fails with an unknown-argument error; drop the flag.
+  (#77)
+
 - `mapbox mcp list`/`mapbox mcp install`: registers a Mapbox MCP server
   (direct tool-calling access to Mapbox's APIs, not just guidance about
   them) with a coding agent's own CLI or config. Claude Code, Codex, VS Code
diff --git a/custom-openapi/search/openapi/search.yaml b/custom-openapi/search/openapi/search.yaml
index 18a62e4..69ad746 100644
--- a/custom-openapi/search/openapi/search.yaml
+++ b/custom-openapi/search/openapi/search.yaml
@@ -174,14 +174,6 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
           example: "$,$$"
-        - name: "exclude_fields"
-          in: query
-          required: false
-          description: >-
-            A comma-separated list of metadata fields to omit from the
-            response, to reduce payload size. Accepts `photos`, `reviews`.
-          schema:
-            type: string
         - name: "rank_strategy"
           in: query
           required: false
@@ -464,14 +456,6 @@ paths:
             Excluded by default.
           schema:
             type: boolean
-        - name: "exclude_fields"
-          in: query
-          required: false
-          description: >-
-            A comma-separated list of metadata fields to omit from the
-            response, to reduce payload size. Accepts `photos`, `reviews`.
-          schema:
-            type: string
         - name: "sar_type"
           in: query
           required: false
diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index c3098a9..bcd9c34 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -1234,7 +1234,6 @@ session behind it.
 | `--poi-category <cats>` / `--poi-category-exclusions <cats>` | Include or exclude POI categories. |
 | `--show-closed-pois` / `--open-now` | Include closed POIs, or only currently-open ones. |
 | `--minimum-rating <0.0-5.0>` / `--price-levels <$..$$$$>` | Filter POIs by rating or price. |
-| `--exclude-fields <fields>` | Omit metadata fields from the response, e.g. `photos,reviews`. |
 | `--rank-strategy <distance\|relevance>` | Change how results are ordered. |
 | `--language <tag>` | ISO language code. |
 | `--auto-complete` | Include partial and fuzzy matches, for autocomplete-style input. |
@@ -1350,7 +1349,6 @@ here enforces it before the request goes out.
 | `--types <types>` | `poi`, `address`, `place`, … |
 | `--poi-category-exclusions <cats>` | Exclude POI categories. |
 | `--show-closed-pois` | Include permanently closed POIs. |
-| `--exclude-fields <fields>` | Omit metadata fields from the response, e.g. `photos,reviews`. |
 | `--language <tag>` | ISO language code. |
 | `--sar-type isochrone` + `--route <polyline>` + `--route-geometry <polyline\|polyline6>` | Search-along-route: results near a route rather than a point. |
 | `--time-deviation <minutes>` | With SAR, maximum detour allowed from the route. |