It goes pretty much without saying at this point that Google+ hasn’t quite evolved into what Google had probably hoped it would have when they launched the site back in 2011. And now, a little more than four years after the initial launch date (there was an invite-only structure for a number of months before), it appears that the company might be making some moves to scale back that operation.

Via Social Media Biz

As reported by Tech Crunch, a number of functionalities and features are being disconnected from the site. In a few months, you’ll no longer need a Google+ profile to comment on Youtube videos (congratulations, trolls), and Google Photos is being phased out of the site as well.

Google+ will continue on though, with a closer focus on “becoming a place where people engage around their shared interests, with the content and people who inspire them,” as according to Google VP of Streams, Photos, and Sharing, Bradley Horowitz. This likely means a renewed focus on Google+ Collections and Hangouts.