diff --git a/app/api/v1/endpoints/jobs.py b/app/api/v1/endpoints/jobs.py
index 2480978..4495133 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/endpoints/jobs.py
+++ b/app/api/v1/endpoints/jobs.py
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ async def get_job_result(
         instagram_meta=result.instagram_meta if result else None,
         extraction_result=result.extraction_result if result else None,
         place_candidates=result.place_candidates if result else [],
-        selected_place=result.selected_place if result else None,
         selected_places=result.selected_places if result else [],
         error_message=job.error_message,
         updated_at=job.updated_at,
diff --git a/app/domain/job/model.py b/app/domain/job/model.py
index 4196d2e..7c6c455 100644
--- a/app/domain/job/model.py
+++ b/app/domain/job/model.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class JobResultRecord:
     instagram_meta: dict[str, Any] | None
     extraction_result: dict[str, Any] | None
     place_candidates: list[dict[str, Any]]
-    selected_place: dict[str, Any] | None
     selected_places: list[dict[str, Any]]
     created_at: datetime
     updated_at: datetime
diff --git a/app/infra/db/repository.py b/app/infra/db/repository.py
index 94245d9..0f9d133 100644
--- a/app/infra/db/repository.py
+++ b/app/infra/db/repository.py
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ async def upsert_job_result(
         instagram_meta: dict[str, Any] | None,
         extraction_result: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         place_candidates: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
-        selected_place: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         selected_places: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
     ) -> JobResultRecord:
         sql = f"""
@@ -118,18 +117,16 @@ async def upsert_job_result(
                 instagram_meta,
                 extraction_result,
                 place_candidates,
-                selected_place,
                 selected_places
             )
         VALUES
-            ($1, $2, $3::jsonb, $4::jsonb, $5::jsonb, $6::jsonb, $7::jsonb)
+            ($1, $2, $3::jsonb, $4::jsonb, $5::jsonb, $6::jsonb)
         ON CONFLICT (job_id)
         DO UPDATE SET
             caption = EXCLUDED.caption,
             instagram_meta = EXCLUDED.instagram_meta,
             extraction_result = EXCLUDED.extraction_result,
             place_candidates = EXCLUDED.place_candidates,
-            selected_place = EXCLUDED.selected_place,
             selected_places = EXCLUDED.selected_places,
             updated_at = NOW()
         RETURNING *
@@ -141,7 +138,6 @@ async def upsert_job_result(
             json.dumps(instagram_meta or {}),
             json.dumps(extraction_result) if extraction_result is not None else None,
             json.dumps(place_candidates or []),
-            json.dumps(selected_place) if selected_place is not None else None,
             json.dumps(selected_places or []),
         )
         if row is None:
@@ -166,7 +162,6 @@ def _to_job_result_record(self, row: asyncpg.Record) -> JobResultRecord:
             instagram_meta=self._json_to_dict(row["instagram_meta"]),
             extraction_result=self._json_to_dict(row["extraction_result"]),
             place_candidates=self._json_to_list(row["place_candidates"]),
-            selected_place=self._json_to_dict(row["selected_place"]),
             selected_places=self._json_to_list(row["selected_places"]),
             created_at=row["created_at"],
             updated_at=row["updated_at"],
diff --git a/app/schemas/jobs.py b/app/schemas/jobs.py
index 2d9c74e..1f02786 100644
--- a/app/schemas/jobs.py
+++ b/app/schemas/jobs.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class JobResultResponse(BaseModel):
     instagram_meta: dict[str, object] | None
     extraction_result: ExtractionResultResponse | None = None
     place_candidates: list[PlaceCandidateResponse] = Field(default_factory=list)
-    selected_place: PlaceCandidateResponse | None = None
     selected_places: list[PlaceCandidateResponse] = Field(default_factory=list)
     error_message: str | None
     updated_at: datetime
diff --git a/app/worker/processor.py b/app/worker/processor.py
index 1d6387f..f0441c3 100644
--- a/app/worker/processor.py
+++ b/app/worker/processor.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def process_job(self, job_id: UUID) -> JobProcessOutcome:
         try:
             crawl_artifact = await crawl_and_parse(job.source_url, self._settings)
             extraction_result = await self._extract_result(job.source_url, crawl_artifact)
-            place_candidates, selected_place, selected_places = await self._enrich_place(
+            place_candidates, selected_places = await self._enrich_place(
                 extraction_result,
                 crawl_artifact,
             )
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ async def process_job(self, job_id: UUID) -> JobProcessOutcome:
                     as_extraction_result_dict(extraction_result) if extraction_result else None
                 ),
                 place_candidates=place_candidates,
-                selected_place=selected_place,
                 selected_places=selected_places,
             )
             await self._repository.mark_succeeded(job.job_id)
@@ -164,13 +163,13 @@ async def _enrich_place(
         self,
         extraction_result: ExtractionResult | None,
         crawl_artifact: CrawlArtifact,
-    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, object]], dict[str, object] | None, list[dict[str, object]]]:
+    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, object]], list[dict[str, object]]]:
         if not self._place_search_client or not extraction_result:
-            return [], None, []
+            return [], []
 
         extracted_places = extracted_places_from_result(extraction_result)
         if not extracted_places:
-            return [], None, []
+            return [], []
 
         all_places: list[PlaceCandidate] = []
         selected_places: list[dict[str, object]] = []
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ async def _enrich_place(
                 places = await self._search_places_by_hints(candidate, location_hints)
             except KakaoNonRetryableError:
                 logger.error("kakao enrichment non-retryable failure", exc_info=True)
-                return [], None, []
+                return [], []
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception(
                     "kakao enrichment failed source_keyword=%s",
@@ -198,10 +197,9 @@ async def _enrich_place(
 
             places = sorted(places, key=lambda place: place.confidence, reverse=True)
             if places:
-                selected_place = as_place_dict(places[0])
                 selected_key = self._place_dedupe_key(places[0])
                 if selected_key not in seen_selected_keys:
-                    selected_places.append(selected_place)
+                    selected_places.append(as_place_dict(places[0]))
                     seen_selected_keys.add(selected_key)
 
             for place in places:
@@ -212,8 +210,7 @@ async def _enrich_place(
                 seen_candidate_keys.add(candidate_key)
 
         place_candidates = [as_place_dict(place) for place in all_places]
-        selected_place = selected_places[0] if selected_places else None
-        return place_candidates, selected_place, selected_places
+        return place_candidates, selected_places
 
     def _build_extracted_candidate(
         self,
diff --git a/migrations/004_drop_selected_place_from_job_results.sql b/migrations/004_drop_selected_place_from_job_results.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72dffb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/004_drop_selected_place_from_job_results.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE processing.job_results
+DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS selected_place;
diff --git a/tests/test_hf_kakao_pipeline_live.py b/tests/test_hf_kakao_pipeline_live.py
index ca4f8a7..0f69c66 100644
--- a/tests/test_hf_kakao_pipeline_live.py
+++ b/tests/test_hf_kakao_pipeline_live.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ async def _run_live_pipeline_case(
         caption=case.caption,
         instagram_meta={"caption": case.caption},
     )
-    place_candidates, selected_place, selected_places = await processor._enrich_place(
+    place_candidates, selected_places = await processor._enrich_place(
         extraction_result,
         crawl_artifact,
     )
@@ -241,9 +241,8 @@ async def _run_live_pipeline_case(
         "kakao_calls": kakao.calls,
         "place_candidates": place_candidates,
         "place_candidate_count": len(place_candidates),
-        "selected_place": selected_place,
         "selected_places": selected_places,
-        "selected_place_count": len(selected_places),
+        "selected_places_count": len(selected_places),
         "selected_matches": selected_matches,
     }
 
@@ -339,9 +338,8 @@ async def _run_all_live_pipeline_cases(
                     "kakao_calls": [],
                     "place_candidates": [],
                     "place_candidate_count": 0,
-                    "selected_place": None,
                     "selected_places": [],
-                    "selected_place_count": 0,
+                    "selected_places_count": 0,
                     "selected_matches": {
                         name: False for name in case.expected_place_names
                     },
diff --git a/tests/test_job_repository.py b/tests/test_job_repository.py
index 671efc1..fa0fe19 100644
--- a/tests/test_job_repository.py
+++ b/tests/test_job_repository.py
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ async def fetchrow(self, sql: str, *args):
             "instagram_meta": args[2],
             "extraction_result": args[3],
             "place_candidates": args[4],
-            "selected_place": args[5],
-            "selected_places": args[6],
+            "selected_places": args[5],
             "created_at": now,
             "updated_at": now,
         }
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def test_upsert_job_result_persists_extraction_result() -> None:
             }
         ],
     }
-    selected_place = {
+    place_result = {
         "kakao_place_id": "123",
         "place_name": "Common Mansion",
         "category_name": "음식점 > 카페",
@@ -103,9 +102,8 @@ def test_upsert_job_result_persists_extraction_result() -> None:
             caption="Common Mansion review",
             instagram_meta={"media_type": "reel"},
             extraction_result=extraction_result,
-            place_candidates=[selected_place],
-            selected_place=selected_place,
-            selected_places=[selected_place],
+            place_candidates=[place_result],
+            selected_places=[place_result],
         )
     )
 
@@ -117,14 +115,12 @@ def test_upsert_job_result_persists_extraction_result() -> None:
         "Common Mansion review",
         json.dumps({"media_type": "reel"}),
         json.dumps(extraction_result),
-        json.dumps([selected_place]),
-        json.dumps(selected_place),
-        json.dumps([selected_place]),
+        json.dumps([place_result]),
+        json.dumps([place_result]),
     )
     assert record.extraction_result == extraction_result
-    assert record.place_candidates == [selected_place]
-    assert record.selected_place == selected_place
-    assert record.selected_places == [selected_place]
+    assert record.place_candidates == [place_result]
+    assert record.selected_places == [place_result]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not EVENT_LOOP_AVAILABLE, reason="Event loop creation is blocked in this environment")
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@ def test_get_job_result_maps_extraction_result() -> None:
             "instagram_meta": json.dumps({"caption": "caption"}),
             "extraction_result": json.dumps(extraction_result),
             "place_candidates": json.dumps([]),
-            "selected_place": None,
             "selected_places": json.dumps([]),
             "created_at": now,
             "updated_at": now,
@@ -159,5 +154,4 @@ def test_get_job_result_maps_extraction_result() -> None:
     assert record is not None
     assert record.extraction_result == extraction_result
     assert record.place_candidates == []
-    assert record.selected_place is None
     assert record.selected_places == []
diff --git a/tests/test_job_result_schema.py b/tests/test_job_result_schema.py
index 4d32b7c..9d30590 100644
--- a/tests/test_job_result_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_job_result_schema.py
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ def test_job_result_response_allows_missing_extraction_result() -> None:
 
     assert response.extraction_result is None
     assert response.place_candidates == []
-    assert response.selected_place is None
     assert response.selected_places == []
 
 
 def test_job_result_response_accepts_kakao_place_result() -> None:
-    selected_place = {
+    place_result = {
         "kakao_place_id": "123",
         "place_name": "커먼맨션",
         "category_name": "음식점 > 카페",
@@ -87,16 +86,15 @@ def test_job_result_response_accepts_kakao_place_result() -> None:
         caption="caption",
         instagram_meta=None,
         extraction_result=None,
-        place_candidates=[selected_place],
-        selected_place=selected_place,
-        selected_places=[selected_place],
+        place_candidates=[place_result],
+        selected_places=[place_result],
         error_message=None,
         updated_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
     )
 
     dumped = response.model_dump()
 
-    assert dumped["selected_place"]["place_name"] == "커먼맨션"
+    assert "selected_place" not in dumped
     assert dumped["selected_places"][0]["place_name"] == "커먼맨션"
-    assert dumped["selected_place"]["category_group_code"] == "CE7"
+    assert dumped["selected_places"][0]["category_group_code"] == "CE7"
     assert dumped["place_candidates"][0]["road_address_name"] == "서울 종로구 새문안로 1"
diff --git a/tests/test_jobs_api_result.py b/tests/test_jobs_api_result.py
index 595e4dc..5245068 100644
--- a/tests/test_jobs_api_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_jobs_api_result.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_get_job_result_returns_extraction_result() -> None:
             }
         ],
     }
-    selected_place = {
+    place_result = {
         "kakao_place_id": "123",
         "place_name": "Common Mansion",
         "category_name": "음식점 > 카페",
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ def test_get_job_result_returns_extraction_result() -> None:
             caption="Common Mansion review",
             instagram_meta={"media_type": "reel"},
             extraction_result=extraction_result,
-            place_candidates=[selected_place],
-            selected_place=selected_place,
-            selected_places=[selected_place],
+            place_candidates=[place_result],
+            selected_places=[place_result],
             created_at=now,
             updated_at=now,
         )
@@ -101,6 +100,6 @@ def test_get_job_result_returns_extraction_result() -> None:
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.json()["extraction_result"] == extraction_result
-    assert response.json()["place_candidates"] == [selected_place]
-    assert response.json()["selected_place"] == selected_place
-    assert response.json()["selected_places"] == [selected_place]
+    assert response.json()["place_candidates"] == [place_result]
+    assert "selected_place" not in response.json()
+    assert response.json()["selected_places"] == [place_result]
diff --git a/tests/test_worker_processor.py b/tests/test_worker_processor.py
index 11215ac..f8869cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker_processor.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker_processor.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ async def fake_crawl(url: str, _settings: Settings) -> CrawlArtifact:
         ["서울 서초구"],
     ]
     assert repo.saved_result is not None
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"]["confidence"] == 0.95
+    assert "selected_place" not in repo.saved_result
     assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"][0]["confidence"] == 0.95
 
 
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ async def fake_crawl(url: str, _settings: Settings) -> CrawlArtifact:
     assert repo.succeeded is True
     assert repo.saved_result is not None
     assert len(repo.saved_result["place_candidates"]) == 2
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"]["confidence"] == 0.95
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"]["kakao_place_id"] == "123"
+    assert "selected_place" not in repo.saved_result
     assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"][0]["confidence"] == 0.95
+    assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"][0]["kakao_place_id"] == "123"
     assert repo.failed is None
 
 
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ async def fake_crawl(url: str, _settings: Settings) -> CrawlArtifact:
     assert [place["place_name"] for place in repo.saved_result["selected_places"]] == [
         name for name, _ in extracted_places
     ]
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"]["place_name"] == "플루밍"
+    assert "selected_place" not in repo.saved_result
+    assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"][0]["place_name"] == "플루밍"
     assert [
         place["store_name"]
         for place in repo.saved_result["extraction_result"]["places"]
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ async def fake_crawl(url: str, _settings: Settings) -> CrawlArtifact:
     assert repo.succeeded is True
     assert repo.saved_result is not None
     assert repo.saved_result["place_candidates"] == []
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"] is None
+    assert "selected_place" not in repo.saved_result
     assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"] == []
     assert repo.failed is None
 
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ async def fake_crawl(url: str, _settings: Settings) -> CrawlArtifact:
     assert repo.succeeded is True
     assert repo.saved_result is not None
     assert repo.saved_result["place_candidates"] == []
-    assert repo.saved_result["selected_place"] is None
+    assert "selected_place" not in repo.saved_result
     assert repo.saved_result["selected_places"] == []
     assert repo.failed is None