How to Remove an Old Domain From the Search Engine
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and Bing constantly crawl the Internet to index new pages in their search engine. If you have a old domain that has expired and the pages on that domain no longer exist, the search engine crawlers will detect the domain is gone. Eventually, the search engine will remove the domain automatically, but this may take time. If you want to request a domain removal more quickly, you will need to use the webmaster tools for the specific search engine.
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Instructions
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Google
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Log in to your Google account and navigate to the Webmaster Removal Tool (see Resources).
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Click "New Removal Request."
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Type in the domain's URL in the text box and press "Continue."
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Select "Webmaster has already blocked page" from the drop-down menu and place a check in the box next to "The page returns a 404/410, or has been blocked by robots.txt or a noindex meta tag."
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Click the "Submit Request" button. It may take time before your submission is approved.
Yahoo!
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Sign into Yahoo! and navigate to the Site Explorer (see Resources). You must have authenticated your domain name previously in order to use this tool.
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Type the old domain URL in the "Explore URL" text box.
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Click "Delete URL/Path." This will take you to a confirmation page.
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Click "Yes" to submit the request to delete the domain. It may take time before your submission is approved.
Bing
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Go to the Bing Support Form and click "Bing" from the menu (see Resources).
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Fill out the form with your name and email address.
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Select "How do I remove a site from Bing?" in the first drop-down menu, then "Result removal" in the second drop-down menu.
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Select "Site or URL I own" from the last drop-down menu.
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Type your request in the large text box, then type the domain URL in the "Search result URL" text box.
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Type the CAPTCHA code, then press "Continue" to submit your request.
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