When the "find distracting elements" feature is set to search for people, it is no longer possible to remove the identified individuals, as the button to execute the deletion has disappeared in PS version 27.11.

Hi — for unexpected behavior in Photoshop, Adobe's official troubleshooting steps start with resetting preferences. From Adobe's official guide:

1. Close Photoshop completely.

2. Hold Alt + Ctrl + Shift (Windows) or Option + Command + Shift (macOS) and launch Photoshop.

3. Select Yes when prompted "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file?"

4. Photoshop starts with default preferences — then test the Distraction Removal feature again.

Official doc: Reset preferences in Photoshop

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/settings-and-preferences/reset-preferences.html

These are Adobe's official steps — please try them in order and let us know how it goes.