Patent Blue V was authorised for a period of ten years as feed additive for non‐food producing animals, in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and the functional group ‘colorants, substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs’. An application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of this substance in accordance with article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Following an inconclusive EFSA opinion, the applicant chose not to submit supplementary information to address the issues raised in that opinion. Consequently, considering that the additive does not satisfy the necessary conditions, the renewal of its authorisation is denied. A transitional period is included to allow for the withdrawal of the additive from the market.