On your marketplace, location can be present in multiple steps and features. Location is present via:
the listing creation form, by asking a listing location to providers
the listing pages, with a map on each listing page
profile settings of your members, by asking them their address
the profile pages of your members, with a map
the homepage and search results page, with a map view
the search, with the location or keyword+location search
However, your marketplace may not need these. For example, if your website is about products that will always be shipped, or about services online, or about digital transactions, the location of listing or members is not relevant.
You can disable all the location feature listed above from your Admin panel:
log in to your Admin panel
go to the "Search & Location / Location" page
uncheck the "Allow users to add their location to their profile and listings. This adds a map view to the search page." checkbox
And voilà! All the location features will be disabled:
the location will no longer be asked when creating a listing
the map view will no longer be visible on listing pages
the location will no longer be asked when editing a profile
the map view will no longer be visible on profile pages
the map view will no longer be possible
the location search will be disabled (and the keyword search will then be enabled)