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# DROP RULE

## Name

DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite rule

## Synopsis

    DROP RULE name [, ...]

### Inputs

`name`

  The name of an existing rule to drop.

### Outputs

`DROP`

  Message returned if successful.

`ERROR: Rule or view "`name`" not found`

  This message occurs if the specified rule does not exist.

## Description

DROP RULE drops a rule from the specified PostgreSQL rule system. PostgreSQL will immediately cease enforcing it and will purge its definition from the system catalogs.

### Notes

The DROP RULE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.

Refer to CREATE RULE for information on how to create rules.

Once a rule is dropped, access to historical information the rule has written may disappear.

## Usage

To drop the rewrite rule `newrule`:

    DROP RULE newrule;

## Compatibility

### SQL92

There is no DROP RULE in SQL92.

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