DROP_RULE - remove a rewrite rule

DROPRULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.

DROPRULE drops a rewrite rule.

To drop the rewrite rule newrule: DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;

DROP_RULE - remove a rewrite rule

IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. name The name of the rule to drop. table_name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), ALTER RULE (ALTER_RULE(7)) PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 DROPRULE(7)

DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]