DROP RULE SQL - Language Statements DROP RULE remove a rewrite rule DROP RULE name ON relation [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule. name The name of the rule to drop. relation The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule. RESTRICT Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default. DROP RULE Message returned if the command was successful. ERROR: Rule "name" not found Message if the specified rule does not exist. To drop the rewrite rule newrule: DROP RULE newrule ON mytable; There is no DROP RULE statement in the SQL standard.