DROP RULE
DROP RULE — remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ]nameONtable_name[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule. 
Parameters
- 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 5.13). 
- RESTRICT
- Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default. 
Examples
 To drop the rewrite rule newrule: 
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
DROP RULE is a Postgres Pro language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.