DROP VIEW SQL - Language Statements DROP VIEW remove a view 1999-07-20 DROP VIEW name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] 1998-09-22 name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the view (such as other views). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the view if there are any dependent objects. This is the default. 1998-09-22 DROP VIEW The message returned if the command is successful. ERROR: view name does not exist This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in the database. 1998-09-22 DROP VIEW drops an existing view from the database. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view. 1998-09-22 Refer to for information on how to create views. This command will remove the view called kinds: DROP VIEW kinds; 1998-09-22