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# DROP PROCEDURE

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The `DROP PROCEDURE` <InternalLink path="sql-statements">statement</InternalLink> drops a <InternalLink path="stored-procedures">stored procedure</InternalLink>.

## Required privileges

To drop a procedure, the user must be the owner of the procedure.

## Synopsis

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## Parameters

| Parameter       | Description                                   |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `proc_name`     | The name of one of more procedures to drop.   |
| `routine_param` | An optional list of the procedure parameters. |

## Examples

### Drop a stored procedure

The following statement drops the <InternalLink path="stored-procedures">`delete_earliest_histories` example procedure</InternalLink>:

```sql theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-mocha","dark":"catppuccin-mocha"}}
DROP PROCEDURE delete_earliest_histories;
```

## See also

* <InternalLink path="stored-procedures">Stored Procedures</InternalLink>
* <InternalLink path="plpgsql">PL/pgSQL</InternalLink>
* <InternalLink path="create-procedure">`CREATE PROCEDURE`</InternalLink>
* <InternalLink path="call">`CALL`</InternalLink>
* <InternalLink path="alter-procedure">`ALTER PROCEDURE`</InternalLink>