DROP GROUP SQL - Language Statements DROP GROUP remove a user group DROP GROUP DROP GROUP name DROP GROUP removes the specified group. The users in the group are not removed. name The name of an existing group. It is unwise to drop a group that has any granted permissions on objects. Currently, this is not enforced, but it is likely that future versions of PostgreSQL will check for the error. To drop a group: DROP GROUP staff; There is no DROP GROUP statement in the SQL standard.