DROP VIEW SQL - Language Statements DROP VIEW remove a view DROP VIEW DROP VIEW name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DROP VIEW drops an existing view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view. name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the view to remove. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the view (such as other views). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the view if any objects depend on it. This is the default. This command will remove the view called kinds: DROP VIEW kinds; This command conforms to the SQL standard.