CREATE TABLE delete_test ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, a INT, b text ); INSERT INTO delete_test (a) VALUES (10); INSERT INTO delete_test (a, b) VALUES (50, repeat('x', 10000)); INSERT INTO delete_test (a) VALUES (100); -- allow an alias to be specified for DELETE's target table DELETE FROM delete_test AS dt WHERE dt.a > 75; -- if an alias is specified, don't allow the original table name -- to be referenced DELETE FROM delete_test dt WHERE delete_test.a > 25; SELECT id, a, char_length(b) FROM delete_test; -- delete a row with a TOASTed value DELETE FROM delete_test WHERE a > 25; SELECT id, a, char_length(b) FROM delete_test; DROP TABLE delete_test;