DROP PUBLICATION DROP PUBLICATION 7 SQL - Language Statements DROP PUBLICATION remove a publication DROP PUBLICATION [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DROP PUBLICATION removes an existing publication from the database. A publication can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the publication does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. name The name of an existing publication. CASCADE RESTRICT These key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on publications. Drop a publication: DROP PUBLICATION mypublication; DROP PUBLICATION is a PostgreSQL extension.