# ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN
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Drops a column from an existing Iceberg table.

## Synopsis
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```
ALTER TABLE [db_name.]table_name DROP COLUMN col_name
```

## Example
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```
ALTER TABLE iceberg_table DROP COLUMN userid
```