---
title: "DROP GROUP statement [YSQL]"
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_drop_group/"
---

# DROP GROUP statement [YSQL]

Use the DROP GROUP statement to drop a role. DROP GROUP is an alias for DROP ROLE and is used to drop a role.

## Synopsis

Use the DROP GROUP statement to drop a role. DROP GROUP is an alias for [DROP ROLE](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_drop_role "DROP ROLE") and is used to drop a role.

## Syntax

- [![Grammar Icon](/icons/file-lines.svg)Grammar](#grammar-1)
- [![Diagram Icon](/icons/diagram.svg)Diagram](#diagram-1)

```output.ebnf
drop_group ::= DROP GROUP [ IF EXISTS ] role_name [ , ... ]
```

#### drop\_group

DROPGROUPIFEXISTS,[role\_name](/stable/api/ysql/syntax_resources/grammar_diagrams#role-name)

## Semantics

See [DROP ROLE](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_drop_role "DROP ROLE") for more details.

## Example

- Drop a group.
  
  ```plpgsql
  yugabyte=# DROP GROUP SysAdmin;
  ```

## See also

- [CREATE ROLE](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_create_role "CREATE ROLE")
- [ALTER ROLE](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_alter_role "ALTER ROLE")
- [GRANT](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_grant "GRANT")
- [REVOKE](/stable/api/ysql/the-sql-language/statements/dcl_revoke "REVOKE")