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title: "DROP ROLE"
description: "`DROP ROLE` removes a role from Materialize."
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`DROP ROLE` removes a role from Materialize.

## Syntax

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Field | Use
------|-----
**IF EXISTS** | Do not return an error if the specified role does not exist.
_role_name_ | The role you want to drop. For available roles, see [`mz_roles`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_catalog#mz_roles).

## Details

You cannot drop the current role.

## Privileges

The privileges required to execute this statement are:

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## Related pages

- [`ALTER ROLE`](../alter-role)
- [`CREATE ROLE`](../create-role)
- [`DROP USER`](../drop-user)
- [`GRANT ROLE`](../grant-role)
- [`REVOKE ROLE`](../revoke-role)
- [`ALTER OWNER`](../alter-owner)
- [`GRANT PRIVILEGE`](../grant-privilege)
- [`REVOKE PRIVILEGE`](../revoke-privilege)