# DROP TRIGGER statement

The DROP TRIGGER statement removes the specified trigger.

A trigger is created by a CREATE TRIGGER statement.

## Syntax

    DROP TRIGGER triggerName

## Example

    DROP TRIGGER TRIG1

## Statement dependency system

When a table is dropped, all triggers on that table are automatically dropped. (You don't have to drop a table's triggers before dropping the table.)

Parent topic: DROP statements
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