Drop an access method

To drop an access method, use the DROP ACCESS_METHOD statement.

The following example uses the DROP ACCESS_METHOD statement to drop an access method.
DROP ACCESS_METHOD my_virtual RESTRICT
Restriction: Do not drop an access method if database objects exist that rely on the specified access method for access. For example, if you create a virtual index using my_virtual_am, you need to drop the index so my_virtual_am can process the DROP INDEX statement before you can execute DROP ACCESS_METHOD.