# DROP TOOL Statement in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink Remove a tool resource from the environment. ## Syntax ```sql DROP TOOL [IF EXISTS] [[catalog.]database.]tool_name ``` ## Description Remove a tool resource from the current environment. The tool resource is permanently deleted and can’t be recovered. ## Parameters - **IF EXISTS** (Optional): Do not throw an error if the tool does not exist - **catalog.database** (STRING, Optional): Optional catalog and database name - **tool_name** (STRING): Name of the tool to drop ## Examples Drop a tool: ```sql DROP TOOL convert_to_celsius_tool; ``` Drop a tool with IF EXISTS: ```sql DROP TOOL IF EXISTS old_tool; ``` Drop a tool from a specific database: ```sql DROP TOOL my_database.weather_tool; ``` ## Related content - [Call Tools in AI Workflows](../../../ai/streaming-agents/call-tools.md#streaming-agents-call-tools) - [CREATE TOOL Statement](create-tool.md#flink-sql-create-tool) - [ALTER TOOL Statement](alter-tool.md#flink-sql-alter-tool) - [SHOW TOOLS Statement](show.md#flink-sql-show-tools) #### NOTE This website includes content developed at the [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/) under the terms of the [Apache License v2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).