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# sp_dropapprole (Transact-SQL)
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  Removes an application role from the current database.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use [DROP APPLICATION ROLE](../../t-sql/statements/drop-application-role-transact-sql.md) instead.  
  
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 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_dropapprole [@rolename = ] 'role'  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@rolename =** ] **'***role***'**  
 Is the application role to remove. *role* is a **sysname**, with no default. *role* must exist in the current database.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_dropapprole** can only be used to remove application roles. If a role owns any securables, the role cannot be dropped. Before dropping an application role that owns securables, you must first transfer ownership of the securables, or drop them.  
  
 **sp_dropapprole** cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE permission on the database.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example removes the `SalesApp` application role from the current database.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_dropapprole 'SalesApp';  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_addapprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addapprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [DROP APPLICATION ROLE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/drop-application-role-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_changeobjectowner (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-changeobjectowner-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-setapprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)