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# sp_droprolemember (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md.md)]

  Removes a security account from a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] role in the current database.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use [ALTER ROLE](../../t-sql/statements/alter-role-transact-sql.md) instead.  
  
 ![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  
  
```  
-- Syntax for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database  
  
sp_droprolemember [ @rolename = ] 'role' ,   
     [ @membername = ] 'security_account'  
```  
  
```  
-- Syntax for Azure SQL Data Warehouse and Parallel Data Warehouse  
  
sp_droprolemember 'role' ,  
     'security_account'  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@rolename =** ] **'***role***'**  
 Is the name of the role from which the member is being removed. *role* is **sysname**, with no default. *role* must exist in the current database.  
  
 [ **@membername =** ] **'***security_account***'**  
 Is the name of the security account being removed from the role. *security_account* is **sysname**, with no default. *security_account* can be a database user, another database role, a Windows login, or a Windows group. *security_account* must exist in the current database.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 sp_droprolemember removes a member from a database role by deleting a row from the sysmembers table. When a member is removed from a role the member loses any permissions it has by membership in that role.  
  
 To remove a user from a fixed server role, use sp_dropsrvrolemember. Users cannot be removed from the public role, and dbo cannot be removed from any role.  
  
 Use sp_helpuser to see the members of a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] role, and use ALTER ROLE to add a member to a role.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires ALTER permission on the role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example removes the user `JonB` from the role `Sales`.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_droprolemember 'Sales', 'Jonb';  
```  
  
## Examples: [!INCLUDE[ssSDWfull](../../includes/sssdwfull-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssPDW](../../includes/sspdw-md.md)]  
 The following example removes the user `JonB` from the role `Sales`.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_droprolemember 'Sales', 'JonB'  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_addrolemember (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addrolemember-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_droprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-droprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dropsrvrolemember (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropsrvrolemember-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_helpuser (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpuser-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)