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# sp_restoredbreplication (Transact-SQL)
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  Removes replication settings if restoring a database to the non-originating server, database, or system that is otherwise not capable of running replication processes. When restoring a replicated database to a server or database other than the one where the backup was taken, replication settings cannot be preserved. On the restore, the server calls **sp_restoredbreplication** directly to automatically remove replication metadata from the restored database.  
  
 ![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_restoredbreplication [ @srv_orig = ] 'original_server_name'  
        , [ @db_orig = ] 'original_database_name'  
    [ , [ @keep_replication = ] keep_replication ]  
    [ , [ @perform_upgrade = ] perform_upgrade ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @srv_orig = ] 'original_server_name'`  
 The name of the server where the back up was created. *original_server_name* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
`[ @db_orig = ] 'original_database_name'`  
 The name of the database that was backed up. *original_database_name* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
`[ @keep_replication = ] keep_replication`  
 [!INCLUDE[ssInternalOnly](../../includes/ssinternalonly-md.md)]  
  
`[ @perform_upgrade = ] perform_upgrade`  
 [!INCLUDE[ssInternalOnly](../../includes/ssinternalonly-md.md)]  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_restoredbreplication** is used in all types of replication.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** or **dbcreator** fixed server role or the **dbo** database schema can execute **sp_restoredbreplication**.  
  
## See Also  
 [Replication Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/replication-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)