---
title: remove_reorder_policy() | Tiger Data Docs
description: Remove a reorder policy from a hypertable
---

Since [1.2.0](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/releases/tag/1.2.0)

Remove a policy to reorder a particular hypertable.

## Samples

```
SELECT remove_reorder_policy('conditions', if_exists => true);
```

removes the existing reorder policy for the `conditions` table if it exists.

## Arguments

The syntax is:

```
SELECT remove_reorder_policy(
    hypertable = '<hypertable_name>',
    if_exists = true | false
);
```

| Name         | Type     | Default | Required | Description                                                                                               |
| ------------ | -------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `hypertable` | REGCLASS | -       | ✔        | Name of the hypertable from which to remove the policy.                                                   |
| `if_exists`  | BOOLEAN  | `FALSE` | ✖        | Set to true to avoid throwing an error if the reorder\_policy does not exist. A notice is issued instead. |

## Returns

This function returns void.