Use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;`
Example: `ALTER TABLE employees DROP COLUMN middle_name;`
For SQL Server, use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;`
For MySQL, use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;`
For PostgreSQL, use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;`
For Oracle, use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;`
To delete multiple columns, use `ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN col1, DROP COLUMN col2;`
Check for constraints, indexes, or dependencies before dropping the column
