How to remove the DEFAULT value of a table column in PostgreSQL

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How to remove the DEFAULT value of a table column in PostgreSQL

Execute the following command

ALTER TABLE your_table ALTER COLUMN your_column DROP DEFAULT;

Replace your_table with the table and your_column with the column name where you wish to remove the default value

The above command is the same as setting the DEFAULT to NULL

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