diff --git a/include/ircd/db/column.h b/include/ircd/db/column.h
index 2630c7bde..a8ebd7356 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/column.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/column.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace ircd::db
 	void compact(column &, const std::pair<string_view, string_view> &, const int &to_level = -1, const compactor & = {});
 	void compact(column &, const int &level = -1, const compactor & = {});
 	void sort(column &, const bool &blocking = false);
+	void drop(column &); // danger
 }
 
 /// Columns add the ability to run multiple LevelDB's in synchrony under the same
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index d2c26ef24..95c9a3c29 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -1331,14 +1331,32 @@ const noexcept
 void
 ircd::db::drop(database::column &c)
 {
-	const ctx::uninterruptible ui;
 	if(!c.handle)
 		return;
 
+	database &d(c);
+	const std::lock_guard<decltype(write_mutex)> lock{write_mutex};
+	const ctx::uninterruptible::nothrow ui;
+	log::debug
+	{
+		log, "'%s':'%s' @%lu DROPPING COLUMN",
+		name(d),
+		name(c),
+		sequence(d)
+	};
+
 	throw_on_error
 	{
 		c.d->d->DropColumnFamily(c.handle.get())
 	};
+
+	log::notice
+	{
+		log, "'%s':'%s' @%lu DROPPED COLUMN",
+		name(d),
+		name(c),
+		sequence(d)
+	};
 }
 
 uint32_t
@@ -7768,6 +7786,13 @@ ircd::db::files(const column &column)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void
+ircd::db::drop(column &column)
+{
+	database::column &c(column);
+	drop(c);
+}
+
 void
 ircd::db::sort(column &column,
                const bool &blocking)
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index da7f51e84..68d959884 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -2635,12 +2635,12 @@ try
 
 	const auto dbname
 	{
-		param.at(0)
+		param.at("dbname")
 	};
 
 	const auto colname
 	{
-		param.at(0)
+		param.at("column")
 	};
 
 	auto &database
@@ -2648,11 +2648,17 @@ try
 		db::database::get(dbname)
 	};
 
-	throw error
+	db::column column
 	{
-		"TODO: please implement."
+		database, colname
 	};
 
+	db::drop(column);
+
+	out << "DROPPED COLUMN " << colname
+	    << " FROM DATABASE " << dbname
+	    << std::endl;
+
 	return true;
 }
 catch(const std::out_of_range &e)