USE `cpone_middleware`; SET @drop_default_column = IF( EXISTS( SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_schema = DATABASE() AND table_name = 'hospitals' AND column_name = 'is_default' ), 'ALTER TABLE hospitals DROP COLUMN is_default', 'SELECT 1' ); PREPARE drop_default_statement FROM @drop_default_column; EXECUTE drop_default_statement; DEALLOCATE PREPARE drop_default_statement;