diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index d220d0a8ac..e10d0e58c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -249,25 +249,53 @@ export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
     })
   }
 
+  async _sqlQuery<T>(
+    url: string,
+    method: "POST" | "GET",
+    body?: any
+  ): Promise<T> {
+    const args: { url: string; method: string; cookie: string; body?: any } = {
+      url: `${this.couchInfo.sqlUrl}/${url}`,
+      method,
+      cookie: this.couchInfo.cookie,
+    }
+    if (body) {
+      args.body = body
+    }
+    const response = await directCouchUrlCall(body)
+    if (response.status > 300) {
+      throw new Error(await response.text())
+    }
+    return (await response.json()) as T
+  }
+
   async sql<T extends Document>(
     sql: string,
     parameters?: SqlQueryBinding
   ): Promise<T[]> {
     const dbName = this.name
     const url = `/${dbName}/${SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID}`
-    const response = await directCouchUrlCall({
-      url: `${this.couchInfo.sqlUrl}/${url}`,
-      method: "POST",
-      cookie: this.couchInfo.cookie,
-      body: {
-        query: sql,
-        args: parameters,
-      },
+    return await this._sqlQuery<T[]>(url, "POST", {
+      query: sql,
+      args: parameters,
     })
-    if (response.status > 300) {
-      throw new Error(await response.text())
+  }
+
+  // checks design document is accurate (cleans up tables)
+  async sqlCleanup(): Promise<void> {
+    const dbName = this.name
+    const url = `/${dbName}/_cleanup`
+    return await this._sqlQuery<void>(url, "POST")
+  }
+
+  // removes a document from sqlite
+  async sqlPurge(docIds: string[] | string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!Array.isArray(docIds)) {
+      docIds = [docIds]
     }
-    return (await response.json()) as T[]
+    const dbName = this.name
+    const url = `/${dbName}/_purge`
+    return await this._sqlQuery<void>(url, "POST", { docs: docIds })
   }
 
   async query<T extends Document>(
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
index 32ba81ebd8..715985766b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
@@ -160,4 +160,18 @@ export class DDInstrumentedDatabase implements Database {
       return this.db.sql(sql, parameters)
     })
   }
+
+  sqlPurge(docIds: string[] | string): Promise<void> {
+    return tracer.trace("db.sqlPurge", span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.sqlPurge(docIds)
+    })
+  }
+
+  sqlCleanup(): Promise<void> {
+    return tracer.trace("db.sqlCleanup", span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.sqlCleanup()
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
index 0726c94962..51e3f17bca 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export async function addTableToSqlite(table: Table) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let definition: SQLiteDefinition
   try {
-    definition = await db.get(SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID)
+    definition = await db.get<SQLiteDefinition>(SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID)
   } catch (err) {
     definition = await buildBaseDefinition()
   }
@@ -128,3 +128,22 @@ export async function addTableToSqlite(table: Table) {
   }
   await db.put(definition)
 }
+
+export async function removeTableFromSqlite(table: Table) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  try {
+    const definition = await db.get<SQLiteDefinition>(SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID)
+    if (definition.sql?.tables?.[table._id!]) {
+      delete definition.sql.tables[table._id!]
+      await db.put(definition)
+      // make sure SQS is cleaned up, tables removed
+      await db.sqlCleanup()
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    if (err?.status === 404) {
+      return
+    } else {
+      throw err
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
index c723f5f8d6..cd4d656a28 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ export interface Database {
     sql: string,
     parameters?: SqlQueryBinding
   ): Promise<T[]>
+  sqlPurge(docIds: string[] | string): Promise<void>
+  sqlCleanup(): Promise<void>
   allDocs<T extends Document | RowValue>(
     params: DatabaseQueryOpts
   ): Promise<AllDocsResponse<T>>