diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index 7e0b85d6af525adbb2b5509d45a6a54773447e73..5f5a7aa821b87ff278fe76d17daf6212ed6fc97a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.7 2000/07/21 04:37:10 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.8 2000/10/18 16:16:03 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DROP TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table or view to drop.
+	The name of an existing table to drop.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ DROP
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
       <term><computeroutput>
-ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" Does Not Exist!
+ERROR: table "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" is nonexistent
        </computeroutput></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	If the specified table or view does not exist in the database.
+	If the specified table does not exist in the database.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" Does Not Exis
    Description
   </title>
   <para>
-   <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables and views from the database.
-   Only its owner may destroy a table or view. A table
+   <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables from the database.
+   Only its owner may destroy a table. A table
    may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using <command>DELETE</command>.
   </para>
   <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
index 7d08cbf485e5a8a97158b6f953efe67274288bfb..636d18151d54cf13fc3c1923eec55b9c3ba274ef 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.6 1999/07/22 15:09:11 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.7 2000/10/18 16:16:03 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    <date>1999-07-20</date>
   </refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <synopsis>
-DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
+DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
   </synopsis>
   
   <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ DROP
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
       <term><computeroutput>
-ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "_RET<replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>" not found
+ERROR: view <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> is nonexistent
        </computeroutput></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
index e768d0bd796a8acc158d40cec112bea7a02c169e..3d740533ff009237849a91e0853539eae9e53ac9 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c,v 1.125 2000/10/07 00:58:16 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c,v 1.126 2000/10/18 16:16:04 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1949,8 +1949,8 @@ _copyDropStmt(DropStmt *from)
 {
 	DropStmt *newnode = makeNode(DropStmt);
 	
-	Node_Copy(from, newnode, relNames);
-	newnode->sequence = from->sequence;
+	Node_Copy(from, newnode, names);
+	newnode->removeType = from->removeType;
 
 	return newnode;
 }
@@ -2071,17 +2071,6 @@ _copyRemoveOperStmt(RemoveOperStmt *from)
 	return newnode;
 }
 
-static RemoveStmt *
-_copyRemoveStmt(RemoveStmt *from)
-{
-	RemoveStmt *newnode = makeNode(RemoveStmt);
-	
-	newnode->removeType = from->removeType;
-	newnode->name = pstrdup(from->name);
-
-	return newnode;
-}
-
 static RenameStmt *
 _copyRenameStmt(RenameStmt *from)
 {
@@ -2782,9 +2771,6 @@ copyObject(void *from)
 		case T_RemoveOperStmt:
 			retval = _copyRemoveOperStmt(from);
 			break;
-		case T_RemoveStmt:
-			retval = _copyRemoveStmt(from);
-			break;
 		case T_RenameStmt:
 			retval = _copyRenameStmt(from);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
index d5b2ff4607e6d8be6dea737af484c9abb599dccb..372f22499d58a369cbf2226280a6108417d0a940 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c,v 1.76 2000/10/07 00:58:16 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c,v 1.77 2000/10/18 16:16:04 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -850,9 +850,9 @@ _equalDefineStmt(DefineStmt *a, DefineStmt *b)
 static bool
 _equalDropStmt(DropStmt *a, DropStmt *b)
 {
-	if (!equal(a->relNames, b->relNames))
+	if (!equal(a->names, b->names))
 		return false;
-	if (a->sequence != b->sequence)
+	if (a->removeType != b->removeType)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -989,16 +989,6 @@ _equalRemoveOperStmt(RemoveOperStmt *a, RemoveOperStmt *b)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool
-_equalRemoveStmt(RemoveStmt *a, RemoveStmt *b)
-{
-	if (a->removeType != b->removeType)
-		return false;
-	if (!equalstr(a->name, b->name))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
 
 static bool
 _equalRenameStmt(RenameStmt *a, RenameStmt *b)
@@ -1959,9 +1949,6 @@ equal(void *a, void *b)
 		case T_RemoveOperStmt:
 			retval = _equalRemoveOperStmt(a, b);
 			break;
-		case T_RemoveStmt:
-			retval = _equalRemoveStmt(a, b);
-			break;
 		case T_RenameStmt:
 			retval = _equalRenameStmt(a, b);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index a596bd6aba1bab11e86b1fe6e422181694b1ce18..fbda2758035a5a6dbb757ea4bfe7cc5564a035e0 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.195 2000/10/07 00:58:17 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.196 2000/10/18 16:16:05 momjian Exp $
  *
  * HISTORY
  *	  AUTHOR			DATE			MAJOR EVENT
@@ -1942,15 +1942,22 @@ def_arg:  func_return  					{  $$ = (Node *)$1; }
 DropStmt:  DROP TABLE relation_name_list
 				{
 					DropStmt *n = makeNode(DropStmt);
-					n->relNames = $3;
-					n->sequence = FALSE;
+					n->names = $3;
+					n->removeType = DROP_TABLE;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 		| DROP SEQUENCE relation_name_list
 				{
 					DropStmt *n = makeNode(DropStmt);
-					n->relNames = $3;
-					n->sequence = TRUE;
+					n->names = $3;
+					n->removeType = DROP_SEQUENCE;
+					$$ = (Node *)n;
+				}
+		| DROP VIEW relation_name_list
+				{
+					DropStmt *n = makeNode(DropStmt);
+					n->names = $3;
+					n->removeType = DROP_VIEW;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 		;
@@ -2558,17 +2565,16 @@ func_return:  Typename
 
 RemoveStmt:  DROP remove_type name
 				{
-					RemoveStmt *n = makeNode(RemoveStmt);
+					DropStmt *n = makeNode(DropStmt);
 					n->removeType = $2;
-					n->name = $3;
+					n->names =  makeList1(makeString($3));
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 		;
 
-remove_type:  TYPE_P							{  $$ = TYPE_P; }
-		| INDEX									{  $$ = INDEX; }
-		| RULE									{  $$ = RULE; }
-		| VIEW									{  $$ = VIEW; }
+remove_type:  TYPE_P							{  $$ = DROP_TYPE_P; }
+		| INDEX									{  $$ = DROP_INDEX; }
+		| RULE									{  $$ = DROP_RULE; }
 		;
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
index 6c0b2be5ea9f016ad2c2417f64892b34f74d8311..d63a5c6b7e288b3de571fe701fa93784369ba5c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/utility.c,v 1.96 2000/10/16 17:08:07 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/utility.c,v 1.97 2000/10/18 16:16:06 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -46,6 +46,71 @@
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
 
 
+/*
+ *
+ */
+
+struct kindstrings {
+	char kind;
+	char *name;
+	char *command;
+};
+
+static struct kindstrings kindstringarray[] = {
+	{ RELKIND_RELATION, "table", "TABLE" },
+	{ RELKIND_SEQUENCE, "sequence", "SEQUENCE" },
+	{ RELKIND_VIEW, "view", "VIEW" },
+	{ RELKIND_INDEX, "index", "INDEX" },
+	{ '\0', "", "" }
+};
+
+
+static void
+DropErrorMsg(char* relname, char wrongkind, char rightkind)
+{
+	struct kindstrings *rentry;
+	struct kindstrings *wentry;
+
+	for (rentry = kindstringarray; rentry->kind != '\0'; rentry++)
+		if (rentry->kind == rightkind)
+			break;
+	Assert(rentry->kind != '\0');
+
+	for (wentry = kindstringarray; wentry->kind != '\0'; wentry++)
+		if (wentry->kind == wrongkind)
+			break;
+	Assert(wentry->kind != '\0');
+	
+	elog(ERROR, "%s is not a %s. Use 'DROP %s' to remove a %s",
+			relname, rentry->name, wentry->command, wentry->name);
+}
+
+static void
+CheckClassKind(char *name, char rightkind)
+{
+	HeapTuple	tuple;
+	struct kindstrings *rentry;
+	Form_pg_class classform;
+
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheTuple(RELNAME,
+								PointerGetDatum(name),
+								0, 0, 0);
+
+	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+	{
+		for (rentry = kindstringarray; rentry->kind != '\0'; rentry++)
+			if (rentry->kind == rightkind)
+				break;
+		Assert(rentry->kind != '\0');
+		elog(ERROR, "%s \"%s\" is nonexistent", rentry->name, name);
+	}
+
+	classform = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+
+	if (classform->relkind != rightkind)
+		DropErrorMsg(name, classform->relkind, rightkind);
+}
+
 /* ----------------
  *		general utility function invoker
  * ----------------
@@ -149,41 +214,76 @@ ProcessUtility(Node *parsetree,
 		case T_DropStmt:
 			{
 				DropStmt   *stmt = (DropStmt *) parsetree;
-				List	   *args = stmt->relNames;
+				List	   *args = stmt->names;
 				List	   *arg;
 
-				set_ps_display(commandTag = "DROP");
-
-				/* check as much as we can before we start dropping ... */
-				foreach(arg, args)
-				{
-					Relation	rel;
+				foreach(arg, args) {
 
 					relname = strVal(lfirst(arg));
 					if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelationName(relname))
 						elog(ERROR, "class \"%s\" is a system catalog",
 							 relname);
-					rel = heap_openr(relname, AccessExclusiveLock);
-					if (stmt->sequence &&
-						rel->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_SEQUENCE)
-						elog(ERROR, "Use DROP TABLE to drop table '%s'",
-							 relname);
-					if (!(stmt->sequence) &&
-						rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_SEQUENCE)
-						elog(ERROR, "Use DROP SEQUENCE to drop sequence '%s'",
-							 relname);
-					/* close rel, but keep lock until end of xact */
-					heap_close(rel, NoLock);
-					if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
-						elog(ERROR, "you do not own class \"%s\"",
-							 relname);
-				}
-				/* OK, terminate 'em all */
-				foreach(arg, args)
-				{
-					relname = strVal(lfirst(arg));
-					RemoveRelation(relname);
+
+					set_ps_display(commandTag = "DROP");
+
+					switch(stmt->removeType)
+					{
+						case DROP_TABLE:
+							CheckClassKind(relname, RELKIND_RELATION);
+							if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
+								elog(ERROR, "you do not own table \"%s\"",
+									 relname);
+							RemoveRelation(relname);
+
+							break;
+
+						case DROP_SEQUENCE:
+							CheckClassKind(relname, RELKIND_SEQUENCE);
+							if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
+								elog(ERROR, "you do not own sequence \"%s\"",
+									 relname);
+							RemoveRelation(relname);
+
+							break;
+
+						case DROP_VIEW:
+							CheckClassKind(relname, RELKIND_VIEW);
+							if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
+								elog(ERROR, "you do not own view \"%s\"",
+									 relname);
+							RemoveView(relname);
+
+							break;
+
+						case DROP_INDEX:
+							CheckClassKind(relname, RELKIND_INDEX);
+							if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
+								elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", relname, 
+										aclcheck_error_strings[ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER]);
+							RemoveIndex(relname);
+
+							break;
+
+						case DROP_RULE:
+							{
+								char	   *rulename = relname;
+								int			aclcheck_result;
+
+								relationName = RewriteGetRuleEventRel(rulename);
+								aclcheck_result = pg_aclcheck(relationName, GetUserId(), ACL_RU);
+								if (aclcheck_result != ACLCHECK_OK)
+									elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", relationName, 
+											aclcheck_error_strings[aclcheck_result]);
+								RemoveRewriteRule(rulename);
+							}
+							break;
+
+						case DROP_TYPE_P:
+							RemoveType(relname);
+							break;
+					}
 				}
+
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -452,57 +552,6 @@ ProcessUtility(Node *parsetree,
 			}
 			break;
 
-		case T_RemoveStmt:
-			{
-				RemoveStmt *stmt = (RemoveStmt *) parsetree;
-
-				set_ps_display(commandTag = "DROP");
-
-				switch (stmt->removeType)
-				{
-					case INDEX:
-						relname = stmt->name;
-						if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelationName(relname))
-							elog(ERROR, "class \"%s\" is a system catalog index",
-								 relname);
-						if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relname, RELNAME))
-							elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", relname, aclcheck_error_strings[ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER]);
-						RemoveIndex(relname);
-						break;
-					case RULE:
-						{
-							char	   *rulename = stmt->name;
-							int			aclcheck_result;
-
-							relationName = RewriteGetRuleEventRel(rulename);
-							aclcheck_result = pg_aclcheck(relationName, GetUserId(), ACL_RU);
-							if (aclcheck_result != ACLCHECK_OK)
-								elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", relationName, aclcheck_error_strings[aclcheck_result]);
-							RemoveRewriteRule(rulename);
-						}
-						break;
-					case TYPE_P:
-						/* XXX moved to remove.c */
-						RemoveType(stmt->name);
-						break;
-					case VIEW:
-						{
-							char	   *viewName = stmt->name;
-							char	   *ruleName;
-
-							ruleName = MakeRetrieveViewRuleName(viewName);
-							relationName = RewriteGetRuleEventRel(ruleName);
-							if (!pg_ownercheck(GetUserId(), relationName, RELNAME))
-								elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", relationName, aclcheck_error_strings[ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER]);
-							pfree(ruleName);
-							RemoveView(viewName);
-						}
-						break;
-				}
-				break;
-			}
-			break;
-
 		case T_RemoveAggrStmt:
 			{
 				RemoveAggrStmt *stmt = (RemoveAggrStmt *) parsetree;
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
index b50990fe299c35c2bd6e134c1c845f0e39deb9fd..3913d88ce91a4bdc54d1e89758c9027d5af0ab08 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2000, PostgreSQL, Inc
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: parsenodes.h,v 1.116 2000/10/07 00:58:21 tgl Exp $
+ * $Id: parsenodes.h,v 1.117 2000/10/18 16:16:10 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -389,15 +389,24 @@ typedef struct DefineStmt
 	List	   *definition;		/* a list of DefElem */
 } DefineStmt;
 
+
 /* ----------------------
- *		Drop Table Statement
+ *		Drop Table|Sequence|View|Index|Rule|Type Statement
  * ----------------------
  */
+
+#define DROP_TABLE    1
+#define DROP_SEQUENCE 2
+#define DROP_VIEW     3
+#define DROP_INDEX    4
+#define DROP_RULE     5
+#define DROP_TYPE_P   6
+
 typedef struct DropStmt
 {
 	NodeTag		type;
-	List	   *relNames;		/* relations to be dropped */
-	bool		sequence;
+	List	   *names;
+	int			removeType;
 } DropStmt;
 
 /* ----------------------
@@ -527,17 +536,6 @@ typedef struct RemoveOperStmt
 	List	   *args;			/* types of the arguments */
 } RemoveOperStmt;
 
-/* ----------------------
- *		Drop {Type|Index|Rule|View} Statement
- * ----------------------
- */
-typedef struct RemoveStmt
-{
-	NodeTag		type;
-	int			removeType;		/* P_TYPE|INDEX|RULE|VIEW */
-	char	   *name;			/* name to drop */
-} RemoveStmt;
-
 /* ----------------------
  *		Alter Table Statement
  * ----------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile b/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
index 43d29cd8f929dd997ca3457c29338fe8608c30d7..a721b0ac6d89c85c5dbf45d2874f79a312ffe563 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.26 2000/10/07 20:23:03 petere Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.27 2000/10/18 16:16:14 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ endif
 runcheck: all
 ifneq ($(PORTNAME), win)
 	MULTIBYTE=$(MULTIBYTE);export MULTIBYTE; \
+	MAKE=$(MAKE);export MAKE; \
 	$(SHELL) ./run_check.sh $(host_tuple)
 else
 	MULTIBYTE=$(MULTIBYTE);export MULTIBYTE; \
+	MAKE=$(MAKE);export MAKE; \
 	./run_check.sh $(host_tuple)
 endif
 	@echo "ACTUAL RESULTS OF REGRESSION TEST ARE NOW IN FILES run_check.out"
@@ -148,9 +150,11 @@ endif
 bigcheck: all
 ifneq ($(PORTNAME), win)
 	MULTIBYTE=$(MULTIBYTE);export MULTIBYTE; \
+	MAKE=$(MAKE);export MAKE; \
 	$(SHELL) ./run_check.sh $(host_tuple) $(EXTRA_TESTS)
 else
 	MULTIBYTE=$(MULTIBYTE);export MULTIBYTE; \
+	MAKE=$(MAKE);export MAKE; \
 	./run_check.sh $(host_tuple) $(EXTRA_TESTS)
 endif
 	@echo "ACTUAL RESULTS OF REGRESSION TEST ARE NOW IN FILES run_check.out"
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out b/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
index ca030be4a2b61dd5f76d93ccc149155bb7402d8d..81b905bbae53cb6c2e1f1aee245e618361533edd 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ drop table;
 ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near ";"
 -- no such relation 
 drop table nonesuch;
-ERROR:  Relation 'nonesuch' does not exist
+ERROR:  table "nonesuch" is nonexistent
 --
 -- RENAME
  
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ drop index 314159;
 ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "314159"
 -- no such index 
 drop index nonesuch;
-ERROR:  index "nonesuch" nonexistent
+ERROR:  index "nonesuch" is nonexistent
 --
 -- REMOVE AGGREGATE
  
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/foreign_key.out b/src/test/regress/expected/foreign_key.out
index 105d07adfd8fe76c68b7f4fcdd99966ff92c27df..42ac65a3fe4eb1c4f85d81cab6f4dd9fed25c2e1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/foreign_key.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/foreign_key.out
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ CREATE TABLE FKTABLE_FAIL2 ( ftest1 int, CONSTRAINT fkfail1 FOREIGN KEY (ftest1)
 NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY check(s)
 ERROR:  UNIQUE constraint matching given keys for referenced table "pktable" not found
 DROP TABLE FKTABLE_FAIL1;
-ERROR:  Relation 'fktable_fail1' does not exist
+ERROR:  table "fktable_fail1" is nonexistent
 DROP TABLE FKTABLE_FAIL2;
-ERROR:  Relation 'fktable_fail2' does not exist
+ERROR:  table "fktable_fail2" is nonexistent
 DROP TABLE PKTABLE;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/inet.out b/src/test/regress/expected/inet.out
index 6822ae3895451518a54eaede78bef8a59b500365..4a91fcc96fde341bfc311f5c8b1e87b0557d1b34 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/inet.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/inet.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 --
 -- prepare the table...
 DROP TABLE INET_TBL;
-ERROR:  Relation 'inet_tbl' does not exist
+ERROR:  table "inet_tbl" is nonexistent
 CREATE TABLE INET_TBL (c cidr, i inet);
 INSERT INTO INET_TBL (c, i) VALUES ('192.168.1', '192.168.1.226/24');
 INSERT INTO INET_TBL (c, i) VALUES ('192.168.1.2/24', '192.168.1.226');