How to: Delete Full-Text Indexes from Databases (Visual Database Tools)

Delete a full-text index when it is no longer needed.

To delete a full-text index

In Object Explorer, right-click the table with the full-text index you want to delete and click Design (Modify in SP1 or earlier).

The table opens in Table Designer.
From the Table Designer menu, click Fulltext Index.

The Full-text Index dialog box opens.
Click the index you want to delete in the Selected Full-text Index column.
Click Delete.