diff --git a/core/lib.rs b/core/lib.rs
index b9f0a25d1..00889db98 100644
--- a/core/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib.rs
@@ -316,10 +316,8 @@ impl Connection {
     pub(crate) fn run_cmd(self: &Rc<Connection>, cmd: Cmd) -> Result<Option<Statement>> {
         let db = self.db.clone();
         let syms: &SymbolTable = &db.syms.borrow();
-        println!("the command {:?}", cmd);
         match cmd {
             Cmd::Stmt(stmt) => {
-                println!("AST: {:?}", stmt);
                 let program = Rc::new(translate::translate(
                     &self.schema.borrow(),
                     stmt,
@@ -329,7 +327,6 @@ impl Connection {
                     syms,
                     QueryMode::Normal,
                 )?);
-                println!("the generated program {:?}", program);
                 let stmt = Statement::new(program, self.pager.clone());
                 Ok(Some(stmt))
             }
@@ -370,13 +367,11 @@ impl Connection {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self: &Rc<Connection>, sql: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<()> {
-        println!("running execute");
         let sql = sql.as_ref();
         let db = &self.db;
         let syms: &SymbolTable = &db.syms.borrow();
         let mut parser = Parser::new(sql.as_bytes());
         let cmd = parser.next()?;
-        println!("the command {:?}", cmd);
         if let Some(cmd) = cmd {
             match cmd {
                 Cmd::Explain(stmt) => {
diff --git a/core/vdbe/explain.rs b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
index be0e4f92a..98dd5b80e 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/explain.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
@@ -1101,6 +1101,22 @@ pub fn insn_to_str(
                 0,
                 format!("r[{}]=root iDb={} flags={}", root, db, flags),
             ),
+            Insn::Destroy {
+                root,
+                former_root_reg,
+                is_temp,
+            } => (
+                "Destroy",
+                *root as i32,
+                *former_root_reg as i32,
+                *is_temp as i32,
+                OwnedValue::build_text(Rc::new("".to_string())),
+                0,
+                format!(
+                    "root iDb={} former_root={} is_temp={}",
+                    root, former_root_reg, is_temp
+                ),
+            ),
             Insn::DropTable { db, root } => (
                 "DropTable",
                 *db as i32,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/insn.rs b/core/vdbe/insn.rs
index 897842d4d..2402d17ed 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/insn.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/insn.rs
@@ -590,6 +590,16 @@ pub enum Insn {
         flags: usize,
     },
 
+    /// Deletes an entire database table or index whose root page in the database file is given by P1.
+    Destroy {
+        /// The root page of the table/index to destroy
+        root: usize,
+        /// Register to store the former value of any moved root page (for AUTOVACUUM)
+        former_root_reg: usize,
+        /// Whether this is a temporary table (1) or main database table (0)
+        is_temp: usize,
+    },
+
     //  Drop a table
     DropTable {
         //  The database within which this b-tree needs to be dropped (P1).
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index b28a1faf9..f18b16f29 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -2688,14 +2688,24 @@ impl Program {
                     state.registers[*root] = OwnedValue::Integer(root_page as i64);
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }
-                Insn::DropTable { db, root } => {
-                    if *db > 0 {
-                        todo!("temp databases not implemented yet");
+                Insn::Destroy {
+                    root,
+                    former_root_reg: _,
+                    is_temp,
+                } => {
+                    if *is_temp == 1 {
+                        todo!("temp databases not implemented yet.");
                     }
                     let mut cursor = Box::new(BTreeCursor::new(pager.clone(), *root));
                     cursor.btree_drop()?;
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }
+                Insn::DropTable { db, root: _ } => {
+                    if *db > 0 {
+                        todo!("temp databases not implemented yet");
+                    }
+                    //  TODO (Zaid): implement the functionality to clean up in-memory structures
+                }
                 Insn::Close { cursor_id } => {
                     let mut cursors = state.cursors.borrow_mut();
                     cursors.get_mut(*cursor_id).unwrap().take();