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How to delete and purge a field in Drupal 8
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delete_field.php
<?php
// Usually, you'll want to run this inside an update hook.
$field = FieldStorageConfig::loadByName($entity_type, $field_name);
$field->delete();
field_purge_field($field); // This part also happens automatically when cron runs.
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