diff --git a/pkg/sql/drop_type.go b/pkg/sql/drop_type.go
index 93c69479e004..ae1d251fe0e7 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/drop_type.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/drop_type.go
@@ -28,14 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 )
 
-type typeToDrop struct {
-	desc   *typedesc.Mutable
-	fqName string
-}
-
 type dropTypeNode struct {
-	n  *tree.DropType
-	td map[descpb.ID]typeToDrop
+	n      *tree.DropType
+	toDrop map[descpb.ID]*typedesc.Mutable
 }
 
 // Use to satisfy the linter.
@@ -51,8 +46,8 @@ func (p *planner) DropType(ctx context.Context, n *tree.DropType) (planNode, err
 	}
 
 	node := &dropTypeNode{
-		n:  n,
-		td: make(map[descpb.ID]typeToDrop),
+		n:      n,
+		toDrop: make(map[descpb.ID]*typedesc.Mutable),
 	}
 	if n.DropBehavior == tree.DropCascade {
 		return nil, unimplemented.NewWithIssue(51480, "DROP TYPE CASCADE is not yet supported")
@@ -67,7 +62,7 @@ func (p *planner) DropType(ctx context.Context, n *tree.DropType) (planNode, err
 			continue
 		}
 		// If we've already seen this type, then skip it.
-		if _, ok := node.td[typeDesc.ID]; ok {
+		if _, ok := node.toDrop[typeDesc.ID]; ok {
 			continue
 		}
 		switch typeDesc.Kind {
@@ -105,23 +100,9 @@ func (p *planner) DropType(ctx context.Context, n *tree.DropType) (planNode, err
 		if err := p.canDropTypeDesc(ctx, mutArrayDesc, n.DropBehavior); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
 		// Record these descriptors for deletion.
-		node.td[typeDesc.ID] = typeToDrop{
-			desc:   typeDesc,
-			fqName: tree.AsStringWithFQNames(name, p.Ann()),
-		}
-		arrayFQName, err := getTypeNameFromTypeDescriptor(
-			oneAtATimeSchemaResolver{ctx, p},
-			mutArrayDesc,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		node.td[mutArrayDesc.ID] = typeToDrop{
-			desc:   mutArrayDesc,
-			fqName: arrayFQName.FQString(),
-		}
+		node.toDrop[typeDesc.ID] = typeDesc
+		node.toDrop[mutArrayDesc.ID] = mutArrayDesc
 	}
 	return node, nil
 }
@@ -148,13 +129,23 @@ func (p *planner) canDropTypeDesc(
 }
 
 func (n *dropTypeNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
-	for _, toDrop := range n.td {
-		typ, fqName := toDrop.desc, toDrop.fqName
-		if err := params.p.dropTypeImpl(params.ctx, typ, tree.AsStringWithFQNames(n.n, params.Ann()), true /* queueJob */); err != nil {
+	for _, typeDesc := range n.toDrop {
+		typeFQName, err := getTypeNameFromTypeDescriptor(
+			oneAtATimeSchemaResolver{params.ctx, params.p},
+			typeDesc,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		err = params.p.dropTypeImpl(params.ctx, typeDesc, "dropping type "+typeFQName.FQString(), true /* queueJob */)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		event := &eventpb.DropType{
+			TypeName: typeFQName.FQString(),
+		}
 		// Log a Drop Type event.
-		if err := params.p.logEvent(params.ctx, typ.ID, &eventpb.DropType{TypeName: fqName}); err != nil {
+		if err := params.p.logEvent(params.ctx, typeDesc.ID, event); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/explain_test.go b/pkg/sql/explain_test.go
index d1ecceed43ab..2438a50a794d 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/explain_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/explain_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestStatementReuses(t *testing.T) {
 		`CREATE SEQUENCE s`,
 		`CREATE INDEX woo ON a(b)`,
 		`CREATE USER woo`,
+		`CREATE TYPE test as ENUM('a')`,
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range initStmts {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ func TestStatementReuses(t *testing.T) {
 		`DROP SEQUENCE s`,
 		`DROP VIEW v`,
 		`DROP USER woo`,
+		`DROP TYPE test`,
 
 		// Ditto ALTER first, so that erroneous side effects bork what's
 		// below.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/prepare b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/prepare
index 2e0f639bc4c0..8fb45ae9b91a 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/prepare
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/prepare
@@ -1355,6 +1355,10 @@ CREATE TABLE greeting_table (x greeting NOT NULL, y INT, INDEX (x, y))
 statement ok
 PREPARE enum_query AS SELECT x, y FROM greeting_table WHERE y = 2
 
+# Create prepared statement to drop type.
+statement ok
+PREPARE enum_drop AS DROP TYPE greeting
+
 # Now alter the enum to have a new value.
 statement ok
 ALTER TYPE greeting ADD VALUE 'howdy'
@@ -1368,3 +1372,11 @@ query TI
 EXECUTE enum_query
 ----
 howdy 2
+
+# drop table
+statement ok
+DROP TABLE greeting_table
+
+# drop the type using prepared statement.
+statement ok
+EXECUTE enum_drop
diff --git a/pkg/sql/plan_opt.go b/pkg/sql/plan_opt.go
index 55688430cc87..14e59c82378c 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/plan_opt.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/plan_opt.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (p *planner) prepareUsingOptimizer(ctx context.Context) (planFlags, error)
 		*tree.CreateSequence,
 		*tree.CreateStats,
 		*tree.Deallocate, *tree.Discard, *tree.DropDatabase, *tree.DropIndex,
-		*tree.DropTable, *tree.DropView, *tree.DropSequence,
+		*tree.DropTable, *tree.DropView, *tree.DropSequence, *tree.DropType,
 		*tree.Execute,
 		*tree.Grant, *tree.GrantRole,
 		*tree.Prepare,