diff --git a/hive_metastore_client/hive_metastore_client.py b/hive_metastore_client/hive_metastore_client.py
index c590a37..b1aa5bd 100644
--- a/hive_metastore_client/hive_metastore_client.py
+++ b/hive_metastore_client/hive_metastore_client.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 class HiveMetastoreClient(ThriftClient):
     """User main interface with the metastore server methods."""
 
+    COL_TYPE_INCOMPATIBILITY_DISALLOW_CONFIG = (
+        "hive.metastore.disallow.incompatible.col.type.changes"
+    )
+
     def __init__(self, host: str, port: int = 9083) -> None:
         """
         Instantiates the client object for given host and port.
@@ -113,6 +117,11 @@ def drop_columns_from_table(
                     cols.append(col)
             table.sd.cols = cols
 
+            # Hive Metastore enforces that the schema prior and after
+            # an ALTER TABLE should be the same,
+            # however when dropping a column the schema will definitely change
+            self.setMetaConf(self.COL_TYPE_INCOMPATIBILITY_DISALLOW_CONFIG, "false")
+
             # call alter table to drop columns removed from list of table columns
             self.alter_table(dbname=db_name, tbl_name=table_name, new_tbl=table)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/hive_metastore_client/test_hive_metastore_client.py b/tests/unit/hive_metastore_client/test_hive_metastore_client.py
index b29ff12..34d9724 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hive_metastore_client/test_hive_metastore_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hive_metastore_client/test_hive_metastore_client.py
@@ -106,8 +106,13 @@ def test_add_columns_to_table(
 
     @mock.patch.object(HiveMetastoreClient, "get_table")
     @mock.patch.object(HiveMetastoreClient, "alter_table")
+    @mock.patch.object(HiveMetastoreClient, "setMetaConf")
     def test_drop_columns_from_table(
-        self, mocked_alter_table, mocked_get_table, hive_metastore_client
+        self,
+        mocked_set_meta_conf,
+        mocked_alter_table,
+        mocked_get_table,
+        hive_metastore_client,
     ):
         # arrange
         db_name = "db_name"
@@ -131,6 +136,9 @@ def test_drop_columns_from_table(
         )
 
         # assert
+        mocked_set_meta_conf.assert_called_once_with(
+            hive_metastore_client.COL_TYPE_INCOMPATIBILITY_DISALLOW_CONFIG, "false"
+        )
         mocked_get_table.assert_called_once_with(dbname=db_name, tbl_name=table_name)
         mocked_alter_table.assert_called_once_with(
             dbname=db_name, tbl_name=table_name, new_tbl=expected_mocked_table