diff --git a/sql/field.go b/sql/field.go
index 3e55c7b6..c9672c87 100644
--- a/sql/field.go
+++ b/sql/field.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseRemoveFieldStatement() (stmt *RemoveFieldStatement, err er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if stmt.Name, err = p.parseIdent(); err != nil {
+	if stmt.Name, err = p.parseIdiom(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_test.go b/sql/sql_test.go
index 1b7b187b..392aecb0 100644
--- a/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ func Test_Parse_Queries_Remove(t *testing.T) {
 		// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 		{
 			sql: `REMOVE FIELD`,
-			err: "Found `` but expected `name`",
+			err: "Found `` but expected `name, or expression`",
 		},
 		{
 			sql: `REMOVE FIELD temp`,