diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb
index 542f012..988ca1a 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ def apply_rollup_rules(select_values)
         end
       end
 
+      def drop_continuous_aggregates
+        @aggregates.each do |aggregate_name, _|
+          @timeframes.reverse_each do |timeframe|
+            view_name = "#{aggregate_name}_per_#{timeframe}"
+            connection.execute("DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS #{view_name} CASCADE")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       private
 
       def define_continuous_aggregate_classes
diff --git a/spec/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper_spec.rb b/spec/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper_spec.rb
index f521d41..5f01a38 100644
--- a/spec/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper_spec.rb
@@ -152,4 +152,27 @@ class Download < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '.drop_continuous_aggregates' do
+ before do
+      allow(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to receive(:execute).and_call_original
+    end
+    it 'drops all continuous aggregates' do
+      test_class.drop_continuous_aggregates
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS total_downloads_per_month CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS total_downloads_per_day CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS total_downloads_per_hour CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS total_downloads_per_minute CASCADE/i)
+
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_gem_per_month CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_gem_per_day CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_gem_per_hour CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_gem_per_minute CASCADE/i)
+
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_version_per_month CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_version_per_day CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_version_per_hour CASCADE/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS downloads_by_version_per_minute CASCADE/i)
+    end
+  end 
 end