diff --git a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/DeltaLakeMetadata.java b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/DeltaLakeMetadata.java
index 4a53d0e7b25d..60d8058227ae 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/DeltaLakeMetadata.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/DeltaLakeMetadata.java
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ public void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, ConnectorTableHandle tableHandle
         Table table = metastore.getTable(handle.getSchemaName(), handle.getTableName())
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new TableNotFoundException(handle.getSchemaTableName()));
 
-        metastore.dropTable(session, handle.getSchemaName(), handle.getTableName(), table.getTableType().equals(EXTERNAL_TABLE.toString()));
+        metastore.dropTable(session, handle.getSchemaName(), handle.getTableName(), table.getTableType().equals(MANAGED_TABLE.toString()));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/DeltaLakeMetastore.java b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/DeltaLakeMetastore.java
index 25ee7e22c5c3..c259b1eeec8d 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/DeltaLakeMetastore.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/DeltaLakeMetastore.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public interface DeltaLakeMetastore
 
     void createTable(ConnectorSession session, Table table, PrincipalPrivileges principalPrivileges);
 
-    void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean externalTable);
+    void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean deleteData);
 
     void renameTable(ConnectorSession session, SchemaTableName from, SchemaTableName to);
 
diff --git a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/HiveMetastoreBackedDeltaLakeMetastore.java b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/HiveMetastoreBackedDeltaLakeMetastore.java
index 390b5d1aba2c..73fdcc6a93ad 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/HiveMetastoreBackedDeltaLakeMetastore.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/metastore/HiveMetastoreBackedDeltaLakeMetastore.java
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ public void createTable(ConnectorSession session, Table table, PrincipalPrivileg
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean externalTable)
+    public void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean deleteData)
     {
         String tableLocation = getTableLocation(new SchemaTableName(databaseName, tableName), session);
-        delegate.dropTable(databaseName, tableName, true);
+        delegate.dropTable(databaseName, tableName, deleteData);
         statisticsAccess.invalidateCache(tableLocation);
         transactionLogAccess.invalidateCaches(tableLocation);
-        if (!externalTable) {
+        if (deleteData) {
             try {
                 fileSystemFactory.create(session).deleteDirectory(tableLocation);
             }
diff --git a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/TestDeltaLakeSplitManager.java b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/TestDeltaLakeSplitManager.java
index 6b7f4aee6b07..1c9b80f88bf8 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/TestDeltaLakeSplitManager.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-delta-lake/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/deltalake/TestDeltaLakeSplitManager.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public void createTable(ConnectorSession session, Table table, PrincipalPrivileg
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean externalTable)
+        public void dropTable(ConnectorSession session, String databaseName, String tableName, boolean deleteData)
         {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unimplemented");
         }