diff --git a/spark/src/main/resources/error/delta-error-classes.json b/spark/src/main/resources/error/delta-error-classes.json
index 08e30e7fc35..25b5c895f27 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/resources/error/delta-error-classes.json
+++ b/spark/src/main/resources/error/delta-error-classes.json
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@
     ],
     "sqlState" : "42703"
   },
+  "DELTA_CANNOT_DROP_CHECK_CONSTRAINT_FEATURE" : {
+    "message" : [
+      "Cannot drop the CHECK constraints table feature.",
+      "The following constraints must be dropped first: <constraints>."
+    ],
+    "sqlState" : "0AKDE"
+  },
   "DELTA_CANNOT_EVALUATE_EXPRESSION" : {
     "message" : [
       "Cannot evaluate expression: <expression>"
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaErrors.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaErrors.scala
index 5245f8f91a8..14ea0b7a957 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaErrors.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaErrors.scala
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ trait DeltaErrorsBase
       messageParameters = Array.empty)
   }
 
+  def cannotDropCheckConstraintFeature(constraintNames: Seq[String]): AnalysisException = {
+    new DeltaAnalysisException(
+      errorClass = "DELTA_CANNOT_DROP_CHECK_CONSTRAINT_FEATURE",
+      messageParameters = Array(constraintNames.map(formatColumn).mkString(", "))
+    )
+  }
+
   def incorrectLogStoreImplementationException(
       sparkConf: SparkConf,
       cause: Throwable): Throwable = {
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand.scala
index 96a17b72b82..e5f96f1c21c 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.catalog.DeltaTableV2
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.{AlterTableSetPropertiesDeltaCommand, AlterTableUnsetPropertiesDeltaCommand, DeltaReorgTableCommand, DeltaReorgTableMode, DeltaReorgTableSpec}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.columnmapping.RemoveColumnMappingCommand
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.optimize.OptimizeMetrics
+import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.constraints.Constraints
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.managedcommit.ManagedCommitUtils
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.metering.DeltaLogging
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.util.{Utils => DeltaUtils}
@@ -378,3 +379,22 @@ case class ColumnMappingPreDowngradeCommand(table: DeltaTableV2)
     true
   }
 }
+
+case class CheckConstraintsPreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand(table: DeltaTableV2)
+    extends PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand {
+
+  /**
+   * Throws an exception if the table has CHECK constraints, and returns false otherwise (as no
+   * action was required).
+   *
+   * We intentionally error out instead of removing the CHECK constraints here, as dropping a
+   * table feature should not never alter the logical representation of a table (only its physical
+   * representation). Instead, we ask the user to explicitly drop the constraints before the table
+   * feature can be dropped.
+   */
+  override def removeFeatureTracesIfNeeded(): Boolean = {
+    val checkConstraintNames = Constraints.getCheckConstraintNames(table.initialSnapshot.metadata)
+    if (checkConstraintNames.isEmpty) return false
+    throw DeltaErrors.cannotDropCheckConstraintFeature(checkConstraintNames)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/TableFeature.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/TableFeature.scala
index 25513c2e657..e930455d514 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/TableFeature.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/TableFeature.scala
@@ -457,12 +457,24 @@ object InvariantsTableFeature
 
 object CheckConstraintsTableFeature
   extends LegacyWriterFeature(name = "checkConstraints", minWriterVersion = 3)
-  with FeatureAutomaticallyEnabledByMetadata {
+  with FeatureAutomaticallyEnabledByMetadata
+  with RemovableFeature {
   override def metadataRequiresFeatureToBeEnabled(
       metadata: Metadata,
       spark: SparkSession): Boolean = {
     Constraints.getCheckConstraints(metadata, spark).nonEmpty
   }
+
+  override def preDowngradeCommand(table: DeltaTableV2): PreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand =
+    CheckConstraintsPreDowngradeTableFeatureCommand(table)
+
+  override def validateRemoval(snapshot: Snapshot): Boolean =
+    Constraints.getCheckConstraintNames(snapshot.metadata).isEmpty
+
+  override def actionUsesFeature(action: Action): Boolean = {
+    // This method is never called, as it is only used for ReaderWriterFeatures.
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException()
+  }
 }
 
 object ChangeDataFeedTableFeature
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/constraints/Constraints.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/constraints/Constraints.scala
index 96c066b2537..11920e2220c 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/constraints/Constraints.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/constraints/Constraints.scala
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ object Constraints {
   /** A SQL expression to check for when writing out data. */
   case class Check(name: String, expression: Expression) extends Constraint
 
+  def getCheckConstraintNames(metadata: Metadata): Seq[String] = {
+    metadata.configuration.keys.collect {
+      case key if key.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).startsWith("delta.constraints.") =>
+        key.stripPrefix("delta.constraints.")
+    }.toSeq
+  }
+
   /**
    * Extract CHECK constraints from the table properties. Note that some CHECK constraints may also
    * come from schema metadata; these constraints were never released in a public API but are
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/schema/CheckConstraintsSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/schema/CheckConstraintsSuite.scala
index 16293c05804..954286bbe00 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/schema/CheckConstraintsSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/schema/CheckConstraintsSuite.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.delta.schema
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.TableIdentifier
+import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.DeltaLog
+
 // scalastyle:off import.ordering.noEmptyLine
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.constraints.CharVarcharConstraint
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.sources.DeltaSQLConf
@@ -459,4 +462,39 @@ class CheckConstraintsSuite extends QueryTest
       )
     }
   }
+
+  test("drop table feature") {
+    withTable("table") {
+      sql("CREATE TABLE table (a INT, b INT) USING DELTA " +
+        "TBLPROPERTIES ('delta.feature.checkConstraints' = 'supported')")
+      sql("ALTER TABLE table ADD CONSTRAINT c1 CHECK (a > 0)")
+      sql("ALTER TABLE table ADD CONSTRAINT c2 CHECK (b > 0)")
+
+      val error1 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql("ALTER TABLE table DROP FEATURE checkConstraints")
+      }
+      checkError(
+        error1,
+        errorClass = "DELTA_CANNOT_DROP_CHECK_CONSTRAINT_FEATURE",
+        parameters = Map("constraints" -> "`c1`, `c2`")
+      )
+      val deltaLog = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, TableIdentifier("table"))
+      assert(deltaLog.update().protocol.readerAndWriterFeatureNames.contains("checkConstraints"))
+
+      sql("ALTER TABLE table DROP CONSTRAINT c1")
+      val error2 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql("ALTER TABLE table DROP FEATURE checkConstraints")
+      }
+      checkError(
+        error2,
+        errorClass = "DELTA_CANNOT_DROP_CHECK_CONSTRAINT_FEATURE",
+        parameters = Map("constraints" -> "`c2`")
+      )
+      assert(deltaLog.update().protocol.readerAndWriterFeatureNames.contains("checkConstraints"))
+
+      sql("ALTER TABLE table DROP CONSTRAINT c2")
+      sql("ALTER TABLE table DROP FEATURE checkConstraints")
+      assert(!deltaLog.update().protocol.readerAndWriterFeatureNames.contains("checkConstraints"))
+    }
+  }
 }