diff --git a/internal/diff/diff.go b/internal/diff/diff.go
index b34d5c52..07c05465 100644
--- a/internal/diff/diff.go
+++ b/internal/diff/diff.go
@@ -1513,6 +1513,12 @@ func (d *ddlDiff) generateModifySQL(targetSchema string, collector *diffCollecto
 // preDroppedViews contains views that were already dropped in the pre-drop phase
 func (d *ddlDiff) generateDropSQL(targetSchema string, collector *diffCollector, preDroppedViews map[string]bool) {
 
+	// REVOKE privileges BEFORE dropping objects (objects must exist for REVOKE to succeed)
+	generateRestoreDefaultPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedRevokedDefaultPrivs, targetSchema, collector)
+	generateDropColumnPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedColumnPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
+	generateDropPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
+	generateDropDefaultPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedDefaultPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
+
 	// Drop triggers from modified tables first (triggers depend on functions)
 	generateDropTriggersFromModifiedTables(d.modifiedTables, targetSchema, collector)
 
@@ -1535,18 +1541,6 @@ func (d *ddlDiff) generateDropSQL(targetSchema string, collector *diffCollector,
 	// Drop types
 	generateDropTypesSQL(d.droppedTypes, targetSchema, collector)
 
-	// Restore default PUBLIC privileges (dropped revokes = restore defaults)
-	generateRestoreDefaultPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedRevokedDefaultPrivs, targetSchema, collector)
-
-	// Drop column-level privileges
-	generateDropColumnPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedColumnPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
-
-	// Drop explicit object privileges
-	generateDropPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
-
-	// Drop default privileges
-	generateDropDefaultPrivilegesSQL(d.droppedDefaultPrivileges, targetSchema, collector)
-
 	// Drop schemas
 	// Note: Schema deletion is out of scope for schema-level comparisons
 }
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/diff.sql b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/diff.sql
index ecdbb813..827c3d35 100644
--- a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/diff.sql
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/diff.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION process_order(order_id integer, discount_percent numeric) FROM api_role;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS get_user_stats(integer);
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS process_order(integer, numeric);
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS process_payment(integer, text);
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/old.sql b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/old.sql
index a5b0db11..f24ec9a3 100644
--- a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/old.sql
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/old.sql
@@ -54,4 +54,14 @@ BEGIN
     status := 'SUCCESS';
     processed_at := NOW();
 END;
-$$;
\ No newline at end of file
+$$;
+
+-- Role and grant for testing REVOKE ordering
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'api_role') THEN
+        CREATE ROLE api_role;
+    END IF;
+END $$;
+
+GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION process_order(integer, numeric) TO api_role;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.json b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.json
index a01e9166..1421134f 100644
--- a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.json
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.json
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
   "pgschema_version": "1.6.0",
   "created_at": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
   "source_fingerprint": {
-    "hash": "1228242f86da4b19cafc006075668cd3e73588c01012241f6e72ed02432a158b"
+    "hash": "755b64b40a0ad2e6918bb3ff23f9b9ac6936c38ff588b5ad7ddc98bbf36315de"
   },
   "groups": [
     {
       "steps": [
+        {
+          "sql": "REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION process_order(order_id integer, discount_percent numeric) FROM api_role;",
+          "type": "privilege",
+          "operation": "drop",
+          "path": "privileges.FUNCTION.process_order(order_id integer, discount_percent numeric).api_role"
+        },
         {
           "sql": "DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS get_user_stats(integer);",
           "type": "function",
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.sql b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.sql
index 6c482a5a..7d2aa9cc 100644
--- a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.sql
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION process_order(order_id integer, discount_percent numeric) FROM api_role;
+
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS get_user_stats(integer);
 
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS process_order(integer, numeric);
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.txt b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.txt
index b5f5e5b6..814100ab 100644
--- a/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.txt
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_function/drop_function/plan.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-Plan: 3 to drop.
+Plan: 4 to drop.
 
 Summary by type:
   functions: 3 to drop
+  privileges: 1 to drop
 
 Functions:
   - get_user_stats
   - process_order
   - process_payment
 
+Privileges:
+  - api_role
+
 DDL to be executed:
 --------------------------------------------------
 
+REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION process_order(order_id integer, discount_percent numeric) FROM api_role;
+
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS get_user_stats(integer);
 
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS process_order(integer, numeric);