create table t1 (a int, b int, key a1(a)) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1),(2,2),(3,3); alter table t1 alter index a1 ignored, algorithm=instant; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, KEY `a1` (`a`) IGNORED ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci alter table t1 alter index a1 not ignored, algorithm=instant; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, KEY `a1` (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci drop table t1;