diff --git a/dbt/adapters/synapse/relation_configs/policies.py b/dbt/adapters/synapse/relation_configs/policies.py
index 1e4de62f..acf5556f 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/synapse/relation_configs/policies.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/synapse/relation_configs/policies.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class SynapseRelationType(StrEnum):
 
 
 class SynapseIncludePolicy(Policy):
-    database: bool = True
+    database: bool = False
     schema: bool = True
     identifier: bool = True
 
diff --git a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/adapters/relation.sql b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/adapters/relation.sql
index 9dd4cf12..493deaa2 100644
--- a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/adapters/relation.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/adapters/relation.sql
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
     {% set object_id_type = 'U' %}
   {%- else -%} invalid target name
   {% endif %}
-    if object_id ('{{ relation.include(database=False) }}','{{ object_id_type }}') is not null
+    if object_id ('{{ relation }}','{{ object_id_type }}') is not null
     {% if relation.type == 'view' or relation.type == 'materialized_view' -%}
       begin
-      drop view {{ relation.include(database=False) }}
+      drop view {{ relation }}
       end
     {% elif relation.type == 'table' %}
       begin
-      drop {{ relation.type }} {{ relation.include(database=False) }}
+      drop {{ relation.type }} {{ relation }}
       end
     {% endif %}
   {% else %}
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@
 
 {% macro synapse__rename_relation_script(from_relation, to_relation) -%}
   -- drop all object types with to_relation.identifier name, to avoid error "new name already in use...duplicate...not permitted"
-  if object_id ('{{ to_relation.include(database=False) }}','V') is not null
+  if object_id ('{{ to_relation }}','V') is not null
     begin
-    drop view {{ to_relation.include(database=False) }}
+    drop view {{ to_relation }}
     end
 
-  if object_id ('{{ to_relation.include(database=False) }}','U') is not null
+  if object_id ('{{ to_relation }}','U') is not null
     begin
-    drop table {{ to_relation.include(database=False) }}
+    drop table {{ to_relation }}
     end
 
-  rename object {{ from_relation.include(database=False) }} to {{ to_relation.identifier }}
+  rename object {{ from_relation }} to {{ to_relation.identifier }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro synapse__truncate_relation(relation) %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_constraints.sql b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_constraints.sql
index 7ae3650e..76a04137 100644
--- a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_constraints.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_constraints.sql
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   {# loop through user_provided_columns to create DDL with data types and constraints #}
     {%- set raw_model_constraints = adapter.render_raw_model_constraints(raw_constraints=model['constraints']) -%}
     {% for c in raw_model_constraints -%}
-        alter table {{ relation.include(database=False) }} {{c}};
+        alter table {{ relation }} {{c}};
     {% endfor -%}
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/view/create_view_as.sql b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/view/create_view_as.sql
index 7deee62e..94fa4719 100644
--- a/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/view/create_view_as.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/synapse/macros/materializations/models/view/create_view_as.sql
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
       {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(sql) }}
   {%- endif %}
 
-  EXEC('create view {{ relation.include(database=False) }} as {{ temp_view_sql }};');
+  EXEC('create view {{ relation }} as {{ temp_view_sql }};');
 
 {% endmacro %}