As far as I know, dbDelta() is primarily used to add tables to the database. It can also add or alter columns. To delete columns, you should use $wpdb->query():
global $wpdb;
$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'table_name';
$wpdb->query( "ALTER TABLE $table DROP COLUMN column_name" );
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