Issue deleting sharepoint column

[EdwardKnightonEchelon]

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SharePoint CSOM

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SharePoint Online

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Issue description

When trying to delete a Sharepoint list column using this code:
Field oField = yammerList.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle("ColumnName");
oField.DeleteObject();
context.ExecuteQuery();
I get the error:
The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold.

I also get this error while trying to delete the column in list settings on the Sharepoint website. Not certain why this error would occur while deleting a column and would like to know if there are any workarounds or resolutions to it. Thanks!

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