diff --git a/install/uninstall.php b/install/uninstall.php
index 1713bf0251b662be92dde35caf225f7a12b7fa10..6e8ffe3865457bc1263a6cf5330266c6328afa1f 100644
--- a/install/uninstall.php
+++ b/install/uninstall.php
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ require("/usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/config.inc.php");
 require("/usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/app.inc.php");
 
 // Delete the ISPConfig database
-$app->db->query("DROP DATABASE '".$conf["db_database"]."'");
+// $app->db->query("DROP DATABASE '".$conf["db_database"]."'");
+exec("/etc/init.d/mysql stop");
+exec("rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/".$conf["db_database"]);
+exec("/etc/init.d/mysql start");
 
 // Deleting the symlink in /var/www
 unlink("/var/www/ispconfig");