diff --git a/_modules/win_agent.py b/_modules/win_agent.py
index ade4a9d1..08d518a1 100644
--- a/_modules/win_agent.py
+++ b/_modules/win_agent.py
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ def run_python_script(filename, timeout):
     return __salt__["cmd.run_all"](
         "{0} {1}".format(python_bin, file_path), timeout=timeout
     )
+
+
+def uninstall_agent():
+    remove_exe = os.path.join("C:\\Program Files\\TacticalAgent", "unins000.exe")
+    __salt__["cmd.run_bg"]([remove_exe, "/VERYSILENT", "/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES"])
+    return "ok"
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/tasks.py b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/tasks.py
index 2a0d6cbb..b043bf2d 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/tasks.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/tasks.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def sync_salt_modules_task(pk):
 @app.task
 def uninstall_agent_task(pk, wait=True):
     agent = Agent.objects.get(pk=pk)
+    salt_id = agent.salt_id
     agent.uninstall_inprogress = True
     agent.save(update_fields=["uninstall_inprogress"])
     logger.info(f"{agent.hostname} uninstall task is running")
@@ -52,26 +53,29 @@ def uninstall_agent_task(pk, wait=True):
         logger.info(f"{agent.hostname} waiting 90 seconds before uninstalling")
         sleep(90)  # need to give salt time to startup on the minion
 
-    resp2 = agent.salt_api_cmd(
-        hostname=agent.salt_id,
-        timeout=60,
-        func="cp.get_file",
-        arg=["salt://scripts/removeagent.exe", "C:\\Windows\\Temp\\"],
-    )
-    data2 = resp2.json()
-    if not data2["return"][0][agent.salt_id]:
-        logger.error(f"{agent.hostname} unable to copy file")
-        return f"{agent.hostname} unable to copy file"
+    attempts = 0
+    error = False
 
-    agent.salt_api_cmd(
-        hostname=agent.salt_id,
-        timeout=500,
-        func="cmd.script",
-        arg="salt://scripts/uninstall.bat",
-    )
+    while 1:
+        attempts += 1
+        r = agent.salt_api_cmd(
+            hostname=salt_id, timeout=60, func="win_agent.uninstall_agent"
+        )
+        if r.json()["return"][0][salt_id] != "ok":
+            if attempts >= 10:
+                error = True
+                break
+            else:
+                continue
+        else:
+            break
 
-    logger.info(f"{agent.hostname} was successfully uninstalled")
-    return f"{agent.hostname} was successfully uninstalled"
+    if error:
+        logger.error(f"{salt_id} uninstall failed")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"{salt_id} was successfully uninstalled")
+
+    return "agent uninstall"
 
 
 def service_action(hostname, action, service):
diff --git a/scripts/.gitkeep b/scripts/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/scripts/removeagent.exe b/scripts/removeagent.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbd1f1a..00000000
Binary files a/scripts/removeagent.exe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/scripts/removeagent.go b/scripts/removeagent.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a3d75b4..00000000
--- a/scripts/removeagent.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import(
-	"os/exec"
-	"os"
-)
-
-func main(){
-	unins_file := "C:\\Program Files\\TacticalAgent\\unins000.exe"
-
-	if fileExists(unins_file) {
-		c := exec.Command("cmd", "/C", unins_file, "/VERYSILENT", "/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES")
-		c.Run()
-	}
-}
-
-func fileExists(filename string) bool {
-    info, err := os.Stat(filename)
-    if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-        return false
-    }
-    return !info.IsDir()
-}
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall.bat b/scripts/uninstall.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index c26fd758..00000000
--- a/scripts/uninstall.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-start "" "C:\Windows\Temp\removeagent.exe"