diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42b7beda933..42e465e7d17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dev: install
 link: uninstall
 	node bin/npm-cli.js link -f
 
-clean: markedclean marked-manclean doc-clean uninstall
+clean: markedclean marked-manclean doc-clean
 	rm -rf npmrc
 	node bin/npm-cli.js cache clean