diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
index 1d5ace2b194e..6ef11bc29723 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public abstract class PyPackageManager implements Disposable {
 
   public abstract void install(@Nullable List<PyRequirement> requirements, @NotNull List<String> extraArgs) throws ExecutionException;
 
-  public abstract void uninstall(@NotNull List<PyPackage> packages) throws ExecutionException;
-
   public abstract void refresh();
 
   public abstract @NotNull String createVirtualEnv(@NotNull String destinationDir, boolean useGlobalSite) throws ExecutionException;
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerBridge.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerBridge.kt
index 67450a4be800..5f1935a32d93 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerBridge.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerBridge.kt
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ internal open class PyPackageManagerBridge(sdk: Sdk) : PyTargetEnvironmentPackag
     }
   }
 
-  @Throws(ExecutionException::class)
-  override fun uninstall(packages: MutableList<PyPackage>) {
-    runBlockingMaybeCancellable {
-      packageManagerUI.uninstallPackagesBackground(packages.map { it.name })
-    }
-  }
-
   override fun refreshAndGetPackages(alwaysRefresh: Boolean): List<PyPackage?> {
     val pythonPackages = if (alwaysRefresh) {
       runBlockingMaybeCancellable {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
index a13534536318..555d8bdcd092 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -109,32 +108,6 @@ public abstract class PyPackageManagerImpl extends PyPackageManagerImplBase {
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void uninstall(@NotNull List<PyPackage> packages) throws ExecutionException {
-    final List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
-    try {
-      args.add(UNINSTALL);
-      boolean canModify = true;
-      for (PyPackage pkg : packages) {
-        if (canModify) {
-          final String location = pkg.getLocation();
-          if (location != null) {
-            canModify = Files.isWritable(Paths.get(location));
-          }
-        }
-        args.add(pkg.getName());
-      }
-      getHelperResult(args, !canModify, true);
-    }
-    catch (PyExecutionException e) {
-      throw PyExecutionExceptionExtKt.copyWith(e, "pip", args);
-    }
-    finally {
-      LOG.debug("Packages cache is about to be refreshed because these packages were uninstalled: " + packages);
-      refreshPackagesSynchronously();
-    }
-  }
-
 
   @Override
   public @Nullable List<PyPackage> getPackages() {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyTargetEnvironmentPackageManager.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyTargetEnvironmentPackageManager.java
index aa524acc56da..d76aa4038596 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyTargetEnvironmentPackageManager.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyTargetEnvironmentPackageManager.java
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.*;
 
 /**
@@ -131,42 +129,6 @@ public abstract class PyTargetEnvironmentPackageManager extends PyPackageManager
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void uninstall(@NotNull List<PyPackage> packages) throws ExecutionException {
-    List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
-    HelpersAwareTargetEnvironmentRequest helpersAwareRequest = getPythonTargetInterpreter();
-    TargetEnvironmentRequest targetEnvironmentRequest = helpersAwareRequest.getTargetEnvironmentRequest();
-    PythonScriptExecution pythonExecution =
-      PythonScripts.prepareHelperScriptExecution(PythonHelper.PACKAGING_TOOL, helpersAwareRequest);
-    try {
-      pythonExecution.addParameter(UNINSTALL);
-      // TODO [targets] Remove temporary usage of String arguments
-      args.add(UNINSTALL);
-      boolean canModify = true;
-      for (PyPackage pkg : packages) {
-        if (canModify) {
-          final String location = pkg.getLocation();
-          if (location != null) {
-            // TODO [targets] Introspection is required here
-            canModify = Files.isWritable(Paths.get(location));
-          }
-        }
-        pythonExecution.addParameter(pkg.getName());
-        // TODO [targets] Remove temporary usage of String arguments
-        args.add(pkg.getName());
-      }
-      // TODO [targets] Pass `parentDir = null`
-      getPythonProcessResult(pythonExecution, !canModify, true, targetEnvironmentRequest);
-    }
-    catch (PyExecutionException e) {
-      throw PyExecutionExceptionExtKt.copyWith(e, "pip", args);
-    }
-    finally {
-      LOG.debug("Packages cache is about to be refreshed because these packages were uninstalled: " + packages);
-      refreshPackagesSynchronously();
-    }
-  }
-
 
   @Override
   public @Nullable List<PyPackage> getPackages() {
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/PyPackagingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/PyPackagingTest.java
index 3cabdc387291..c57bb4a482c7 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/PyPackagingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/PyPackagingTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import com.jetbrains.env.PyTestTask;
 import com.jetbrains.python.packaging.PyPackage;
 import com.jetbrains.python.packaging.PyPackageManager;
 import com.jetbrains.python.packaging.requirement.PyRequirementRelation;
-import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PythonSdkUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.PythonSdkFlavor;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.VirtualEnvSdkFlavor;
 import com.jetbrains.python.tools.sdkTools.SdkCreationType;
@@ -121,10 +120,6 @@ public class PyPackagingTest extends PyEnvTestCase {
           final PyPackage pip1 = findPackage("pip", packages1);
           assertNotNull(pip1);
           assertEquals("pip", pip1.getName());
-          manager.uninstall(Collections.singletonList(markdown2));
-          final List<PyPackage> packages3 = manager.refreshAndGetPackages(false);
-          final PyPackage markdown3 = findPackage("markdown", packages3);
-          assertNull(markdown3);
         }
         catch (ExecutionException e) {
           throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Error for interpreter '%s': %s", sdk.getHomePath(), e.getMessage()), e);