diff --git a/plinth/app.py b/plinth/app.py
index aa5db71f4..f9d562e91 100644
--- a/plinth/app.py
+++ b/plinth/app.py
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ class App:
 
     def uninstall(self):
         """De-configure and uninstall the app."""
-        for component in self.components.values():
+        # Remove components in the reverse order so that dependencies among
+        # components is properly satisfied.
+        for component in reversed(self.components.values()):
             component.uninstall()
 
     def get_setup_state(self) -> SetupState:
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_package.py b/plinth/tests/test_package.py
index 8c27c3330..f220480a5 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_package.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_package.py
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ def test_packages_uninstall_exclusion(cache, uninstall,
     TestApp3()
     app1.uninstall()
     uninstall.assert_has_calls([
-        call(['package11', 'package3', 'dep6'], purge=True),
-        call(['package12', 'package3'], purge=True)
+        call(['package12', 'package3'], purge=True),
+        call(['package11', 'package3', 'dep6'], purge=True)
     ])