diff --git a/plinth/modules/gitweb/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/gitweb/__init__.py
index 0254ef98c..76040f058 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/gitweb/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/gitweb/__init__.py
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ class GitwebApp(app_module.App):
         privileged.setup()
         self.enable()
 
+    def uninstall(self):
+        """De-configure and uninstall the app."""
+        super().uninstall()
+        privileged.uninstall()
+
 
 class GitwebWebserverAuth(Webserver):
     """Component to handle Gitweb authentication webserver configuration."""
diff --git a/plinth/modules/gitweb/privileged.py b/plinth/modules/gitweb/privileged.py
index 9717ff616..bcd2dc5ce 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/gitweb/privileged.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/gitweb/privileged.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import configparser
 import logging
 import os
+import pathlib
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
@@ -386,3 +387,10 @@ def delete_repo(name: str):
     repo = validate_repo_name(name)
     repo_path = os.path.join(GIT_REPO_PATH, repo)
     shutil.rmtree(repo_path)
+
+
+@privileged
+def uninstall():
+    """Remove git repositories."""
+    for item in pathlib.Path(GIT_REPO_PATH).glob('*'):
+        shutil.rmtree(item, ignore_errors=True)