diff --git a/plinth/modules/searx/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/searx/__init__.py
index f0b0fafc9..f367629f8 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/searx/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/searx/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class SearxApp(app_module.App):
             self.enable()
             self.set_shortcut_login_required(True)
 
+    def uninstall(self):
+        """De-configure and uninstall the app."""
+        super().uninstall()
+        privileged.unininstall()
+
 
 class SearxWebserverAuth(Webserver):
     """Component to handle Searx authentication webserver configuration."""
diff --git a/plinth/modules/searx/privileged.py b/plinth/modules/searx/privileged.py
index fd5c35997..78f6d574e 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/searx/privileged.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/searx/privileged.py
@@ -153,3 +153,10 @@ def disable_public_access():
     """Disable public access to the SearX application."""
     if os.path.exists(PUBLIC_ACCESS_SETTING_FILE):
         os.remove(PUBLIC_ACCESS_SETTING_FILE)
+
+
+@privileged
+def unininstall():
+    """Remove configuration uWSGI file."""
+    shutil.rmtree('/etc/searx', ignore_errors=True)
+    pathlib.Path(UWSGI_FILE).unlink(missing_ok=True)