diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1718268915-increase-remove-timeout.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1718268915-increase-remove-timeout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46369d8749c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1718268915-increase-remove-timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+kind: bug-fix
+summary: Increase removal timeout when uninstall
+component: "elastic-agent"
diff --git a/internal/pkg/agent/install/uninstall.go b/internal/pkg/agent/install/uninstall.go
index f333e8c49a5..48667154a40 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/agent/install/uninstall.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/agent/install/uninstall.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func checkForUnprivilegedVault(ctx context.Context, opts ...vault.OptionFunc) (b
 // to an ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION. RemovePath will retry up to 2
 // seconds if it keeps getting that error.
 func RemovePath(path string) error {
-	const arbitraryTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+	const arbitraryTimeout = 60 * time.Second
 	start := time.Now()
 	var lastErr error
 	for time.Since(start) <= arbitraryTimeout {