diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index 0d93af9..56a3b93 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ proc removePkgDir(dir: string, options: Options) =
         removeFile(options.getBinDir() / binary.str)
 
       # Search for an older version of the package we are removing.
+      # So that we can reinstate its symlink.
       let (pkgName, _) = getNameVersion(dir)
       let pkgList = getInstalledPkgsMin(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
       var pkgInfo: PackageInfo
@@ -818,7 +819,7 @@ proc uninstall(options: Options) =
   for pkgTup in options.action.packages:
     display("Looking", "for $1 ($2)" % [pkgTup.name, $pkgTup.ver],
             priority = HighPriority)
-    let installedPkgs = getInstalledPkgs(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
+    let installedPkgs = getInstalledPkgsMin(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
     var pkgList = findAllPkgs(installedPkgs, pkgTup)
     if pkgList.len == 0:
       raise newException(NimbleError, "Package not found")
@@ -912,10 +913,12 @@ proc developFromDir(dir: string, options: Options) =
   # `nimble develop` if they change their `srcDir` but I think it's a worthy
   # compromise.
   let contents = pkgInfo.myPath & "\n" & pkgInfo.getRealDir()
-  writeFile(pkgDestDir / pkgInfo.name.addFileExt("nimble-link"), contents)
+  let nimbleLinkPath = pkgDestDir / pkgInfo.name.addFileExt("nimble-link")
+  writeFile(nimbleLinkPath, contents)
 
   # Save a nimblemeta.json file.
-  saveNimbleMeta(pkgDestDir, "file://" & dir, vcsRevisionInDir(dir))
+  saveNimbleMeta(pkgDestDir, "file://" & dir, vcsRevisionInDir(dir),
+                 nimbleLinkPath)
 
   # Save the nimble data (which might now contain reverse deps added in
   # processDeps).
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageinstaller.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageinstaller.nim
index d34a9a7..e48a910 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageinstaller.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageinstaller.nim
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ proc saveNimbleMeta*(pkgDestDir, url, vcsRevision: string,
   nimblemeta["isLink"] = %isLink
   writeFile(pkgDestDir / "nimblemeta.json", $nimblemeta)
 
-proc saveNimbleMeta*(pkgDestDir, pkgDir, vcsRevision: string) =
+proc saveNimbleMeta*(pkgDestDir, pkgDir, vcsRevision, nimbleLinkPath: string) =
   ## Overload of saveNimbleMeta for linked (.nimble-link) packages.
   ##
   ## pkgDestDir - The directory where the package has been installed.
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ proc saveNimbleMeta*(pkgDestDir, pkgDir, vcsRevision: string) =
   ## pkgDir - The directory where the original package files are.
   ##          For example: ~/projects/jester/
   saveNimbleMeta(pkgDestDir, "file://" & pkgDir, vcsRevision,
-                 initSet[string](), initSet[string](), true)
\ No newline at end of file
+                 toSet[string]([nimbleLinkPath]), initSet[string](), true)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index 986c87f..ad8906a 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -507,4 +507,14 @@ suite "develop feature":
       let (output, exitCode) = execNimble("c", "-r", "src/dependent.nim")
       checkpoint output
       check(output.processOutput.inLines("hello"))
-      check exitCode == QuitSuccess
\ No newline at end of file
+      check exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
+  test "can uninstall linked package":
+    cd "develop/srcdirtest":
+      let (_, exitCode) = execNimble("develop", "-y")
+      check exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
+    let (output, exitCode) = execNimble("uninstall", "-y", "srcdirtest")
+    checkpoint(output)
+    check exitCode == QuitSuccess
+    check(not output.processOutput.inLines("warning"))