diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.install b/modules/comment/comment.install
index 1dd67f4..dc051c3 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.install
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.install
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function comment_uninstall() {
   variable_del('comment_block_count');
   $node_types = array_keys(node_type_get_types());
   foreach ($node_types as $node_type) {
+    field_attach_delete_bundle('comment', 'comment_node_' . $node_type);
     variable_del('comment_' . $node_type);
     variable_del('comment_anonymous_' . $node_type);
     variable_del('comment_controls_' . $node_type);
diff --git a/modules/field/field.attach.inc b/modules/field/field.attach.inc
index 4ca15f5..23490a0 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.attach.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.attach.inc
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ function field_attach_rename_bundle($entity_type, $bundle_old, $bundle_new) {
  */
 function field_attach_delete_bundle($entity_type, $bundle) {
   // First, delete the instances themseves.
-  $instances = field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle);
+  $instances = field_read_instances(array('entity_type' => $entity_type, 'bundle' => $bundle), array('include_inactive' => 1));
   foreach ($instances as $instance) {
     field_delete_instance($instance);
   }
diff --git a/modules/field/field.module b/modules/field/field.module
index b808e59..6e8d6cf 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.module
+++ b/modules/field/field.module
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ function field_cron() {
  */
 function field_modules_uninstalled($modules) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'field', 'field.crud');
+  // Uninstalled modules may delete bundles with active instances. Try to purge 
+  // those instances now in case the module is re-installed again.
+  $limit = variable_get('field_purge_batch_size', 10);
+  field_purge_batch($limit);
+
   foreach ($modules as $module) {
     // TODO D7: field_module_delete is not yet implemented
     // field_module_delete($module);
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
index 10009d6..b67f18b 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ function taxonomy_uninstall() {
   // Remove variables.
   variable_del('taxonomy_override_selector');
   variable_del('taxonomy_terms_per_page_admin');
+  // Remove taxonomy_term bundles.
+  $vocabularies = db_query("SELECT machine_name FROM {taxonomy_vocabulary}")->fetchCol();
+  foreach ($vocabularies as $vocabulary) {
+    field_attach_delete_bundle('taxonomy_term', $vocabulary);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
index 1fd47f5..97cfe44 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
@@ -350,6 +350,40 @@ class TaxonomyVocabularyUnitTest extends TaxonomyWebTestCase {
     // Check that the field instance is still attached to the vocabulary.
     $this->assertTrue(field_info_instance('taxonomy_term', 'field_test', $new_name), t('The bundle name was updated correctly.'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test uninstall and reinstall of the taxonomy module.
+   */
+  function testUninstallReinstall() {
+    // Fields and field instances attached to taxonomy term bundles should be
+    // removed when the module is uninstalled.
+    $this->field_name = drupal_strtolower($this->randomName() . '_field_name');
+    $this->field = array('field_name' => $this->field_name, 'type' => 'text', 'cardinality' => 4);
+    $this->field = field_create_field($this->field);
+    $this->field_id = $this->field['id'];
+    $this->instance = array(
+      'field_name' => $this->field_name,
+      'entity_type' => 'taxonomy_term',
+      'bundle' => $this->vocabulary->machine_name,
+      'label' => $this->randomName() . '_label',
+    );
+    field_create_instance($this->instance);
+
+    module_disable(array('taxonomy'));
+    require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/install.inc';
+    drupal_uninstall_modules(array('taxonomy'));
+    module_enable(array('taxonomy'));
+
+    // Now create a vocabulary with the same name. All field instances
+    // connected to this vocabulary name should have been removed when the
+    // module was uninstalled. Creating a new field with the same name and
+    // an instance of this field on the same bundle name should be successful.
+    unset($this->vocabulary->vid);
+    taxonomy_vocabulary_save($this->vocabulary);
+    unset($this->field['id']);
+    field_create_field($this->field);
+    field_create_instance($this->instance);
+  }
 }
 
 /**