diff --git a/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_catalog/uc_catalog.install b/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_catalog/uc_catalog.install
index 9bf76d5..41a6785 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_catalog/uc_catalog.install
+++ b/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_catalog/uc_catalog.install
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ function uc_catalog_install() {
  */
 function uc_catalog_uninstall() {
   drupal_uninstall_schema('uc_catalog');
-  if ($vid = variable_get('uc_catalog_vid', 0)) {
-    taxonomy_del_vocabulary($vid);
-  }
   db_query("DELETE FROM {variable} WHERE name LIKE 'uc_catalog_%%'");
 }