diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 67da5f777c..5e0512f79f 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -637,6 +637,14 @@ rm -rf "${BASE_DIR}"
 rm -rf /var/lib/kubelet
 rm -f ${BIN_DIR}/rke2
 rm -f ${KILLALL_RKE2_SH}
+
+for u in etcd rke2; do
+    if id -u \${u} 2>/dev/null; then
+        userdel \${u}
+        groupdel \${u}
+    fi
+done
+
 EOF
     ${SUDO} chmod 755 "${UNINSTALL_RKE2_SH}"