diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UninstallCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UninstallCommandlet.java
index 0fb940066..3b9a44cf3 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UninstallCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UninstallCommandlet.java
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.property.ToolProperty;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolCommandlet;
 
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-
 /**
  * An internal {@link Commandlet} to uninstall a tool.
  */
@@ -39,22 +36,8 @@ public void run() {
     for (int i = 0; i < this.tools.getValueCount(); i++) {
       ToolCommandlet toolCommandlet = this.tools.getValue(i);
 
-      try {
-        String commandletName = toolCommandlet.getName();
-        Path softwarePath = context.getSoftwarePath().resolve(commandletName);
-        if (Files.exists(softwarePath)) {
-          try {
-            context.getFileAccess().delete(softwarePath);
-            this.context.success("Successfully uninstalled " + commandletName);
-          } catch (Exception e) {
-            this.context.error("Couldn't uninstall " + commandletName);
-          }
-        } else {
-          this.context.warning("An installed version of " + commandletName + " does not exist");
-        }
-      } catch (Exception e) {
-        this.context.error(e.getMessage());
-      }
+      toolCommandlet.uninstall();
+
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
index 0787bd2bb..097f36828 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 package com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool;
 
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.common.Tag;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.context.IdeContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.io.FileAccess;
@@ -15,6 +9,12 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.repo.ToolRepository;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.version.VersionIdentifier;
 
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
  * {@link ToolCommandlet} that is installed globally.
  */
@@ -143,4 +143,10 @@ protected boolean doInstall(boolean silent) {
     postInstall();
     return true;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void uninstall() {
+    //TODO: handle "uninstall <globaltool>"
+    this.context.error("Couldn't uninstall " + this.getName());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
index 11291cc86..9df148109 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
@@ -176,7 +176,27 @@ protected void postExtract(Path extractedDir) {
 
   }
 
-  private ToolInstallation createToolInstallation(Path rootDir, VersionIdentifier resolvedVersion, Path toolVersionFile, boolean newInstallation) {
+  public void uninstall() {
+
+    try {
+      Path softwarePath = getToolPath();
+      if (Files.exists(softwarePath)) {
+        try {
+          context.getFileAccess().delete(softwarePath);
+          this.context.success("Successfully uninstalled " + this.tool);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.context.error("Couldn't uninstall " + this.tool);
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.context.warning("An installed version of " + this.tool + " does not exist");
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      this.context.error(e.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private ToolInstallation createToolInstallation(Path rootDir, VersionIdentifier resolvedVersion, Path toolVersionFile,
+      boolean newInstallation) {
 
     Path linkDir = getMacOsHelper().findLinkDir(rootDir, this.tool);
     Path binDir = linkDir;
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolCommandlet.java
index 8a4916054..dd9629321 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolCommandlet.java
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ public String getInstalledEdition(Path toolPath) {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Uninstalls the {@link #getName() tool}.
+   */
+  public abstract void uninstall();
+
   /**
    * List the available editions of this tool.
    */