diff --git a/tasks/build/osPackages.js b/tasks/build/osPackages.js
index 7f9f8f71c6bc9..963bb85cf6a2d 100644
--- a/tasks/build/osPackages.js
+++ b/tasks/build/osPackages.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export default (grunt) => {
         '--config-files', config.path.kibanaConfig,
         '--template-value', `user=${config.user}`,
         '--template-value', `group=${config.group}`,
-        '--template-value', `optimizeDir=${config.path.home}/optimize`
+        '--template-value', `optimizeDir=${config.path.home}/optimize`,
+        '--template-value', `pluginsDir=${config.path.plugins}`
       ];
       const debOptions = [
         '-t', 'deb',
diff --git a/tasks/build/package_scripts/post_remove.sh b/tasks/build/package_scripts/post_remove.sh
index 43e8e5e6d4ac5..5c2858e34ad3f 100644
--- a/tasks/build/package_scripts/post_remove.sh
+++ b/tasks/build/package_scripts/post_remove.sh
@@ -10,20 +10,26 @@ user_remove() {
 }
 
 REMOVE_USER=false
+REMOVE_DIRS=false
 
 case $1 in
   # Includes cases for all valid arguments, exit 1 otherwise
   # Debian
   purge)
     REMOVE_USER=true
+    REMOVE_DIRS=true
+  ;;
+  remove)
+    REMOVE_DIRS=true
   ;;
 
-  remove|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear|upgrade|disappear)
+  failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear|upgrade|disappear)
   ;;
 
   # Red Hat
   0)
     REMOVE_USER=true
+    REMOVE_DIRS=true
   ;;
 
   1)
@@ -40,3 +46,13 @@ if [ "$REMOVE_USER" = "true" ]; then
     user_remove "<%= user %>"
   fi
 fi
+
+if [ "$REMOVE_DIRS" = "true" ]; then
+  if [ -d "<%= optimizeDir %>" ]; then
+    rm -rf "<%= optimizeDir %>"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d "<%= pluginsDir %>" ]; then
+    rm -rf "<%= pluginsDir %>"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/tasks/config/packages.js b/tasks/config/packages.js
index 0fec5b6cd248d..66226e938df50 100644
--- a/tasks/config/packages.js
+++ b/tasks/config/packages.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default (grunt) => {
   const PREFIX_PRODUCTION_RPM = `${FOLDER_PRODUCTION}/${FOLDERNAME_RPM}`;
 
   const FOLDER_CONFIG = '/opt/kibana/config';
-  const FOLDER_LOGS = '/var/log/kibana';
   const FOLDER_HOME = '/opt/kibana';
+  const FOLDER_PLUGINS = `${FOLDER_HOME}/installedPlugins`;
 
   const FILE_KIBANA_CONF = `${FOLDER_CONFIG}/kibana.yml`;
   const FILE_KIBANA_BINARY = `${FOLDER_HOME}/bin/kibana`;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default (grunt) => {
     version: VERSION,
     path: {
       conf: FOLDER_CONFIG,
-      logs: FOLDER_LOGS,
+      plugins: FOLDER_PLUGINS,
       home: FOLDER_HOME,
       kibanaBin: FILE_KIBANA_BINARY,
       kibanaConfig: FILE_KIBANA_CONF