diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/uninstall.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/uninstall.rs
index e58634933834..46654b66897d 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/uninstall.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/uninstall.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ pub fn cli() -> Command {
 }
 
 pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
-    // Ignore local configuration, same as `cargo install` does
-    config.reload_rooted_at(config.home().clone().into_path_unlocked())?;
-
     let root = args.get_one::<String>("root").map(String::as_str);
 
     if args.is_present_with_zero_values("package") {
diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-uninstall.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-uninstall.md
index ad9c2c6d439d..b2ebd097fc3a 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-uninstall.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-uninstall.md
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ By default all binaries are removed for a crate but the `--bin` and
 
 {{> description-install-root }}
 
-This command operates on system or user level, not on project level.
-This means that the local [configuration discovery] is ignored.
-Instead, the configuration discovery begins at `$CARGO_HOME/config.toml`. 
-
-[configuration discovery]: ../reference/config.html#hierarchical-structure
-
 ## OPTIONS
 
 ### Install Options
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-uninstall.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-uninstall.txt
index bb48c04a1cbb..dcf3d55f75a9 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-uninstall.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-uninstall.txt
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
        o  $HOME/.cargo
 
-       This command operates on system or user level, not on project level.
-       This means that the local configuration discovery
-       <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#hierarchical-structure>
-       is ignored. Instead, the configuration discovery begins at
-       $CARGO_HOME/config.toml.
-
 OPTIONS
    Install Options
        -p, --package spec…
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-uninstall.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-uninstall.md
index 4a0441baf98f..2fb7490b9010 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-uninstall.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-uninstall.md
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ The installation root is determined, in order of precedence:
 - `$HOME/.cargo`
 
 
-This command operates on system or user level, not on project level.
-This means that the local [configuration discovery] is ignored.
-Instead, the configuration discovery begins at `$CARGO_HOME/config.toml`. 
-
-[configuration discovery]: ../reference/config.html#hierarchical-structure
-
 ## OPTIONS
 
 ### Install Options
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-uninstall.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-uninstall.1
index a8262fe397c3..d3ead1092670 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-uninstall.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-uninstall.1
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ The installation root is determined, in order of precedence:
 .RS 4
 \h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fB$HOME/.cargo\fR
 .RE
-.sp
-This command operates on system or user level, not on project level.
-This means that the local \fIconfiguration discovery\fR <https://doc.rust\-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#hierarchical\-structure> is ignored.
-Instead, the configuration discovery begins at \fB$CARGO_HOME/config.toml\fR\&. 
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .SS "Install Options"
 .sp
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index ddd11b743337..7d93bd3ae51e 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -1834,37 +1834,6 @@ fn install_path_config() {
         .run();
 }
 
-#[cargo_test]
-fn uninstall_should_ignore_local_config() {
-    let project = project()
-        .file(
-            ".cargo/config",
-            r#"
-            [install]
-            root = './'
-            "#,
-        )
-        .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
-        .build();
-
-    // Will install `foo` binary to `/path/to/foo/bin/foo`
-    cargo_process("install --path foo").run();
-
-    assert_has_installed_exe(project.root(), "foo");
-
-    // Won't find the `foo` executable, because `cargo uninstall`
-    // ignores the config resolution chain of the current work directory
-    cargo_process("uninstall foo")
-        .cwd("foo")
-        .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr_contains(
-            "[..]error: package ID specification `foo` did not match any packages[..]",
-        )
-        .run();
-
-    cargo_process("uninstall foo --root foo").run();
-}
-
 #[cargo_test]
 fn install_version_req() {
     // Try using a few versionreq styles.