diff --git a/src/warden-server/sh/uninstall.sh b/src/warden-server/sh/uninstall.sh
index 112d420e3a4d86d0f3b2d453d019c32d2570408c..83817557670b6c8a1552fab1dda0e5c7f125fc62 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/sh/uninstall.sh
+++ b/src/warden-server/sh/uninstall.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ err_clean()
 	do  
 		ln -s ${bin}/$file ${local_bin}/$file	# create symlinks to /usr/local/bin
 	done
-	$init start					# start server
 	cat $err
 	rm -rf $err $backup_dir
 	echo
@@ -104,13 +103,6 @@ warden_dir_chck()
 }
 
 
-stop_warden_server()
-{
-	echo "Stopping Warden server ... "
-	${init} stop 1>/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-
 backup()
 {
 	echo -n "Backing-up Warden server directory ... "
@@ -179,7 +171,6 @@ uninstall_file="/tmp/UNINSTALL"
 old_package_version_file="${etc}/package_version"
 err="/tmp/warden-err"
 backup_dir="/tmp/warden-backup"
-init="/etc/init.d/apache2"
 
 # obtain version of installed warden-server package
 obtain_package_version
@@ -190,9 +181,6 @@ echo "------------------------- Uninstallation process -------------------------
 # check if $prefix/warden-server directory exist
 warden_dir_chck
 
-# stop running warden server
-stop_warden_server
-
 # make backup of currently installed warden-server package
 backup
 
@@ -202,11 +190,11 @@ delete_symlinks
 # do uninstallation
 uninstall_warden_server
 
+echo
+echo "Please follow post-uninstallation steps in $uninstall_file!"
 echo
 echo "Uninstallation of $package_version package was SUCCESSFUL!"
 echo
-echo "Please follow post-uninstallation steps in $uninstall_file!"
-
 # cleanup section
 rm -rf $err $backup_dir