diff --git a/cmd/helm/installer/install.go b/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
index 7e8707fc8..8884e6bab 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ func createSecret(client corev1.SecretsGetter, opts *Options) error {
 
 // generateSecret builds the secret object that hold Tiller secrets.
 func generateSecret(opts *Options) (*v1.Secret, error) {
-	const secretName = "tiller-secret"
 
 	labels := generateLabels(map[string]string{"name": "tiller"})
 	secret := &v1.Secret{
diff --git a/cmd/helm/installer/uninstall.go b/cmd/helm/installer/uninstall.go
index f501bc36d..3d0710969 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/installer/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/installer/uninstall.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	deploymentName = "tiller-deploy"
 	serviceName    = "tiller-deploy"
+	secretName     = "tiller-secret"
 )
 
 // Uninstall uses Kubernetes client to uninstall Tiller.
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ func Uninstall(client internalclientset.Interface, opts *Options) error {
 	if err := deleteService(client.Core(), opts.Namespace); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return deleteDeployment(client, opts.Namespace)
+	if err := deleteDeployment(client, opts.Namespace); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return deleteSecret(client.Core(), opts.Namespace)
 }
 
 // deleteService deletes the Tiller Service resource
@@ -53,6 +57,12 @@ func deleteDeployment(client internalclientset.Interface, namespace string) erro
 	return ingoreNotFound(err)
 }
 
+// deleteSecret deletes the Tiller Secret resource
+func deleteSecret(client coreclient.SecretsGetter, namespace string) error {
+	err := client.Secrets(namespace).Delete(secretName, &metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+	return ingoreNotFound(err)
+}
+
 func ingoreNotFound(err error) error {
 	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		return nil