diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b307613d4..0a93a8696b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ requirements_awx: virtualenv_awx
 	    cat requirements/requirements.txt requirements/requirements_git.txt | $(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --no-binary $(SRC_ONLY_PKGS) --ignore-installed -r /dev/stdin ; \
 	fi
 	echo "include-system-site-packages = true" >> $(VENV_BASE)/awx/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/pyvenv.cfg
-	#$(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/pip uninstall --yes -r requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt
+	$(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/pip uninstall --yes -r requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt
 
 requirements_awx_dev:
 	$(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/pip install -r requirements/requirements_dev.txt
diff --git a/requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt b/requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt
index dc3292cd0b..3769969f4d 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_tower_uninstall.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 enum34
+rsa	# stop adding new crypto libs