diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl.java
index fb00f3f9e..84b9f402e 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-import org.osgi.framework.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
+
+import org.osgi.framework.*;
 
 /**
  * The ICQ implementation of the ProtocolProviderFactory.
@@ -17,7 +19,10 @@
  */
 public class ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl
     extends ProtocolProviderFactory
-{
+{    
+    private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(
+            ProtocolProviderFactoryIcqImpl.class);
+    
     /**
      * The table that we store our accounts in.
      */
@@ -164,6 +169,21 @@ public AccountID loadAccount( Map accountProperties)
      */
     public boolean uninstallAccount(AccountID accountID)
     {
+        //unregister the protocol provider
+        ServiceReference serRef = getProviderForAccount(accountID);
+        
+        ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider
+            = (ProtocolProviderService) IcqActivator.getBundleContext()
+                .getService(serRef);
+
+        try {
+            protocolProvider.unregister();
+        }
+        catch (OperationFailedException e) {           
+            logger.error("Failed to unregister protocol provider for account : "
+                    + accountID + " caused by : " + e);
+        }
+        
         ServiceRegistration registration
             = (ServiceRegistration)registeredAccounts.remove(accountID);
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl.java
index b3cf2633d..caed97919 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl.java
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
+
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.*;
 import org.osgi.framework.*;
-import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
 
 /**
  * The Jabber implementation of the ProtocolProviderFactory.
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@
 public class ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl
     extends ProtocolProviderFactory
 {
+    private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(
+            ProtocolProviderFactoryJabberImpl.class);
+    
     /**
      * The table that we store our accounts in.
      */
@@ -179,6 +184,21 @@ public AccountID loadAccount( Map accountProperties)
      */
     public boolean uninstallAccount(AccountID accountID)
     {
+        //unregister the protocol provider
+        ServiceReference serRef = getProviderForAccount(accountID);
+        
+        ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider
+            = (ProtocolProviderService) JabberActivator.getBundleContext()
+                .getService(serRef);
+
+        try {
+            protocolProvider.unregister();
+        }
+        catch (OperationFailedException e) {           
+            logger.error("Failed to unregister protocol provider for account : "
+                    + accountID + " caused by : " + e);
+        }
+        
         ServiceRegistration registration
             = (ServiceRegistration)registeredAccounts.remove(accountID);
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderFactorySipImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderFactorySipImpl.java
index d931dfa83..94910f8de 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderFactorySipImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderFactorySipImpl.java
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-import org.osgi.framework.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
 
+import org.osgi.framework.*;
+
 /**
  * A SIP implementation of the protocol provider factory interface.
  *
@@ -213,6 +214,21 @@ public void loadStoredAccounts()
      */
     public boolean uninstallAccount(AccountID accountID)
     {
+        //unregister the protocol provider
+        ServiceReference serRef = getProviderForAccount(accountID);
+        
+        ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider
+            = (ProtocolProviderService) SipActivator.getBundleContext()
+                .getService(serRef);
+
+        try {
+            protocolProvider.unregister();
+        }
+        catch (OperationFailedException e) {           
+            logger.error("Failed to unregister protocol provider for account : "
+                    + accountID + " caused by : " + e);
+        }
+        
         ServiceRegistration registration
             = (ServiceRegistration) registeredAccounts.remove(accountID);