diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index bf95ea9d8..2b7acf9a9 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1586,8 +1586,8 @@ reinstall_init() {
 			done
 		done
 
-		# Remove all salt configs
-		rm -rf /etc/salt/engines/* /etc/salt/grains /etc/salt/master /etc/salt/master.d/* /etc/salt/minion /etc/salt/minion.d/* /etc/salt/pki/* /etc/salt/proxy /etc/salt/proxy.d/* /var/cache/salt/
+		# Uninstall salt so configs and directories are removed and reinstall reconfigures directories
+		dnf -y remove salt
 
 		if command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
 			# Stop and remove all so-* containers so files can be changed with more safety