diff --git a/browser/installer/removed-files.in b/browser/installer/removed-files.in
index 4f9a0b4fe153..7b6ddc19ecd9 100644
--- a/browser/installer/removed-files.in
+++ b/browser/installer/removed-files.in
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ uninstall/uninst.exe
 uninstall/uninstall.exe
 components/myspell/en-US.dic
 components/myspell/en-US.aff
+# Remove any pending updates and update history to prevent a pave-over install
+updates/
+active-update.xml
+updates.xml
diff --git a/calendar/installer/removed-files.in b/calendar/installer/removed-files.in
index 1c0f6172be65..82ee06664eb0 100644
--- a/calendar/installer/removed-files.in
+++ b/calendar/installer/removed-files.in
@@ -273,3 +273,7 @@ components/autocomplete.xpt
 extensions/inspector@mozilla.org/components/inspector.xpt
 extensions/inspector@mozilla.org/components/@DLL_PREFIX@inspector@DLL_SUFFIX@
 uninstall/UninstallSunbird.exe
+# Remove any pending updates and update history to prevent a pave-over install
+updates/
+active-update.xml
+updates.xml
diff --git a/mail/installer/removed-files.in b/mail/installer/removed-files.in
index 8fdea0e6c9a7..8055b6a3b484 100644
--- a/mail/installer/removed-files.in
+++ b/mail/installer/removed-files.in
@@ -213,3 +213,7 @@ components/palmSync.xpt
 uninstall/UninstallThunderbird.exe
 components/myspell/en-US.dic
 components/myspell/en-US.aff
+# Remove any pending updates and update history to prevent a pave-over install
+updates/
+active-update.xml
+updates.xml