diff --git a/lib/core/Project.js b/lib/core/Project.js
index 2c4f34101..62f649b74 100644
--- a/lib/core/Project.js
+++ b/lib/core/Project.js
@@ -213,6 +213,20 @@ Project.prototype.update = function (names, options) {
     });
 };
 
+function resolveUrlNames(names, flattened)
+{
+    for (var i = 0; i < names.length; i++)
+        if (! flattened[names[i]])
+    {
+            var url = names[i].trim().replace(/\/$/, '');
+            var packName;
+            for (packName in flattened)
+                if (! ( !flattened[packName].source))
+                    if (url == flattened[packName].source.trim().replace(/\/$/, ''))
+                        names[i] = packName;
+        }
+}
+
 Project.prototype.uninstall = function (names, options) {
     var that = this;
     var packages = {};
@@ -230,6 +244,7 @@ Project.prototype.uninstall = function (names, options) {
     // Fill in the packages to be uninstalled
     .spread(function (json, tree, flattened) {
         var promise = Q.resolve();
+        resolveUrlNames(names, flattened);
 
         names.forEach(function (name) {
             var decEndpoint = flattened[name];
diff --git a/test/commands/uninstall.js b/test/commands/uninstall.js
index 5e02b7e0b..db3ecbb51 100644
--- a/test/commands/uninstall.js
+++ b/test/commands/uninstall.js
@@ -99,4 +99,21 @@ describe('bower uninstall', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    it('removes a project with url from absolute path', function () {
+        var targetPath = path.resolve(tempDir.path, 'other_directory/underscore');
+        mkdirp.sync(targetPath);
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(targetPath, '.bower.json'), '{ "name": "underscore", "_source": "git://github.com/user/repo.git" }');
+
+        return helpers.run(uninstall, [['git://github.com/user/repo.git'], undefined, {
+            cwd: tempDir.path,
+            directory: path.resolve(tempDir.path, 'other_directory'),
+            interactive: true
+        }])
+            .then(function () {
+                expect(function () {
+                    fs.statSync(targetPath);
+                }).to.throwException(/no such file or directory/);
+            });
+    });
+
 });