diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 8d4f61e..ed8a927 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ type Service interface {
 	// greater rights. Will return an error if it is already installed.
 	Install() error
 
-	// Remove removes the given service from the OS service manager. This may require
+	// Uninstall removes the given service from the OS service manager. This may require
 	// greater rights. Will return an error if the service is not present.
-	Remove() error
+	Uninstall() error
 
 	// Opens and returns a system logger. If the user program is running
 	// interactively rather then as a service, the returned logger will write to
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ type Service interface {
 }
 
 // ControlAction list valid string texts to use in Control.
-var ControlAction = [5]string{"start", "stop", "restart", "install", "remove"}
+var ControlAction = [5]string{"start", "stop", "restart", "install", "uninstall"}
 
 // Control issues control functions to the service from a given action string.
 func Control(s Service, action string) error {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func Control(s Service, action string) error {
 	case ControlAction[3]:
 		err = s.Install()
 	case ControlAction[4]:
-		err = s.Remove()
+		err = s.Uninstall()
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Unknown action %s", action)
 	}
diff --git a/service_darwin.go b/service_darwin.go
index 2f08d35..94d847c 100644
--- a/service_darwin.go
+++ b/service_darwin.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Install() error {
 	return t.Execute(f, to)
 }
 
-func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Remove() error {
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Uninstall() error {
 	s.Stop()
 
 	confPath, err := s.getServiceFilePath()
diff --git a/service_linux.go b/service_linux.go
index d490e5e..14a74bb 100644
--- a/service_linux.go
+++ b/service_linux.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *linuxService) Install() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *linuxService) Remove() error {
+func (s *linuxService) Uninstall() error {
 	if flavor == initSystemd {
 		exec.Command("systemctl", "disable", s.Name+".service").Run()
 	}
diff --git a/service_windows.go b/service_windows.go
index 6c9fa74..09ebbed 100644
--- a/service_windows.go
+++ b/service_windows.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (ws *windowsService) Install() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ws *windowsService) Remove() error {
+func (ws *windowsService) Uninstall() error {
 	m, err := mgr.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err