diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
index 096886842316..3e6a442d3d50 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ associated files.`,
 			console.Fatal("Failed to kill mount process: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := os.Remove(constants.GetProfileFile(viper.GetString(pkg_config.MachineProfile))); err != nil {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(constants.GetProfilePath(viper.GetString(pkg_config.MachineProfile))); err != nil {
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				console.OutStyle(console.Meh, "%q profile does not exist", profile)
 				os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 183712d7e9ec..6690a0bf7919 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ func GetProfileFile(profile string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(GetMinipath(), "profiles", profile, "config.json")
 }
 
+// GetProfilePath returns the Minikube profile path of config file
+func GetProfilePath(profile string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(GetMinipath(), "profiles", profile)
+}
+
 // AddonsPath is the default path of the addons configuration
 const AddonsPath = "/etc/kubernetes/addons"