diff --git a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_installer.py b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_installer.py
index ab3131d70c..d3f2f7de1b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_installer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_installer.py
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@ class AddonInstaller(QtCore.QObject):
         subdirectory of the main directory."""
 
         destination = os.path.join(self.installation_path, self.addon_to_install.name)
+        if os.path.exists(destination):
+            remove_succeeded = utils.rmdir(destination)
+            if not remove_succeeded:
+                FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(f"Failed to remove {destination}, aborting update")
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to remove outdated Addon from {destination}")
+
         with zipfile.ZipFile(filename, "r") as zfile:
             zfile.extractall(destination)