diff --git a/internal/manager/manager.go b/internal/manager/manager.go
index f1e6d9f..713a8f7 100644
--- a/internal/manager/manager.go
+++ b/internal/manager/manager.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/deployment"
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/generation"
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/nix"
+	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/profile"
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/prometheus"
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/repository"
 	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/store"
@@ -148,7 +149,10 @@ func (m Manager) onDeployment(ctx context.Context, deploymentResult deployment.D
 	}
 	m.isRunning = false
 	m.prometheus.SetDeploymentInfo(m.deployment.Generation.SelectedCommitId, deployment.StatusToString(m.deployment.Status))
-	m.storage.DeploymentInsertAndCommit(m.deployment)
+	getsEvicted, evicted := m.storage.DeploymentInsertAndCommit(m.deployment)
+	if getsEvicted && evicted.ProfilePath != "" {
+		profile.RemoveProfilePath(evicted.ProfilePath)
+	}
 	return m
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/nix/nix.go b/internal/nix/nix.go
index 8276638..e9ca918 100644
--- a/internal/nix/nix.go
+++ b/internal/nix/nix.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/nlewo/comin/internal/profile"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -154,45 +154,6 @@ func Build(ctx context.Context, drvPath string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// setSystemProfile creates a link into the directory
-// /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-profiles/comin to the built system
-// store path. This is used by the switch-to-configuration script to
-// install all entries into the bootloader.
-// Note also comin uses these links as gcroots
-// See https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/df98ab81f908bed57c443a58ec5230f7f7de9bd3/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh#L711
-// and https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/df98ab81f908bed57c443a58ec5230f7f7de9bd3/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py#L247
-func setSystemProfile(operation string, outPath string, dryRun bool) (profilePath string, err error) {
-	systemProfilesDir := "/nix/var/nix/profiles/system-profiles"
-	profile := systemProfilesDir + "/comin"
-	if operation == "switch" || operation == "boot" {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(systemProfilesDir, os.ModeDir)
-		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-			return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: failed to create the profile directory: %s", systemProfilesDir)
-		}
-		cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("nix-env --profile %s --set %s", profile, outPath)
-		logrus.Infof("nix: running '%s'", cmdStr)
-		cmd := exec.Command("nix-env", "--profile", profile, "--set", outPath)
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if dryRun {
-			logrus.Infof("nix: dry-run enabled: '%s' has not been executed", cmdStr)
-		} else {
-			err := cmd.Run()
-			if err != nil {
-				return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: command '%s' fails with %s", cmdStr, err)
-			}
-			logrus.Infof("nix: command '%s' succeeded", cmdStr)
-			dst, err := os.Readlink(profile)
-			if err != nil {
-				return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: failed to os.Readlink(%s)", profile)
-			}
-			profilePath = path.Join(systemProfilesDir, dst)
-			logrus.Infof("nix: the profile %s has been created", profilePath)
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func cominUnitFileHash() string {
 	logrus.Infof("nix: generating the comin.service unit file sha256: 'systemctl cat comin.service | sha256sum'")
 	cmd := exec.Command("systemctl", "cat", "comin.service")
@@ -231,7 +192,7 @@ func Deploy(ctx context.Context, expectedMachineId, outPath, operation string) (
 
 	// This is required to write boot entries
 	// Only do this is operation is switch or boot
-	if profilePath, err = setSystemProfile(operation, outPath, false); err != nil {
+	if profilePath, err = profile.SetSystemProfile(operation, outPath, false); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/profile/profile.go b/internal/profile/profile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14243c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/profile/profile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package profile
+
+import "os"
+import "fmt"
+import "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+import "os/exec"
+import "path"
+
+var systemProfilesDir string = "/nix/var/nix/profiles/system-profiles"
+var cominProfileDir string = systemProfilesDir + "/comin"
+
+// setSystemProfile creates a link into the directory
+// /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-profiles/comin to the built system
+// store path. This is used by the switch-to-configuration script to
+// install all entries into the bootloader.
+// Note also comin uses these links as gcroots
+// See https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/df98ab81f908bed57c443a58ec5230f7f7de9bd3/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh#L711
+// and https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/df98ab81f908bed57c443a58ec5230f7f7de9bd3/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py#L247
+func SetSystemProfile(operation string, outPath string, dryRun bool) (profilePath string, err error) {
+	if operation == "switch" || operation == "boot" {
+		err := os.MkdirAll(systemProfilesDir, os.ModeDir)
+		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+			return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: failed to create the profile directory: %s", systemProfilesDir)
+		}
+		cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("nix-env --profile %s --set %s", cominProfileDir, outPath)
+		logrus.Infof("nix: running '%s'", cmdStr)
+		cmd := exec.Command("nix-env", "--profile", cominProfileDir, "--set", outPath)
+		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		if dryRun {
+			logrus.Infof("nix: dry-run enabled: '%s' has not been executed", cmdStr)
+		} else {
+			err := cmd.Run()
+			if err != nil {
+				return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: command '%s' fails with %s", cmdStr, err)
+			}
+			logrus.Infof("nix: command '%s' succeeded", cmdStr)
+			dst, err := os.Readlink(cominProfileDir)
+			if err != nil {
+				return profilePath, fmt.Errorf("nix: failed to os.Readlink(%s)", cominProfileDir)
+			}
+			profilePath = path.Join(systemProfilesDir, dst)
+			logrus.Infof("nix: the profile %s has been created", profilePath)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// RemoveProfilePath removes a profile path.
+func RemoveProfilePath(profilePath string) (err error) {
+	logrus.Infof("Removing profile path %s", profilePath)
+	err = os.Remove(profilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to remove profile path %s: %s", profilePath, err)
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/internal/profile/profile_test.go b/internal/profile/profile_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6239c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/profile/profile_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package profile
+
+import (
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestRemoveProfilePath(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	file1 := path.Join(dir, "file1")
+	os.Create(file1)
+	file2 := path.Join(dir, "file2")
+	os.Create(file2)
+
+	RemoveProfilePath(file1)
+	entries, _ := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	files := make([]string, len(entries))
+	for i, e := range entries {
+		files[i] = e.Name()
+	}
+	expected := []string{"file2"}
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, files)
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index 22ca1a2..ad4c734 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@ func New(filename string, capacityMain, capacityTesting int) Store {
 
 }
 
-func (s *Store) DeploymentInsertAndCommit(dpl deployment.Deployment) {
-	ok, evicted := s.DeploymentInsert(dpl)
+func (s *Store) DeploymentInsertAndCommit(dpl deployment.Deployment) (ok bool, evicted deployment.Deployment) {
+	ok, evicted = s.DeploymentInsert(dpl)
 	if ok {
 		logrus.Infof("The deployment %s has been removed from store.json file", evicted.UUID)
 	}
 	if err := s.Commit(); err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while commiting the store.json file: %s", err)
+		return
 	}
 	logrus.Infof("The new deployment %s has been commited to store.json file", dpl.UUID)
+	return
 }
 
 // DeploymentInsert inserts a deployment and return an evicted