diff --git a/phase/reset_controllers.go b/phase/reset_controllers.go
index d139c69e..7f4e1d89 100644
--- a/phase/reset_controllers.go
+++ b/phase/reset_controllers.go
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ func (p *ResetControllers) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 		log.Debugf("%s: removing config completed", h)
 
+		log.Debugf("%s: removing k0s binary...", h)
+		if dErr := h.Configurer.DeleteFile(h, h.Configurer.K0sBinaryPath()); dErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("%s: failed to remove existing binary %s: %s", h, h.Configurer.K0sConfigPath(), dErr)
+		}
+		log.Debugf("%s: removing binary completed", h)
+
 		if len(h.Environment) > 0 {
 			if err := h.Configurer.CleanupServiceEnvironment(h, h.K0sServiceName()); err != nil {
 				log.Warnf("%s: failed to clean up service environment: %s", h, err.Error())
diff --git a/phase/reset_leader.go b/phase/reset_leader.go
index cba736c0..67031708 100644
--- a/phase/reset_leader.go
+++ b/phase/reset_leader.go
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ func (p *ResetLeader) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	log.Debugf("%s: removing config completed", p.leader)
 
+	log.Debugf("%s: removing k0s binary...", p.leader)
+	if dErr := p.leader.Configurer.DeleteFile(p.leader, p.leader.Configurer.K0sBinaryPath()); dErr != nil {
+		log.Warnf("%s: failed to remove existing binary %s: %s", p.leader, p.leader.Configurer.K0sConfigPath(), dErr)
+	}
+	log.Debugf("%s: removing binary completed", p.leader)
+
 	if len(p.leader.Environment) > 0 {
 		if err := p.leader.Configurer.CleanupServiceEnvironment(p.leader, p.leader.K0sServiceName()); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("%s: failed to clean up service environment: %s", p.leader, err.Error())
diff --git a/phase/reset_workers.go b/phase/reset_workers.go
index 98d8bc68..580b3ed3 100644
--- a/phase/reset_workers.go
+++ b/phase/reset_workers.go
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ func (p *ResetWorkers) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 		log.Debugf("%s: removing config completed", h)
 
+		log.Debugf("%s: removing k0s binary...", h)
+		if dErr := h.Configurer.DeleteFile(h, h.Configurer.K0sBinaryPath()); dErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("%s: failed to remove existing binary %s: %s", h, h.Configurer.K0sConfigPath(), dErr)
+		}
+		log.Debugf("%s: removing binary completed", h)
+
 		if len(h.Environment) > 0 {
 			if err := h.Configurer.CleanupServiceEnvironment(h, h.K0sServiceName()); err != nil {
 				log.Warnf("%s: failed to clean up service environment: %s", h, err.Error())
diff --git a/smoke-test/smoke-reset.sh b/smoke-test/smoke-reset.sh
index fa13f6e6..bcfff3d1 100755
--- a/smoke-test/smoke-reset.sh
+++ b/smoke-test/smoke-reset.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,25 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 deleteCluster
 createCluster
+
+
+snapshot() {
+  bootloose ssh root@manager0 -- \
+    'find / \( -path /proc -o -path /sys -o -path /dev -o -path /tmp -o -path /run -o -path /var/log -o -path /var/cache \) -prune -o -print 2>/dev/null | sort' 
+}
+
+echo "* File system snapshot"
+snapshot > /tmp/tree_before.txt
+
 echo "* Applying"
 ../k0sctl apply --config "${K0SCTL_CONFIG}" --debug
 echo "* Resetting"
 ../k0sctl reset --config "${K0SCTL_CONFIG}" --debug --force
+echo "* Ensure binary was removed"
+bootloose ssh root@manager0 -- '[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/k0s ]'
+echo "* Second snapshot"
+snapshot > /tmp/tree_after.txt
+echo "* File system diff:"
+diff -u /tmp/tree_before.txt /tmp/tree_after.txt || true
+
 echo "* Done, cleaning up"