diff --git a/database_cleanup/models/purge_modules.py b/database_cleanup/models/purge_modules.py
index 88919b0f268..931f75d098c 100644
--- a/database_cleanup/models/purge_modules.py
+++ b/database_cleanup/models/purge_modules.py
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ def find(self):
                 continue
             res.append((0, 0, {"name": module.name}))
 
-        purge_lines.purge()
-
         if not res:
             raise UserError(_("No modules found to purge"))
         return res
diff --git a/database_cleanup/tests/test_database_cleanup.py b/database_cleanup/tests/test_database_cleanup.py
index 3a899c383d5..8974c1e91ce 100644
--- a/database_cleanup/tests/test_database_cleanup.py
+++ b/database_cleanup/tests/test_database_cleanup.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ def keep_registry():
 
         with keep_registry(), mute_logger("odoo.modules.graph", "odoo.modules.loading"):
             purge_modules = self.env["cleanup.purge.wizard.module"].create({})
-            # this module should be purged already during default_get
-            self.assertFalse(
+            # no modules are purged during default_get
+            self.assertTrue(
                 self.env["ir.module.module"].search(
                     [("name", "=", "database_cleanup_test_uninstalled")]
                 )
@@ -150,12 +150,18 @@ def keep_registry():
 
         with keep_registry(), mute_logger("odoo.modules.graph", "odoo.modules.loading"):
             purge_modules.purge_all()
-            # must be removed by the wizard
+            # installed modules must be removed by the wizard
             self.assertFalse(
                 self.env["ir.module.module"].search(
                     [("name", "=", "database_cleanup_test")]
                 )
             )
+            # uninstalled modules must be removed by the wizard
+            self.assertFalse(
+                self.env["ir.module.module"].search(
+                    [("name", "=", "database_cleanup_test_uninstalled")]
+                )
+            )
 
     def tearDown(self):
         with self.registry.cursor() as cr2: