diff --git a/Casks/n/nvs.rb b/Casks/n/nvs.rb
index 2259a05f99e..6c2007d29e9 100644
--- a/Casks/n/nvs.rb
+++ b/Casks/n/nvs.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ cask "nvs" do
     args:       ["#{caskroom_path}/latest"],
   }
 
-  zap trash: "~/.nvs"
+  uninstall trash: "~/.nvs"
+
+  # No zap stanza required
 
   caveats <<~EOS
     NVS installs all Node.js versions to ~/.nvs by default.