diff --git a/news/8733.bugfix b/news/8733.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..027e85f6496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/8733.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Correctly uninstall console scripts installed to ~/.local/bin
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/locations.py b/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
index 0c1235488d6..683269305c9 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ def get_src_prefix():
 except AttributeError:
     user_site = site.USER_SITE
 
+bin_user = sysconfig.get_path('scripts')
+
 if WINDOWS:
     bin_py = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Scripts')
-    bin_user = os.path.join(user_site, 'Scripts')
     # buildout uses 'bin' on Windows too?
     if not os.path.exists(bin_py):
         bin_py = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin')
         bin_user = os.path.join(user_site, 'bin')
 else:
     bin_py = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin')
-    bin_user = os.path.join(user_site, 'bin')
 
     # Forcing to use /usr/local/bin for standard macOS framework installs
     # Also log to ~/Library/Logs/ for use with the Console.app log viewer
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py
index 69719d338e6..4563941df46 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def _script_names(dist, script_name, is_gui):
         bin_dir = bin_user
     else:
         bin_dir = bin_py
+    assert bin_dir is not None
     exe_name = os.path.join(bin_dir, script_name)
     paths_to_remove = [exe_name]
     if WINDOWS:
@@ -562,6 +563,7 @@ def from_dist(cls, dist):
                     bin_dir = bin_user
                 else:
                     bin_dir = bin_py
+                assert bin_dir is not None
                 paths_to_remove.add(os.path.join(bin_dir, script))
                 if WINDOWS:
                     paths_to_remove.add(os.path.join(bin_dir, script) + '.bat')