Disable JAVA?

I’ve read quite a bit lately on the procedures recommended to disable Java. Nobody I’ve read seems to recommend UNINSTALLING java.

Is there a downside to simply uninstalling? My thought is if you uninstall, then decide you need it after all, a re-install takes about 2 minutes. I had three JAVA entries in Programs and Features that took about 2 minutes to remove.

I’m not questioning whether or not “disabling” is a good idea. That’s a question for another post.