Bugged Removal of RDS server

Here is what happens....
PS C:\Windows\system32> Remove-RDServer -Server "Server.forest.org" -Role "RDS-RD-SERVER" -ConnectionBroker "VDI.FOREST.ORG" -force
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidResult: (:) [], NullReferenceException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : JobStateFailed
+ PSComputerName : localhost
What is Microsofts official response to this issue? I have this issue and its just plain annoying... i have been ignoring it but would love to get it resolved. The method that people have posted for the clean up scares me a bit.
If i just remove it from the "server manager" i cant expand the RDS tab. it says i need the server in there.
Searching around yields results all with deleting sql records manually. However someone listed that it yielded issues when trying to create a Highly Available connection broker which i plan to do in the near future.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f9320403-82db-4f15-8760-f3d42283debb/cannot-remove-rd-session-host-server-windows-server-2012?forum=winserverTS
http://www.insidetechnologies.eu/blog/articoli/WindowsServer2012RemoveManuallyServerfromRemoteDesktopServices
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/7664e1aa-1862-4d95-9780-1ae00e1862bf/unable-to-remove-deleted-session-hosts-from-rds2012-deployment

Hi,
Thank you for your post in Windows Server Forum.
When you will remove RDSH role from server 2012, you also need to delete the database files. Because when we are deploying it will take database files during High availability. “When you configure a RD Connection Broker HA, the internal database data is
migrated over to the SQL instance you have specifyed. Please see the link below that shows the data inside a RD connection broker database.” Quoted form article).
Please check below article for more information.
1. Troubles with Removing RD Connection Broker High Availability
2. Deploying RD Connection Broker High Availability in Windows Server 2012
3. Windows Server 2012: Manage your RDS with RDMS
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Dharmesh

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