Safari unable to open PDf's.

I installed Adobe Reader to fill out a PDF document and then deleted the Application. Now when I select a PDF file within Safari, it prompts me to locate Adobe instead of opening the file within Safari or in Preview.
In an attempt to resolve this, I selected a PDF file, Get Info, and made sure to change the default application to Preview when every PDF file is opened. It didn't work.
How do I stop this prompting when I open files within Safari?

Trash the adobe plugin in 'HD/Library/Internet Plug-ins/'.
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