The fan is not ready to be removed yet. When lifting the fan from the frame, keep it within 2 inches from the motherboard until the attached wire is removed.

Lift the fan and heatsink from the motherboard; then flip both toward the motherboard.

Detach the wire from the perimeter of the fan casing.

Remove the fan and heatsink.

Once you remove the heatsink, you must reapply the thermal paste on the CPU die.