"instead of removing it" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate an alternative action or option. Example: Instead of removing the stain with water, try using a stain remover.
Instead of removing it and trying to find another hedge, we spray-painted it green.
The IWF also acknowledged has its initial ban had the reverse effect that it wished — and spread the image further around the net instead of removing it.
Instead of removing it I manufactured an odd link between the growing dust ball and my growing fetus: I did not pick it up or throw it away for fear that tossing the dust ball would cause me to miscarry.
By giving himself the power to resolve this issue, but not doing so at once, Mr Mandelson has added it to the pile of bargaining chips instead of removing it from the table.
They have allegedly dumped trash illegally rather than paying for disposal, and have been accused of painting over potentially hazardous mold instead of removing it.
Forcing the log-ratio to be independent of the average signal intensity using LOWESS normalization thus introduces bias instead of removing it [ 9].
Taafe and Fisher suggest that GARC focused on relieving the symptoms of poverty instead of removing its causes.
The report passed 42 1 in the Assembly in 1933 (only Japan voting against), but instead of removing its troops from China, Japan withdrew from the League.
Officials say that the old building was filled with asbestos, and instead of properly removing it, someone put the asbestos in unsealed containers in an attempt to sneak it out.
Once she saw workers covering up spilled frack fluid with a back hoe, instead of properly removing it from her land.
If your stockpot is wide enough, you could just push the onion to one side instead of completely removing it.
