drupal_module_disable_weirdness.php

<?php 
function my_module_update_6205() {
  
  $ret= array();
  
  drupal_uninstall_module('viewsdisplaytabs');

  // clear the views cache in case to only serve a fresh views
  cache_clear_all('*', 'cache_views', true);

  // clear the other caches largely because drupal's voodoo 
  // when doing the most basic of tasks is making me lose my will to live
  cache_clear_all();
  
  // make sure our cache table is cleared and rebuilt so that disabled modules
  module_rebuild_cache();


  // return a meaningful array value to see what this update just did
  $ret[] = array(
      'success' => true,
      'query' => 'Disabled viewsdisplaytabs module',
    );

  return $ret;

}

?>