diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53ee0f481..3d6d20f47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "keytar": "0.4.0",
     "ls-archive": "0.9.0",
     "temp": "0.5.0",
+    "rimraf": "2.1.4",
     "plist": "git://github.com/nathansobo/node-plist.git",
     "space-pen": "1.0.0",
     "less": "git://github.com/nathansobo/less.js.git",
diff --git a/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee b/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
index 45fcf3014..54322a694 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ fs = require 'fs'
 mkdirp = require 'mkdirp'
 Module = require 'module'
 async = require 'async'
+rimraf = require 'rimraf'
 
 module.exports =
   # Make the given path absolute by resolving it against the
@@ -134,20 +135,8 @@ module.exports =
 
   # Remove a file at the given path. Throws an error if path is not a
   # file or a symbolic link to a file.
-  remove: (path) ->
-    if @isFile(path)
-      fs.unlinkSync(path)
-    else if @isDirectory(path)
-      removeDirectory = (path) =>
-        for entry in fs.readdirSync(path)
-          entryPath = @join(path, entry)
-          stats = fs.statSync(entryPath)
-          if stats.isDirectory()
-            removeDirectory(entryPath)
-          else if stats.isFile()
-            fs.unlinkSync(entryPath)
-        fs.rmdirSync(path)
-      removeDirectory(path)
+  remove: (pathToRemove) ->
+    rimraf.sync(pathToRemove)
 
   # Open, read, and close a file, returning the file's contents.
   read: (path) ->