diff --git a/packages/io/src/io.ts b/packages/io/src/io.ts
index 3d7a0f53..a7f65a9c 100644
--- a/packages/io/src/io.ts
+++ b/packages/io/src/io.ts
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ export async function mv(
  */
 export async function rmRF(inputPath: string): Promise<void> {
   if (ioUtil.IS_WINDOWS) {
-    // Node doesn't provide a delete operation, only an unlink function. This means that if the file is being used by another
-    // program (e.g. antivirus), it won't be deleted. To address this, we shell out the work to rd/del.
-
     // Check for invalid characters
     // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file
     if (/[*"<>|]/.test(inputPath)) {
@@ -125,45 +122,14 @@ export async function rmRF(inputPath: string): Promise<void> {
         'File path must not contain `*`, `"`, `<`, `>` or `|` on Windows'
       )
     }
-
-    try {
-      await ioUtil.rm(inputPath, {
-        force: true,
-        maxRetries: 3,
-        recursive: true,
-        retryDelay: 200
-      })
-    } catch (err) {
-      // if you try to delete a file that doesn't exist, desired result is achieved
-      // other errors are valid
-      if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
-    }
-
-    // // Shelling out fails to remove a symlink folder with missing source, this unlink catches that
-    // try {
-    //   await ioUtil.unlink(inputPath)
-    // } catch (err) {
-    //   // if you try to delete a file that doesn't exist, desired result is achieved
-    //   // other errors are valid
-    //   if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
-    // }
-  } else {
-    let isDir = false
-    try {
-      isDir = await ioUtil.isDirectory(inputPath)
-    } catch (err) {
-      // if you try to delete a file that doesn't exist, desired result is achieved
-      // other errors are valid
-      if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (isDir) {
-      await execFile(`rm`, [`-rf`, `${inputPath}`])
-    } else {
-      await ioUtil.unlink(inputPath)
-    }
   }
+
+  await ioUtil.rm(inputPath, {
+    force: true,
+    maxRetries: 3,
+    recursive: true,
+    retryDelay: 200
+  })
 }
 
 /**