diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index fc73a5afb..a1c6433db 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -456,8 +456,12 @@ module.exports.isNotSet = function (obj) {
   return false;
 };
 
-module.exports.emptyFolder = async (directoryPath) => {
-  require('child_process').execSync(`rm -rf ${directoryPath}/*`);
+module.exports.emptyFolder = (directoryPath) => {
+  // Do not throw on non-existent directory, since it may be created later
+  if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) return;
+  for (const file of fs.readdirSync(directoryPath)) {
+    fs.rmSync(path.join(directoryPath, file), { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
 };
 
 module.exports.printObjectProperties = (obj) => {