diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f88b76a2..9468e855 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "jasmine-browser-runner": "github:jasmine/jasmine-browser-runner",
     "jsdom": "^26.0.0",
     "prettier": "1.17.1",
-    "rimraf": "^5.0.10",
     "sass": "^1.58.3",
     "shelljs": "^0.9.2"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/buildStandaloneDist.js b/scripts/buildStandaloneDist.js
index 7dab4a4d..62b7cd9d 100644
--- a/scripts/buildStandaloneDist.js
+++ b/scripts/buildStandaloneDist.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const path = require('path');
 const glob = require('glob');
 const ejs = require('ejs');
 const archiver = require('archiver');
-const { rimrafSync } = require('rimraf');
 const buildDistribution = require('./lib/buildDistribution');
 
 const tmpDir = 'dist/tmp'
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(tmpDir)) {
 }
 
 buildStandaloneDist().finally(function() {
-  rimrafSync(tmpDir);
+  fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true });
 });
 
 async function buildStandaloneDist() {
diff --git a/spec/npmPackage/npmPackageSpec.js b/spec/npmPackage/npmPackageSpec.js
index 94f2f74a..41d4caf6 100644
--- a/spec/npmPackage/npmPackageSpec.js
+++ b/spec/npmPackage/npmPackageSpec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 const path = require('node:path');
 const os = require('node:os');
-const { rimrafSync } = require('rimraf');
 
 describe('npm package', function() {
   beforeAll(function() {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ describe('npm package', function() {
 
   afterAll(function() {
     fs.unlinkSync(this.tarball);
-    rimrafSync(this.tmpDir);
+    fs.rmSync(this.tmpDir, {recursive: true});
   });
 
   it('has a root path', function() {