diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 3c9ad024e..408600000 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -476,8 +476,12 @@ 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 => {