diff --git a/scripts/build-static-assets-artifact.js b/scripts/build-static-assets-artifact.js
index ee3e7328..d2189f3e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-static-assets-artifact.js
+++ b/scripts/build-static-assets-artifact.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
-const rimraf = require('rimraf');
+const { rimraf } = require('rimraf');
 
 const TEMP_STATIC_PATH = path.resolve(__dirname, '../.tmp-statics');
 const FINAL_TAR_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../');
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ if (!DOCKER_IMAGE_LABEL) {
   throw new Error('docker image label to copy built static files from is required');
 }
 
-function removeDir(dirPath) {
-  return new Promise((res, rej) => rimraf(dirPath, { disableGlob: true }, (err) => {
-    if (err) {
-      rej(err);
-    } else {
-      res();
-    }
-  }));
-}
-
 function promisifySpawn(...args) {
   return new Promise((res, rej) => {
     const spawnedProcess = spawn(...args);
@@ -132,6 +122,6 @@ function moveTar(tarPath, finalTarDir) {
     console.error('unable to build static assets artifact,', err);
     process.exitCode = 1;
   } finally {
-    await removeDir(TEMP_STATIC_PATH);
+    await rimraf(TEMP_STATIC_PATH, { disableGlob: true });
   }
 })();
diff --git a/scripts/set-dev-endpoints.js b/scripts/set-dev-endpoints.js
index ff544197..7c3701cb 100644
--- a/scripts/set-dev-endpoints.js
+++ b/scripts/set-dev-endpoints.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const os = require('os');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const { argv } = require('yargs');
-const rimraf = require('rimraf');
+const { rimrafSync } = require('rimraf');
 
 const PATH_TO_ENDPOINTS = path.resolve(process.cwd(), argv.path || argv._[0]);
 const DEV_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), '.dev');
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const addDevFolder = () => {
 };
 
 const removeExistingEndpointsFile = () => {
-  rimraf.sync(ENDPOINTS_DIR);
+  rimrafSync(ENDPOINTS_DIR);
 };
 
 const symlinkEndpointsFile = () => {