diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/filesystem/MockDirectory.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/filesystem/MockDirectory.ts
index 2f949987f5..cb7ca5e726 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/filesystem/MockDirectory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/filesystem/MockDirectory.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export class MockDirectory {
    * Removes the mock directory and all its contents.
    */
   remove = (): void => {
-    fs.rmSync(this.#root, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3 });
+    fs.removeSync(this.#root);
   };
 
   #transformInput(input: MockDirectoryContent[string]): MockEntry[] {