diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3834cacd63..9f3ba27b2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     "react-virtualized-auto-sizer": "^1.0.2",
     "react-window": "^1.8.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.4",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.3",
     "scheduler": "^0.0.0-6da04b5d8",
     "semver": "^5.5.1",
     "style-loader": "^0.23.1",
diff --git a/shells/browser/chrome/build.js b/shells/browser/chrome/build.js
index 0f5905e2de..331dcc0c21 100644
--- a/shells/browser/chrome/build.js
+++ b/shells/browser/chrome/build.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 const rp = require('request-promise');
 const convert = require('xml-js');
 const build = require('../shared/build');
+const rimraf = require('rimraf');
 
 const main = async () => {
   const manifestVersion = await rp(
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   execSync('crx pack ./unpacked -o ReactDevTools.crx -p ../../../../key.pem', {
     cwd,
   });
-  execSync('rm packed.zip', { cwd });
+  rimraf.sync(join(cwd, 'packed.zip'));
 
   console.log(chalk.green('\nThe Chrome extension has been built!'));
   console.log(chalk.green('You can test this build by running:'));