diff --git a/app/Plugin.php b/app/Plugin.php
index b3b6c9c3..a2327d5d 100644
--- a/app/Plugin.php
+++ b/app/Plugin.php
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ public function handleRemove() {
         }
 
         $this->removePreferences();
-        sp_remove_dir(base_path("app/Plugins/$this->name"));
+        
+        $pluginDir = base_path("app/Plugins/$this->name");
+        if(File::exists($pluginDir)) {
+            File::deleteDirectory($pluginDir);
+        }
 
         $this->delete();
     }
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index f9664e1c..1225731c 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
-if(!function_exists('sp_remove_dir')) {
-    function sp_remove_dir($dir) {
-        foreach(glob("{$dir}/*") as $file) {
-            if(is_dir($file)) {
-                sp_remove_dir($file);
-            } else if(!is_link($file)) {
-                unlink($file);
-            }
-        }
-        rmdir($dir);
-    }
-}
 
 if(!function_exists('sp_slug')) {
     function sp_slug($str) {