diff --git a/packages/nuxi/package.json b/packages/nuxi/package.json
index 88ba18b553..cf6d87e005 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxi/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "@nuxt/schema": "3.0.0",
     "@types/clear": "^0",
     "@types/mri": "^1.1.1",
-    "@types/rimraf": "^3",
     "@types/semver": "^7",
     "c12": "^0.2.5",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
     "pathe": "^0.2.0",
     "perfect-debounce": "^0.1.3",
     "pkg-types": "^0.3.2",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "scule": "^0.2.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.7",
     "superb": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
index eaa92740ea..83efd90330 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { promises as fsp } from 'fs'
-import { promisify } from 'util'
-import rimraf from 'rimraf'
 import { dirname } from 'pathe'
 
 // Check if a file exists
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ export async function exists (path: string) {
 }
 
 export async function clearDir (path: string) {
-  await promisify(rimraf)(path)
+  await fsp.rm(path, { recursive: true, force: true })
   await fsp.mkdir(path, { recursive: true })
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0c2639bef3..8e444efa92 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4124,16 +4124,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/glob@npm:*":
-  version: 7.2.0
-  resolution: "@types/glob@npm:7.2.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/minimatch": "*"
-    "@types/node": "*"
-  checksum: 6ae717fedfdfdad25f3d5a568323926c64f52ef35897bcac8aca8e19bc50c0bd84630bbd063e5d52078b2137d8e7d3c26eabebd1a2f03ff350fff8a91e79fc19
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/hash-sum@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "@types/hash-sum@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -4214,7 +4204,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/minimatch@npm:*, @types/minimatch@npm:^3.0.3":
+"@types/minimatch@npm:^3.0.3":
   version: 3.0.5
   resolution: "@types/minimatch@npm:3.0.5"
   checksum: c41d136f67231c3131cf1d4ca0b06687f4a322918a3a5adddc87ce90ed9dbd175a3610adee36b106ae68c0b92c637c35e02b58c8a56c424f71d30993ea220b92
@@ -4369,16 +4359,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/rimraf@npm:^3":
-  version: 3.0.2
-  resolution: "@types/rimraf@npm:3.0.2"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/glob": "*"
-    "@types/node": "*"
-  checksum: b47fa302f46434cba704d20465861ad250df79467d3d289f9d6490d3aeeb41e8cb32dd80bd1a8fd833d1e185ac719fbf9be12e05ad9ce9be094d8ee8f1405347
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/sass-loader@npm:8.0.1":
   version: 8.0.1
   resolution: "@types/sass-loader@npm:8.0.1"
@@ -15193,7 +15173,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@nuxt/schema": 3.0.0
     "@types/clear": ^0
     "@types/mri": ^1.1.1
-    "@types/rimraf": ^3
     "@types/semver": ^7
     c12: ^0.2.5
     chokidar: ^3.5.3
@@ -15213,7 +15192,6 @@ __metadata:
     pathe: ^0.2.0
     perfect-debounce: ^0.1.3
     pkg-types: ^0.3.2
-    rimraf: ^3.0.2
     scule: ^0.2.1
     semver: ^7.3.7
     superb: ^4.0.0