diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index bb882423..2c7b610f 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+var del    = require('del');
 var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');
 var gulp   = require('gulp');
 var jshint = require('laravel-elixir-jshint');
-var rimraf = require('gulp-rimraf');
 
 elixir.extend('rm', function(source) {
-    gulp.task('rm', function() {
-        gulp.src(source, { read: false })
-            .pipe(rimraf());
+    gulp.task('rm', function(callback) {
+        del(source, callback);
     });
 
     return this.queueTask('rm');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec66c796..eaa6c15d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
     "bower": "1.3.12",
+    "del": "1.1.1",
     "gulp": "^3.8.8",
-    "gulp-rimraf": "~0.1.1",
     "laravel-elixir": "~0.9.1",
     "laravel-elixir-jshint": "~0.1.6"
   }