diff --git a/subcmds/gitc_delete.py b/subcmds/gitc_delete.py
index 19caac5..54f62f4 100644
--- a/subcmds/gitc_delete.py
+++ b/subcmds/gitc_delete.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import shutil
 import sys
 
 from command import Command, GitcClientCommand
+import platform_utils
 
 from pyversion import is_python3
 if not is_python3():
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
       if not response == 'yes':
         print('Response was not "yes"\n Exiting...')
         sys.exit(1)
-    shutil.rmtree(self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_dir)
+    platform_utils.rmtree(self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_dir)
diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 65dfd1f..e647091 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import re
-import shutil
 import sys
 
 from pyversion import is_python3
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 from project import SyncBuffer
 from git_config import GitConfig
 from git_command import git_require, MIN_GIT_VERSION
+import platform_utils
 
 class Init(InteractiveCommand, MirrorSafeCommand):
   common = True
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
       # Better delete the manifest git dir if we created it; otherwise next
       # time (when user fixes problems) we won't go through the "is_new" logic.
       if is_new:
-        shutil.rmtree(m.gitdir)
+        platform_utils.rmtree(m.gitdir)
       sys.exit(1)
 
     if opt.manifest_branch:
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index ef02327..797fc40 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from optparse import SUPPRESS_HELP
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@
 from project import RemoteSpec
 from command import Command, MirrorSafeCommand
 from error import RepoChangedException, GitError, ManifestParseError
+import platform_utils
 from project import SyncBuffer
 from progress import Progress
 from wrapper import Wrapper
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
     # working git repository around. There shouldn't be any git projects here,
     # so rmtree works.
     try:
-      shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(path, '.git'))
+      platform_utils.rmtree(os.path.join(path, '.git'))
     except OSError:
       print('Failed to remove %s' % os.path.join(path, '.git'), file=sys.stderr)
       print('error: Failed to delete obsolete path %s' % path, file=sys.stderr)