diff --git a/src/endpoints/avatars.js b/src/endpoints/avatars.js
index db52ab643..4362a0058 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/avatars.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/avatars.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ router.post('/delete', getFileNameValidationFunction('avatar'), function (reques
     const fileName = path.join(request.user.directories.avatars, sanitize(request.body.avatar));
 
     if (fs.existsSync(fileName)) {
-        fs.rmSync(fileName);
+        fs.unlinkSync(fileName);
         return response.send({ result: 'ok' });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/endpoints/characters.js b/src/endpoints/characters.js
index 1011e9a3d..d5f549a86 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/characters.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/characters.js
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ router.post('/delete', validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, async function (request, res
         return response.sendStatus(400);
     }
 
-    fs.rmSync(avatarPath);
+    fs.unlinkSync(avatarPath);
     invalidateThumbnail(request.user.directories, 'avatar', request.body.avatar_url);
     let dir_name = (request.body.avatar_url.replace('.png', ''));
 
diff --git a/src/endpoints/chats.js b/src/endpoints/chats.js
index 9c7376838..2762055a2 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/chats.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/chats.js
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ router.post('/delete', validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, function (request, response)
         return response.sendStatus(400);
     }
 
-    fs.rmSync(filePath);
+    fs.unlinkSync(filePath);
     console.info(`Deleted chat file: ${filePath}`);
     return response.send('ok');
 });
diff --git a/src/endpoints/themes.js b/src/endpoints/themes.js
index 868a769d0..00a0dcb97 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/themes.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/themes.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ router.post('/delete', function (request, response) {
             console.error('Theme file not found:', filename);
             return response.sendStatus(404);
         }
-        fs.rmSync(filename);
+        fs.unlinkSync(filename);
         return response.sendStatus(200);
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(error);
diff --git a/src/endpoints/thumbnails.js b/src/endpoints/thumbnails.js
index 2e242ec17..583877127 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/thumbnails.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/thumbnails.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function invalidateThumbnail(directories, type, file) {
     const pathToThumbnail = path.join(folder, file);
 
     if (fs.existsSync(pathToThumbnail)) {
-        fs.rmSync(pathToThumbnail);
+        fs.unlinkSync(pathToThumbnail);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/endpoints/worldinfo.js b/src/endpoints/worldinfo.js
index 0c043ea35..a989b6cb2 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/worldinfo.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/worldinfo.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ router.post('/delete', (request, response) => {
         throw new Error(`World info file ${filename} doesn't exist.`);
     }
 
-    fs.rmSync(pathToWorldInfo);
+    fs.unlinkSync(pathToWorldInfo);
 
     return response.sendStatus(200);
 });