1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sphinx/make_mode.py b/sphinx/make_mode.py
index 9a17895bd..36f0a4298 100644
--- a/sphinx/make_mode.py
+++ b/sphinx/make_mode.py
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import os
 import sys
-import shutil
 from os import path
 from subprocess import call
 
 import sphinx
 from sphinx.util.console import bold, blue
-from sphinx.util.osutil import cd
+from sphinx.util.osutil import cd, rmtree
 
 proj_name = os.getenv('SPHINXPROJ', '<project>')
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ class Make(object):
             return 1
         print("Removing everything under %r..." % self.builddir)
         for item in os.listdir(self.builddir):
-            shutil.rmtree(self.builddir_join(item))
+            rmtree(self.builddir_join(item))
 
     def build_help(self):
         print(bold("Sphinx v%s" % sphinx.__display_version__))