diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/io/impl/YangIoUtils.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/io/impl/YangIoUtils.java
index a076fbe..bf166f0 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/io/impl/YangIoUtils.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/io/impl/YangIoUtils.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         }
 
         for (File dir : store) {
-            dir.delete();
+            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);
         }
     }