diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/testing/native/GitDownloadTask.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/testing/native/GitDownloadTask.kt
index dc2e6fd90f8..725d70546d2 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/testing/native/GitDownloadTask.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/testing/native/GitDownloadTask.kt
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ abstract class GitDownloadTask @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         // Delete the .git directory of the cloned repo to avoid adding it to IDEA's VCS roots.
-        fileOperations.delete(outputDirectory.dir(".git"))
+        outputDirectory.dir(".git").get().asFile.deleteRecursively()
     }
 }