diff --git a/lib/temp-directory.js b/lib/temp-directory.js
index 91266885..6b00490d 100644
--- a/lib/temp-directory.js
+++ b/lib/temp-directory.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 import { tmpdir } from 'os';
 
+import { removeDirectory } from './utils.js';
+
 export async function create(context) {
   if (context.options && context.options.tmpDir) {
     context.path = join(context.options.tmpDir, randomUUID());
@@ -33,12 +35,7 @@ export let remove = async function remove(context) {
     `${context.module.name} rm.tempdir`,
     context.path
   );
-  await fs.rm(context.path, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(context.path);
 };
 
 // Used in tests to simulate errors in rimraf.
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d28d20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+/**
+ * Remove directory recursively with retries for Windows.
+ * @param path
+ */
+export async function removeDirectory(path) {
+  await fs.rm(path, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: true,
+    maxRetries: 10,
+    retryDelay: 50
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/npm/test-npm-install.js b/test/npm/test-npm-install.js
index f3f6bb28..a8d55f53 100644
--- a/test/npm/test-npm-install.js
+++ b/test/npm/test-npm-install.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import tap from 'tap';
 
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import packageManagerInstall from '../../lib/package-manager/install.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
@@ -103,10 +104,5 @@ test('npm-install: failed install', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/npm/test-npm-test.js b/test/npm/test-npm-test.js
index 4a2938d0..096cd865 100644
--- a/test/npm/test-npm-test.js
+++ b/test/npm/test-npm-test.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { existsSync, promises as fs } from 'fs';
 
 import tap from 'tap';
 
-import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import { test as packageManagerTest } from '../../lib/package-manager/test.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
+import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -185,10 +186,5 @@ test('npm-test: tmpdir is redirected', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-install.js b/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-install.js
index 70d74c54..c1f5a768 100644
--- a/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-install.js
+++ b/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-install.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import tap from 'tap';
 
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import packageManagerInstall from '../../lib/package-manager/install.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
@@ -79,10 +80,5 @@ test('pnpm-install: failed install', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-test.js b/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-test.js
index b7860d9c..6dadd54b 100644
--- a/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-test.js
+++ b/test/pnpm/test-pnpm-test.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 import tap, { test } from 'tap';
 
-import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import { test as packageManagerTest } from '../../lib/package-manager/test.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
+import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
@@ -181,10 +182,5 @@ test('pnpm-test: tmpdir is redirected', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/reporter/test-reporter-junit.js b/test/reporter/test-reporter-junit.js
index 2ceaeaf8..d9d5ac7b 100644
--- a/test/reporter/test-reporter-junit.js
+++ b/test/reporter/test-reporter-junit.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import xml2js from 'xml2js';
 
 import junitReporter from '../../lib/reporter/junit.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
 const parseString = promisify(xml2js.parseString);
@@ -154,10 +155,5 @@ test('reporter.junit(): append to disk', (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/reporter/test-reporter-tap.js b/test/reporter/test-reporter-tap.js
index 594fd253..8f033910 100644
--- a/test/reporter/test-reporter-tap.js
+++ b/test/reporter/test-reporter-tap.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Parser } from 'tap-parser';
 import str from 'string-to-stream';
 
 import tapReporter from '../../lib/reporter/tap.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 
 const fixtures = JSON.parse(
   readFileSync(new URL('../fixtures/reporter-fixtures.json', import.meta.url))
@@ -132,10 +133,5 @@ test('reporter.tap(): append to disk when file does not exist', (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/test-grab-project.js b/test/test-grab-project.js
index 6d05345e..4f6f6199 100644
--- a/test/test-grab-project.js
+++ b/test/test-grab-project.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import tap from 'tap';
 
 import { grabProject } from '../lib/grab-project.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../lib/utils.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
 
@@ -170,10 +171,5 @@ test('grab-project: timeout', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/yarn/test-yarn-install.js b/test/yarn/test-yarn-install.js
index 399d8a76..6158fd8a 100644
--- a/test/yarn/test-yarn-install.js
+++ b/test/yarn/test-yarn-install.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import tap from 'tap';
 
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import packageManagerInstall from '../../lib/package-manager/install.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 
 const { test } = tap;
@@ -81,10 +82,5 @@ test('yarn-install: failed install', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });
diff --git a/test/yarn/test-yarn-test.js b/test/yarn/test-yarn-test.js
index deded643..31ae93c9 100644
--- a/test/yarn/test-yarn-test.js
+++ b/test/yarn/test-yarn-test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import tap, { test } from 'tap';
 import { npmContext } from '../helpers/make-context.js';
 import { getPackageManagers } from '../../lib/package-manager/index.js';
 import { test as packageManagerTest } from '../../lib/package-manager/test.js';
+import { removeDirectory } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
@@ -181,10 +182,5 @@ test('yarn-test: tmpdir is redirected', async (t) => {
 });
 
 tap.teardown(async () => {
-  await fs.rm(sandbox, {
-    recursive: true,
-    force: true,
-    maxRetries: 10,
-    retryDelay: 10
-  });
+  await removeDirectory(sandbox);
 });