diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/MsiTargets.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/MsiTargets.cs
index aa50fcac8..f4f82f695 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/MsiTargets.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/MsiTargets.cs
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 
             if (Directory.Exists(wixObjRoot))
             {
-                Directory.Delete(wixObjRoot, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(wixObjRoot);
             }
-
             Directory.CreateDirectory(wixObjRoot);
 
             Cmd("powershell", "-NoProfile", "-NoLogo",
@@ -137,9 +136,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 
             if (Directory.Exists(wixObjRoot))
             {
-                Directory.Delete(wixObjRoot, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(wixObjRoot);
             }
-
             Directory.CreateDirectory(wixObjRoot);
 
             Cmd("powershell", "-NoProfile", "-NoLogo",
diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PackageTargets.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PackageTargets.cs
index 4b54013cf..2dc28fd54 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PackageTargets.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PackageTargets.cs
@@ -57,16 +57,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 
             if (Directory.Exists(cliSdkRoot))
             {
-                string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(cliSdkRoot, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
-                foreach (string file in files)
-                {
-                    File.SetAttributes(file, FileAttributes.Normal);
-                    File.Delete(file);
-                }
-
-                Directory.Delete(cliSdkRoot, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(cliSdkRoot);
             }
-
             Directory.CreateDirectory(cliSdk);
 
             var binPath = Path.Combine(Dirs.Stage2, "bin");
diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/SharedFrameworkTargets.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/SharedFrameworkTargets.cs
index 2892bc2f2..93ef44ec2 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/SharedFrameworkTargets.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/SharedFrameworkTargets.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 
             if (Directory.Exists(SharedFrameworkPublishRoot))
             {
-                Directory.Delete(SharedFrameworkPublishRoot, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(SharedFrameworkPublishRoot);
             }
 
             // We publish to a sub folder of the PublishRoot so tools like heat and zip can generate folder structures easier.
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
         public static BuildTargetResult PublishSharedHost(BuildTargetContext c)
         {
             string SharedHostPublishRoot = Path.Combine(Dirs.Output, "obj", "sharedhost");
+
             if (Directory.Exists(SharedHostPublishRoot))
             {
-                Directory.Delete(SharedHostPublishRoot);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(SharedHostPublishRoot);
             }
-
             Directory.CreateDirectory(SharedHostPublishRoot);
 
             // corehost will be renamed to dotnet at some point and then this can be removed.
diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/Utils/Utils.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/Utils/Utils.cs
index 21512a08b..1f255e99e 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/Utils/Utils.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/Utils/Utils.cs
@@ -85,5 +85,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
             b[x] = b[y];
             b[y] = t;
         }
+
+        public static void DeleteDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(path))
+            {
+                string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+                foreach (string file in files)
+                {
+                    File.SetAttributes(file, FileAttributes.Normal);
+                    File.Delete(file);
+                }
+
+                Directory.Delete(path, true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }