diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
index fceb191e..8c51fbc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ public static void forceDelete(final String file) throws IOException {
      */
     public static void forceDelete(final File file) throws IOException {
         if (file.isDirectory()) {
-            deleteDirectory(file);
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(file);
         } else {
             /*
              * NOTE: Always try to delete the file even if it appears to be non-existent. This will ensure that a
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ public static void forceMkdir(final File file) throws IOException {
      * @throws IOException if any
      */
     public static void deleteDirectory(final String directory) throws IOException {
-        deleteDirectory(new File(directory));
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(new File(directory));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/DirectoryScannerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/DirectoryScannerTest.java
index 5d12b620..16d8eb8b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/DirectoryScannerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/DirectoryScannerTest.java
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void regexExcludeWithNegativeLookahead() throws IOException {
 
         File dir = new File(testDir, "regex-dir");
         try {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);
         } catch (IOException ignored) {
         }
 
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void regexWithSlashInsideCharacterClass() throws IOException {
 
         File dir = new File(testDir, "regex-dir");
         try {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);
         } catch (IOException ignored) {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtilsTest.java
index ec19eb5b..ae044977 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtilsTest.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void setUp() throws Exception {
         getTestDirectory().mkdirs();
         createFile(testFile1, testFile1Size);
         createFile(testFile2, testFile2Size);
-        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
         getTestDirectory().mkdirs();
         createFile(testFile1, testFile1Size);
         createFile(testFile2, testFile2Size);
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void removeExtensionWithPaths() {
     void copyDirectoryStructureWithAEmptyDirectoryStructure() throws Exception {
         File from = new File(getTestDirectory(), "from");
 
-        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
 
         assertTrue(from.mkdirs());
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ void copyDirectoryStructureWithAPopulatedStructure() throws Exception {
         // Make a structure to copy
         File from = new File(getTestDirectory(), "from");
 
-        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
 
         File fRoot = new File(from, "root.txt");
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ void copyDirectoryStructureIfModified() throws Exception {
         // Make a structure to copy
         File from = new File(getTestDirectory(), "from");
 
-        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(from);
 
         File fRoot = new File(from, "root.txt");
 
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ void copyDirectoryStructureToSelf() throws Exception {
         // Make a structure to copy
         File toFrom = new File(getTestDirectory(), "tofrom");
 
-        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(toFrom);
+        org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(toFrom);
 
         File fRoot = new File(toFrom, "root.txt");
 
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ void deleteDirectoryWithValidFileSymlink() throws Exception {
         File symlink = new File(getTestDirectory(), "fileSymlink");
         createSymlink(symlink, symlinkTarget);
         try {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
         } finally {
             /*
              * Ensure to cleanup problematic symlink or "mvn clean" will fail
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ void deleteDirectoryWithValidDirSymlink() throws Exception {
         File symlink = new File(getTestDirectory(), "dirSymlink");
         createSymlink(symlink, symlinkTarget);
         try {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
         } finally {
             /*
              * Ensure to cleanup problematic symlink or "mvn clean" will fail
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ void deleteDirectoryWithDanglingSymlink() throws Exception {
         File symlink = new File(getTestDirectory(), "danglingSymlink");
         createSymlink(symlink, symlinkTarget);
         try {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
+            org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory(getTestDirectory());
         } finally {
             /*
              * Ensure to cleanup problematic symlink or "mvn clean" will fail