diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index de0acff8eac34e..267fa9ec2bfa14 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -3220,6 +3220,13 @@ Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
+    description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
+                 default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported. `ENFILE` errors are now
+                 retried.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -3242,17 +3249,17 @@ changes:
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
 * `options` {Object}
-  * `emfileWait` {integer} If an `EMFILE` error is encountered, Node.js will
-  retry the operation with a linear backoff of 1ms longer on each try until the
-  timeout duration passes this limit. This option is ignored if the `recursive`
-  option is not `true`. **Default:** `1000`.
-  * `maxBusyTries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or `EPERM` error is
-  encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear backoff wait of
-  100ms longer on each try. This option represents the number of retries. This
-  option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`. **Default:** `3`.
+  * `maxRetries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or
+  `EPERM` error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear
+  backoff wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the
+  number of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not
+  `true`. **Default:** `0`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 * `callback` {Function}
   * `err` {Error}
 
@@ -3266,6 +3273,13 @@ Windows and an `ENOTDIR` error on POSIX.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.21
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
+    description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
+                 default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported. `ENFILE` errors are now
+                 retried.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -3280,9 +3294,17 @@ changes:
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
 * `options` {Object}
+  * `maxRetries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or
+  `EPERM` error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear
+  backoff wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the
+  number of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not
+  `true`. **Default:** `0`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 
 Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
 
@@ -4990,6 +5012,13 @@ upon success.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v10.0.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
+    description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
+                 default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported. `ENFILE` errors are now
+                 retried.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -5000,17 +5029,17 @@ changes:
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
 * `options` {Object}
-  * `emfileWait` {integer} If an `EMFILE` error is encountered, Node.js will
-  retry the operation with a linear backoff of 1ms longer on each try until the
-  timeout duration passes this limit. This option is ignored if the `recursive`
-  option is not `true`. **Default:** `1000`.
-  * `maxBusyTries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or `EPERM` error is
-  encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear backoff wait of
-  100ms longer on each try. This option represents the number of retries. This
-  option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`. **Default:** `3`.
+  * `maxRetries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or
+  `EPERM` error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear
+  backoff wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the
+  number of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not
+  `true`. **Default:** `0`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 * Returns: {Promise}
 
 Removes the directory identified by `path` then resolves the `Promise` with
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
index 73f783d1d231f2..60310e1cf9427e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
@@ -22,27 +22,24 @@ const {
 const { join } = require('path');
 const { setTimeout } = require('timers');
 const notEmptyErrorCodes = new Set(['ENOTEMPTY', 'EEXIST', 'EPERM']);
+const retryErrorCodes = new Set(
+  ['EBUSY', 'EMFILE', 'ENFILE', 'ENOTEMPTY', 'EPERM']);
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const epermHandler = isWindows ? fixWinEPERM : _rmdir;
 const epermHandlerSync = isWindows ? fixWinEPERMSync : _rmdirSync;
-const numRetries = isWindows ? 100 : 1;
 
 
 function rimraf(path, options, callback) {
-  let timeout = 0;  // For EMFILE handling.
-  let busyTries = 0;
+  let retries = 0;
 
   _rimraf(path, options, function CB(err) {
     if (err) {
-      if ((err.code === 'EBUSY' || err.code === 'ENOTEMPTY' ||
-           err.code === 'EPERM') && busyTries < options.maxBusyTries) {
-        busyTries++;
-        return setTimeout(_rimraf, busyTries * 100, path, options, CB);
+      if (retryErrorCodes.has(err.code) && retries < options.maxRetries) {
+        retries++;
+        const delay = retries * options.retryDelay;
+        return setTimeout(_rimraf, delay, path, options, CB);
       }
 
-      if (err.code === 'EMFILE' && timeout < options.emfileWait)
-        return setTimeout(_rimraf, timeout++, path, options, CB);
-
       // The file is already gone.
       if (err.code === 'ENOENT')
         err = null;
@@ -211,7 +208,7 @@ function _rmdirSync(path, options, originalErr) {
         rimrafSync(join(path, child), options);
       });
 
-      for (let i = 0; i < numRetries; i++) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < options.maxRetries + 1; i++) {
         try {
           return rmdirSync(path, options);
         } catch {} // Ignore errors.
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 2aaf267987098d..4d7f0d6765e799 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ function warnOnNonPortableTemplate(template) {
 }
 
 const defaultRmdirOptions = {
-  emfileWait: 1000,
-  maxBusyTries: 3,
+  retryDelay: 100,
+  maxRetries: 0,
   recursive: false,
 };
 
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ const validateRmdirOptions = hideStackFrames((options) => {
   if (typeof options.recursive !== 'boolean')
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('recursive', 'boolean', options.recursive);
 
-  validateInt32(options.emfileWait, 'emfileWait', 0);
-  validateUint32(options.maxBusyTries, 'maxBusyTries');
+  validateInt32(options.retryDelay, 'retryDelay', 0);
+  validateUint32(options.maxRetries, 'maxRetries');
 
   return options;
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
index 5f630b686a19e6..628bba5d6fc4ab 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
 // Test input validation.
 {
   const defaults = {
-    emfileWait: 1000,
-    maxBusyTries: 3,
+    retryDelay: 100,
+    maxRetries: 0,
     recursive: false
   };
   const modified = {
-    emfileWait: 953,
-    maxBusyTries: 5,
+    retryDelay: 953,
+    maxRetries: 5,
     recursive: true
   };
 
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
   assert.deepStrictEqual(validateRmdirOptions({}), defaults);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(validateRmdirOptions(modified), modified);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(validateRmdirOptions({
-    maxBusyTries: 99
+    maxRetries: 99
   }), {
-    emfileWait: 1000,
-    maxBusyTries: 99,
+    retryDelay: 100,
+    maxRetries: 99,
     recursive: false
   });
 
@@ -197,18 +197,18 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
   });
 
   common.expectsError(() => {
-    validateRmdirOptions({ emfileWait: -1 });
+    validateRmdirOptions({ retryDelay: -1 });
   }, {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     type: RangeError,
-    message: /^The value of "emfileWait" is out of range\./
+    message: /^The value of "retryDelay" is out of range\./
   });
 
   common.expectsError(() => {
-    validateRmdirOptions({ maxBusyTries: -1 });
+    validateRmdirOptions({ maxRetries: -1 });
   }, {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     type: RangeError,
-    message: /^The value of "maxBusyTries" is out of range\./
+    message: /^The value of "maxRetries" is out of range\./
   });
 }