diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 658d9cc354..5858518911 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 - **depends:** Rewrite 'depends.ps1' ([#4638](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4638))
   - **depends:** Keep bucket in 'Get-Dependency()' ([#4673](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4673))
 - **mklink:** Use 'New-Item' instead of 'mklink' ([#4690](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4690))
+- **rmdir:** Use 'Remove-Item' instead of 'rmdir' ([#4691](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4691))
 
 ### Builds
 
diff --git a/lib/install.ps1 b/lib/install.ps1
index 5d7375c7a6..c414c98803 100644
--- a/lib/install.ps1
+++ b/lib/install.ps1
@@ -1192,10 +1192,10 @@ function unlink_persist_data($dir) {
                 # remove read-only attribute on the link
                 attrib -R /L $filepath
                 # remove the junction
-                & "$env:COMSPEC" /c "rmdir /s /q `"$filepath`""
+                Remove-Item -Path $filepath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             } else {
                 # remove the hard link
-                & "$env:COMSPEC" /c "del `"$filepath`""
+                Remove-Item -Path $filepath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/psmodules.ps1 b/lib/psmodules.ps1
index 539f1b47ee..fc32e99425 100644
--- a/lib/psmodules.ps1
+++ b/lib/psmodules.ps1
@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@ $modulesdir = "$scoopdir\modules"
 
 function install_psmodule($manifest, $dir, $global) {
     $psmodule = $manifest.psmodule
-    if(!$psmodule) { return }
+    if (!$psmodule) { return }
 
-    if($global) {
-        abort "Installing PowerShell modules globally is not implemented!"
+    if ($global) {
+        abort 'Installing PowerShell modules globally is not implemented!'
     }
 
     $modulesdir = ensure $modulesdir
     ensure_in_psmodulepath $modulesdir $global
 
     $module_name = $psmodule.name
-    if(!$module_name) {
+    if (!$module_name) {
         abort "Invalid manifest: The 'name' property is missing from 'psmodule'."
     }
 
     $linkfrom = "$modulesdir\$module_name"
-    write-host "Installing PowerShell module '$module_name'"
+    Write-Host "Installing PowerShell module '$module_name'"
 
-    write-host "Linking $(friendly_path $linkfrom) => $(friendly_path $dir)"
+    Write-Host "Linking $(friendly_path $linkfrom) => $(friendly_path $dir)"
 
-    if(test-path $linkfrom) {
+    if (Test-Path $linkfrom) {
         warn "$(friendly_path $linkfrom) already exists. It will be replaced."
-        & "$env:COMSPEC" /c "rmdir `"$linkfrom`""
+        Remove-Item -Path $linkfrom -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
 
     New-Item -Path $linkfrom -ItemType Junction -Value $dir | Out-Null
@@ -31,27 +31,27 @@ function install_psmodule($manifest, $dir, $global) {
 
 function uninstall_psmodule($manifest, $dir, $global) {
     $psmodule = $manifest.psmodule
-    if(!$psmodule) { return }
+    if (!$psmodule) { return }
 
     $module_name = $psmodule.name
-    write-host "Uninstalling PowerShell module '$module_name'."
+    Write-Host "Uninstalling PowerShell module '$module_name'."
 
     $linkfrom = "$modulesdir\$module_name"
-    if(test-path $linkfrom) {
-        write-host "Removing $(friendly_path $linkfrom)"
-        $linkfrom = resolve-path $linkfrom
-        & "$env:COMSPEC" /c "rmdir `"$linkfrom`""
+    if (Test-Path $linkfrom) {
+        Write-Host "Removing $(friendly_path $linkfrom)"
+        $linkfrom = Resolve-Path $linkfrom
+        Remove-Item -Path $linkfrom -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
 }
 
 function ensure_in_psmodulepath($dir, $global) {
     $path = env 'psmodulepath' $global
-    if(!$global -and $null -eq $path) {
+    if (!$global -and $null -eq $path) {
         $path = "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules"
     }
     $dir = fullpath $dir
-    if($path -notmatch [regex]::escape($dir)) {
-        write-output "Adding $(friendly_path $dir) to $(if($global){'global'}else{'your'}) PowerShell module path."
+    if ($path -notmatch [Regex]::Escape($dir)) {
+        Write-Output "Adding $(friendly_path $dir) to $(if($global){'global'}else{'your'}) PowerShell module path."
 
         env 'psmodulepath' $global "$dir;$path" # for future sessions...
         $env:psmodulepath = "$dir;$env:psmodulepath" # for this session