diff --git a/src/sh/scripts/install-azure b/src/sh/scripts/install-azure
index e239289..83ca9ac 100755
--- a/src/sh/scripts/install-azure
+++ b/src/sh/scripts/install-azure
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ __numonic_install_azure() {
 				;;
 			-f|--force)
 				if [ -d "${install_dir}" ]; then
-					rm --recursive --force "${install_dir}"
+					rm -rf "${install_dir}"
 				fi
 
 				if command -v az 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/src/sh/scripts/install-dotnet b/src/sh/scripts/install-dotnet
index 8c9b16f..233db67 100755
--- a/src/sh/scripts/install-dotnet
+++ b/src/sh/scripts/install-dotnet
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ __numonic_install_dotnet() {
 				;;
 			-f|--force)
 				if [ -d "${install_dir}" ]; then
-					rm --recursive --force "${install_dir}"
+					rm -rf "${install_dir}"
 				fi
 
 				if [ -d "${HOME}/dotnet" ]; then
-					rm --recursive --force "${HOME}/dotnet"
+					rm -rf "${HOME}/dotnet"
 				fi
 
 				if command -v dotnet 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/src/sh/scripts/install-gcloud b/src/sh/scripts/install-gcloud
index a407bf9..02435a6 100755
--- a/src/sh/scripts/install-gcloud
+++ b/src/sh/scripts/install-gcloud
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ __numonic_install_gcloud() {
 			--directory="${install_dir}" 1>/dev/null
 
 		# remove the temp directory
-		rm --recursive --force "${temp}"
+		rm -rf "${temp}"
 
 		"${install_dir}"/install.sh \
 			--command-completion false \