diff --git a/cli/src/forge.rs b/cli/src/forge.rs
index f0e403fdbebd..619e61f99eac 100644
--- a/cli/src/forge.rs
+++ b/cli/src/forge.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         }
         Subcommands::Clean { root } => {
             let root = root.unwrap_or_else(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap());
-            utils::cleanup(root)?;
+            let project = Project::builder().root(root).build()?;
+            project.cleanup()?;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/cli/src/utils.rs b/cli/src/utils.rs
index 8eb2db042b63..fe2342ff89df 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils.rs
+++ b/cli/src/utils.rs
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@ pub fn find_dapp_json_contract(path: &str, name: &str) -> eyre::Result<Contract>
 
     Ok(serde_json::from_value(contract)?)
 }
-
-pub fn cleanup(root: PathBuf) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(root.join("cache"))?;
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(root.join("out"))?;
-    Ok(())
-}