diff --git a/lib/tools/meteor.js b/lib/tools/meteor.js
index 1e05255..0e41d88 100644
--- a/lib/tools/meteor.js
+++ b/lib/tools/meteor.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var Future = require('fibers/future');
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var _ = require('underscore');
+var del = require('delete');
 
 module.exports = {};
 
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ module.exports.createEmptyMeteorProject = function createEmptyMeteorProject(name
     _.each(fs.readdirSync(appDirectory), function (entryPath) {
       if (entryPath === '.git') return;
       if (entryPath === '.meteor') return;
-      fs.unlinkSync(path.join(appDirectory, entryPath));
+      // depreciate fs and use del instead.
+      //fs.unlinkSync(path.join(appDirectory, entryPath));
+      del.sync(path.join(appDirectory, entryPath));
     });
-  } finally {
+ } finally {
     // stop the spinny thing
     spinHandle.stop();
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 784382f..f336e1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "cli-color": "0.2.3",
-    "minimist": "0.0.8",
-    "underscore": "1.8.3",
     "cli-table": "0.3.0",
+    "delete": "^0.3.0",
     "ejs": "0.8.5",
     "fibers": "1.0.8",
-    "single-line-log": "0.4.1",
+    "minimist": "0.0.8",
     "shell-source": "1.1.0",
+    "single-line-log": "0.4.1",
+    "underscore": "1.8.3",
     "xtend": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {