1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ext/fs/ops.rs b/ext/fs/ops.rs
index 083d1b15f..da52318a4 100644
--- a/ext/fs/ops.rs
+++ b/ext/fs/ops.rs
@@ -294,9 +294,16 @@ where
 
   let fs = {
     let mut state = state.borrow_mut();
-    state
-      .borrow_mut::<P>()
-      .check_write(&path, "Deno.remove()")?;
+    if recursive {
+      state
+        .borrow_mut::<P>()
+        .check_write(&path, "Deno.remove()")?;
+    } else {
+      state
+        .borrow_mut::<P>()
+        .check_write_partial(&path, "Deno.remove()")?;
+    }
+
     state.borrow::<FileSystemRc>().clone()
   };