diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index c27abefcb8..a86185324a 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const gulp = require('gulp');
-const rimraf = require('rimraf');
 const replace = require('gulp-replace');
 const terser = require('gulp-terser');
 const cssnano = require('gulp-cssnano');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64f5edcc90..07763b9003 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 		"e2e": "start-server-and-test start:test http://localhost:61812 cy:run",
 		"mocha": "cd packages/backend && cross-env TS_NODE_FILES=true TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true TS_NODE_PROJECT=\"./test/tsconfig.json\" mocha",
 		"test": "npm run mocha",
-		"format": "gulp format"
+		"format": "gulp format",
+		"clean": "node ./scripts/clean.js"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@types/gulp": "4.0.9",
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 871a0c5e9f..4376dc4887 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 		"@types/redis": "2.8.32",
 		"@types/rename": "1.0.4",
 		"@types/request-stats": "3.0.0",
-		"@types/rimraf": "3.0.2",
 		"@types/seedrandom": "2.4.28",
 		"@types/sharp": "0.29.3",
 		"@types/sinonjs__fake-timers": "6.0.4",
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@
 		"rename": "1.0.4",
 		"request-stats": "3.0.0",
 		"require-all": "3.0.0",
-		"rimraf": "3.0.2",
 		"rndstr": "1.0.0",
 		"s-age": "1.1.2",
 		"seedrandom": "3.0.5",
diff --git a/packages/backend/yarn.lock b/packages/backend/yarn.lock
index 887b540767..0346380ee1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -400,11 +400,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/estree/-/estree-0.0.46.tgz#0fb6bfbbeabd7a30880504993369c4bf1deab1fe"
   integrity sha512-laIjwTQaD+5DukBZaygQ79K1Z0jb1bPEMRrkXSLjtCcZm+abyp5YbrqpSLzD42FwWW6gK/aS4NYpJ804nG2brg==
 
-"@types/events@*":
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/events/-/events-3.0.0.tgz#2862f3f58a9a7f7c3e78d79f130dd4d71c25c2a7"
-  integrity sha512-EaObqwIvayI5a8dCzhFrjKzVwKLxjoG9T6Ppd5CEo07LRKfQ8Yokw54r5+Wq7FaBQ+yXRvQAYPrHwya1/UFt9g==
-
 "@types/express-serve-static-core@*":
   version "4.17.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/express-serve-static-core/-/express-serve-static-core-4.17.5.tgz#a00ac7dadd746ae82477443e4d480a6a93ea083c"
@@ -430,15 +425,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/glob@*":
-  version "7.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/glob/-/glob-7.1.1.tgz#aa59a1c6e3fbc421e07ccd31a944c30eba521575"
-  integrity sha512-1Bh06cbWJUHMC97acuD6UMG29nMt0Aqz1vF3guLfG+kHHJhy3AyohZFFxYk2f7Q1SQIrNwvncxAE0N/9s70F2w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/events" "*"
-    "@types/minimatch" "*"
-    "@types/node" "*"
-
 "@types/glob@7.2.0":
   version "7.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/glob/-/glob-7.2.0.tgz#bc1b5bf3aa92f25bd5dd39f35c57361bdce5b2eb"
@@ -778,14 +764,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/rimraf@3.0.2":
-  version "3.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz#a63d175b331748e5220ad48c901d7bbf1f44eef8"
-  integrity sha512-F3OznnSLAUxFrCEu/L5PY8+ny8DtcFRjx7fZZ9bycvXRi3KPTRS9HOitGZwvPg0juRhXFWIeKX58cnX5YqLohQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/glob" "*"
-    "@types/node" "*"
-
 "@types/rsvp@^4.0.4":
   version "4.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/rsvp/-/rsvp-4.0.4.tgz#55e93e7054027f1ad4b4ebc1e60e59eb091e2d32"
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 24345b969f..697faee417 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 		"@types/random-seed": "0.3.3",
 		"@types/rename": "1.0.4",
 		"@types/request-stats": "3.0.0",
-		"@types/rimraf": "3.0.2",
 		"@types/seedrandom": "2.4.28",
 		"@types/sinonjs__fake-timers": "6.0.4",
 		"@types/speakeasy": "2.0.6",
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@
 		"reflect-metadata": "0.1.13",
 		"rename": "1.0.4",
 		"request-stats": "3.0.0",
-		"rimraf": "3.0.2",
 		"rndstr": "1.0.0",
 		"s-age": "1.1.2",
 		"sass": "1.43.4",
diff --git a/packages/client/yarn.lock b/packages/client/yarn.lock
index 8dd3579bb2..23d2213205 100644
--- a/packages/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/client/yarn.lock
@@ -662,14 +662,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/rimraf@3.0.2":
-  version "3.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz#a63d175b331748e5220ad48c901d7bbf1f44eef8"
-  integrity sha512-F3OznnSLAUxFrCEu/L5PY8+ny8DtcFRjx7fZZ9bycvXRi3KPTRS9HOitGZwvPg0juRhXFWIeKX58cnX5YqLohQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/glob" "*"
-    "@types/node" "*"
-
 "@types/seedrandom@2.4.28":
   version "2.4.28"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/seedrandom/-/seedrandom-2.4.28.tgz#9ce8fa048c1e8c85cb71d7fe4d704e000226036f"
diff --git a/scripts/clean.js b/scripts/clean.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dca10605f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/clean.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const execa = require('execa');
+
+(async () => {
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../packages/backend/built', { recursive: true, force: true });
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../packages/backend/node_modules', { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../packages/client/built', { recursive: true, force: true });
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../packages/client/node_modules', { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../built', { recursive: true, force: true });
+	fs.rmSync(__dirname + '/../node_modules', { recursive: true, force: true });
+})();