diff --git a/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1 b/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
index 7dc5f61f78..ac38766127 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
+++ b/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
+# limitations under the License.
+
 function UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage {
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ param(
     $zipContentFile
     $zipContents=get-content $zipContentFile
     foreach ($fileInZip in $zipContents) {
-      remove-item "$fileInZip" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+      remove-item -Path "$fileInZip" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse -Force
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}