diff --git a/test/spawn.jl b/test/spawn.jl
index 78764d893082d..7bcf99f7c80c1 100644
--- a/test/spawn.jl
+++ b/test/spawn.jl
@@ -617,8 +617,5 @@ end
 
 # clean up busybox download
 if Sys.iswindows()
-    try
-        rm(busybox)
-    catch
-    end
+    rm(busybox, force=true)
 end