diff --git a/news/7191.bugfix b/news/7191.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06b3b01eff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/7191.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Change method from shutil.remove to shutil.rmtree in noxfile.py.
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index d990fa571b5..0799fc5cc53 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def should_update_common_wheels():
 
     # Clear the stale cache.
     if need_to_repopulate:
-        shutil.remove(LOCATIONS["common-wheels"], ignore_errors=True)
+        shutil.rmtree(LOCATIONS["common-wheels"], ignore_errors=True)
 
     return need_to_repopulate