diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index d05e643..6198604 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-use fs_err as fs;
 use utils::colors;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -183,22 +182,13 @@ pub fn run(
                 // about whether the command succeeded without such a message
                 info!(accessible, "Successfully compressed '{}'.", to_utf(&output_path));
             } else {
-                // If Ok(false) or Err() occurred, delete incomplete file
-                // Print an extra alert message pointing out that we left a possibly
-                // CORRUPTED FILE at `output_path`
-                if let Err(err) = fs::remove_file(&output_path) {
+                if let Err(_) = utils::remove_file_or_dir(&output_path) {
                     eprintln!("{red}FATAL ERROR:\n", red = *colors::RED);
                     eprintln!("  Please manually delete '{}'.", to_utf(&output_path));
                     eprintln!(
                         "  Compression failed and we could not delete '{}'.",
                         to_utf(&output_path),
                     );
-                    eprintln!(
-                        "  Error:{reset} {}{red}.{reset}\n",
-                        err,
-                        reset = *colors::RESET,
-                        red = *colors::RED
-                    );
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index e6808bf..e2c3130 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ mod question;
 pub use file_visibility::FileVisibilityPolicy;
 pub use formatting::{nice_directory_display, pretty_format_list_of_paths, strip_cur_dir, to_utf};
 pub use fs::{
-    cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, is_symlink, try_infer_extension,
+    cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, is_symlink, remove_file_or_dir,
+    try_infer_extension,
 };
 pub use question::{
     ask_to_create_file, user_wants_to_continue, user_wants_to_overwrite, QuestionAction, QuestionPolicy,