diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/read_dir.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/read_dir.f90
index 0e28f9f..4009ed6 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/read_dir.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/read_dir.f90
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ program bug
    integer ios
    call system('[ -d junko.dir ] || mkdir junko.dir')
    open(unit=10, file='junko.dir',iostat=ios,action='read',access='stream')
-   if (ios.ne.0) call abort
+   if (ios.ne.0) then
+      call system('rmdir junko.dir')
+      call abort
+   end if
    read(10, iostat=ios) c
    if (ios.ne.21) then 
-      close(10)
-      call system('rmdir junko.dir')
+      close(10, status='delete')
       call abort
    end if
-   close(10)
-   call system('rmdir junko.dir')
+   close(10, status='delete')
 end program bug
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/close.c b/libgfortran/io/close.c
index 38855ee..1e10993 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/close.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/close.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ st_close (st_parameter_close *clp)
 	  if (status == CLOSE_DELETE)
             {
 #if HAVE_UNLINK_OPEN_FILE
-	      delete_file (u);
+	      remove (u->filename);
 #else
 	      path = strdup (u->filename);
 #endif
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ st_close (st_parameter_close *clp)
 #if !HAVE_UNLINK_OPEN_FILE
       if (path != NULL)
 	{
-	  unlink (path);
+	  remove (path);
 	  free (path);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/open.c b/libgfortran/io/open.c
index 4654de2..630bca6 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/open.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/open.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ already_open (st_parameter_open *opp, gfc_unit * u, unit_flags * flags)
  
 #if !HAVE_UNLINK_OPEN_FILE
       if (u->filename && u->flags.status == STATUS_SCRATCH)
-	unlink (u->filename);
+	remove (u->filename);
 #endif
      free (u->filename);
      u->filename = NULL;
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/unix.c b/libgfortran/io/unix.c
index fd5f277..5385d8b 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/unix.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/unix.c
@@ -1716,16 +1716,6 @@ flush_all_units (void)
 }
 
 
-/* delete_file()-- Given a unit structure, delete the file associated
- * with the unit.  Returns nonzero if something went wrong. */
-
-int
-delete_file (gfc_unit * u)
-{
-  return unlink (u->filename);
-}
-
-
 /* file_exists()-- Returns nonzero if the current filename exists on
  * the system */
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/unix.h b/libgfortran/io/unix.h
index 78a41f7..d1aa75d 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/unix.h
+++ b/libgfortran/io/unix.h
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ internal_proto(compare_file_filename);
 extern gfc_unit *find_file (const char *file, gfc_charlen_type file_len);
 internal_proto(find_file);
 
-extern int delete_file (gfc_unit *);
-internal_proto(delete_file);
-
 extern int file_exists (const char *file, gfc_charlen_type file_len);
 internal_proto(file_exists);