diff --git a/benchmark.js b/benchmark.js
index 411795d..6b45567 100644
--- a/benchmark.js
+++ b/benchmark.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import Benchmark from 'benchmark';
-import {makeDirectorySync} from 'make-dir';
 import {temporaryDirectory} from 'tempy';
 import {deleteAsync, deleteSync} from './index.js';
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const fixtures = Array.from({length: 2000}, (_, index) => path.resolve(temporary
 
 function createFixtures() {
 	for (const fixture of fixtures) {
-		makeDirectorySync(path.resolve(temporaryDirectoryPath, fixture));
+		fs.mkdirSync(path.resolve(temporaryDirectoryPath, fixture), {recursive: true});
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60f0de7..0e31f7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"ava": "^6.1.3",
 		"benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-		"make-dir": "^5.0.0",
 		"tempy": "^3.1.0",
 		"tsd": "^0.31.0",
 		"xo": "^0.58.0"
@@ -68,10 +67,5 @@
 	"ava": {
 		"serial": true,
 		"workerThreads": false
-	},
-	"xo": {
-		"rules": {
-			"unicorn/prefer-string-replace-all": "off"
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index fb1b397..610b4b8 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import test from 'ava';
 import {temporaryDirectory} from 'tempy';
-import {makeDirectorySync} from 'make-dir';
 import {deleteAsync, deleteSync} from './index.js';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ test.beforeEach(t => {
 	t.context.tmp = temporaryDirectory();
 
 	for (const fixture of fixtures) {
-		makeDirectorySync(path.join(t.context.tmp, fixture));
+		fs.mkdirSync(path.join(t.context.tmp, fixture), {recursive: true});
 	}
 });
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ test('does not throw EINVAL - async', async t => {
 
 	let count = 0;
 	while (count !== totalAttempts) {
-		makeDirectorySync(nestedFile);
+		fs.mkdirSync(nestedFile, {recursive: true});
 
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
 		const removed = await deleteAsync('**/*', {
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ test('does not throw EINVAL - sync', t => {
 
 	let count = 0;
 	while (count !== totalAttempts) {
-		makeDirectorySync(nestedFile);
+		fs.mkdirSync(nestedFile, {recursive: true});
 
 		const removed = deleteSync('**/*', {
 			cwd: t.context.tmp,
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ test('windows can pass absolute paths with "\\" - sync', t => {
 
 test('windows can pass relative paths with "\\" - async', async t => {
 	const nestedFile = path.resolve(t.context.tmp, 'a/b/c/nested.js');
-	makeDirectorySync(nestedFile);
+	fs.mkdirSync(nestedFile, {recursive: true});
 
 	const removeFiles = await deleteAsync([nestedFile], {cwd: t.context.tmp, dryRun: true});
 
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ test('windows can pass relative paths with "\\" - async', async t => {
 
 test('windows can pass relative paths with "\\" - sync', t => {
 	const nestedFile = path.resolve(t.context.tmp, 'a/b/c/nested.js');
-	makeDirectorySync(nestedFile);
+	fs.mkdirSync(nestedFile, {recursive: true});
 
 	const removeFiles = deleteSync([nestedFile], {cwd: t.context.tmp, dryRun: true});
 
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ test('onProgress option - progress of single file', async t => {
 test('onProgress option - progress of multiple files', async t => {
 	const reports = [];
 
-	const sourcePath = process.platform === 'win32' ? path.resolve(`${t.context.tmp}/*`).replace(/\\/g, '/') : `${t.context.tmp}/*`;
+	const sourcePath = process.platform === 'win32' ? path.resolve(`${t.context.tmp}/*`).replaceAll('\\', '/') : `${t.context.tmp}/*`;
 
 	await deleteAsync(sourcePath, {
 		cwd: __dirname,