--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/11/04 20:40:57	1.1299
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/11/05 19:04:44	1.1300
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1299 2017/11/04 20:40:57 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1300 2017/11/05 19:04:44 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ use DynaLoader; # for Crypt::DES version
 use MIME::Lite;
 use MIME::Types;
 use File::Copy();
-use File::Path::Tiny();
+use File::Path();
 
 # ---------------------------------------------- Designs
 use vars qw(%defaultdesign);
@@ -12660,7 +12660,7 @@ sub process_decompression {
                                 if (-f "$dir/$tempdir/$item") { 
                                     unlink("$dir/$tempdir/$item");
                                 } elsif (-d "$dir/$tempdir/$item") {
-                                    &File::Path::Tiny::rm("$dir/$tempdir/$item");
+                                    &File::Path::remove_tree("$dir/$tempdir/$item",{ safe => 1 });
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -12670,14 +12670,14 @@ sub process_decompression {
                                     if (-f "$dir/$item") {
                                         unlink("$dir/$item");
                                     } elsif (-d "$dir/$item") {
-                                        &File::Path::Tiny::rm("$dir/$item");
+                                        &File::Path::remove_tree("$dir/$item",{ safe => 1 });
                                     }
                                     &File::Copy::move("$dir/$tempdir/$item","$dir/$item");
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                         if (&File::Copy::move("$dir/$tempdir/$file","$dir/$file")) {
-                            &File::Path::Tiny::rm("$dir/$tempdir");
+                            &File::Path::remove_tree("$dir/$tempdir",{ safe => 1 });
                         }
                     }
                 } else {