diff --git a/tasks/after-pack/register-archive-hook.js b/tasks/after-pack/register-archive-hook.js
index 3ccc914dca..7b8e928265 100644
--- a/tasks/after-pack/register-archive-hook.js
+++ b/tasks/after-pack/register-archive-hook.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
  * except in compliance with the MIT License.
  */
 
-const del = require('del').deleteSync;
-
 const archiver = require('archiver');
 
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -95,11 +93,9 @@ async function archive(path, archivePath, archiveType) {
 
   console.log(`  • re-building     file=${archivePath}, archiveType=${archiveType}`);
 
+  await del(archivePath);
 
   return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-
-    del(archivePath);
-
     var archive,
         output;
 
@@ -126,4 +122,10 @@ async function archive(path, archivePath, archiveType) {
 
     archive.directory(path, 'camunda-modeler').finalize();
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+async function del(path) {
+  const delModule = await import('del');
+
+  return delModule.deleteAsync(path);
+}
diff --git a/tasks/link-dependencies.js b/tasks/link-dependencies.js
index a5bfc5838e..386223964f 100644
--- a/tasks/link-dependencies.js
+++ b/tasks/link-dependencies.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { shellSync: exec } = require('execa');
-const { deleteSync: del } = require('del');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const customLinkersMap = {
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ async function linkDependencies(dependencies) {
     return;
   }
 
-  del(dependenciesDir);
+  await del(dependenciesDir);
   fs.mkdirSync(dependenciesDir);
 
   for (const dependency of dependencies) {
@@ -223,3 +222,9 @@ function gitClone(repo) {
 function getRepoUrl(repo) {
   return `https://github.com/${repo}.git`;
 }
+
+async function del(path) {
+  const delModule = await import('del');
+
+  return delModule.deleteAsync(path);
+}