diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileOperationProgressWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileOperationProgressWidget.cpp
index 2c22635700..f88b09440e 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileOperationProgressWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileOperationProgressWidget.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ FileOperationProgressWidget::FileOperationProgressWidget(FileOperation operation
 
     auto& button = *find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Button>("button");
 
+    // FIXME: Show a different animation for deletions
     auto& file_copy_animation = *find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::ImageWidget>("file_copy_animation");
     file_copy_animation.load_from_file("/res/graphics/file-flying-animation.gif");
     file_copy_animation.animate();
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ FileOperationProgressWidget::FileOperationProgressWidget(FileOperation operation
         files_copied_label.set_text("Moving files...");
         current_file_action_label.set_text("Moving: ");
         break;
+    case FileOperation::Delete:
+        files_copied_label.set_text("Deleting files...");
+        current_file_action_label.set_text("Deleting: ");
+        break;
     default:
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -168,6 +173,9 @@ void FileOperationProgressWidget::did_progress(off_t bytes_done, off_t total_byt
     case FileOperation::Move:
         files_copied_label.set_text(String::formatted("Moving file {} of {}", files_done, total_file_count));
         break;
+    case FileOperation::Delete:
+        files_copied_label.set_text(String::formatted("Deleting file {} of {}", files_done, total_file_count));
+        break;
     default:
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.cpp
index 4cd3664ea8..c8f2b3ae1d 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -8,45 +8,14 @@
 #include "FileUtils.h"
 #include "FileOperationProgressWidget.h"
 #include <AK/LexicalPath.h>
-#include <LibCore/DirIterator.h>
 #include <LibCore/File.h>
 #include <LibGUI/MessageBox.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 namespace FileManager {
 
 HashTable<NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Window>> file_operation_windows;
 
-void delete_path(String const& path, GUI::Window* parent_window)
-{
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.characters(), &st)) {
-        GUI::MessageBox::show(parent_window,
-            String::formatted("lstat({}) failed: {}", path, strerror(errno)),
-            "Delete failed",
-            GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
-    }
-
-    bool is_directory = S_ISDIR(st.st_mode);
-    auto result = Core::File::remove(path, Core::File::RecursionMode::Allowed, false);
-
-    if (result.is_error()) {
-        auto& error = result.error();
-        if (is_directory) {
-            GUI::MessageBox::show(parent_window,
-                String::formatted("Failed to delete directory \"{}\": {}", error.file, error.error_code),
-                "Delete failed",
-                GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
-        } else {
-            GUI::MessageBox::show(parent_window,
-                String::formatted("Failed to delete file \"{}\": {}", error.file, error.error_code),
-                "Delete failed",
-                GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void delete_paths(Vector<String> const& paths, bool should_confirm, GUI::Window* parent_window)
 {
     String message;
@@ -66,9 +35,7 @@ void delete_paths(Vector<String> const& paths, bool should_confirm, GUI::Window*
             return;
     }
 
-    for (auto& path : paths) {
-        delete_path(path, parent_window);
-    }
+    run_file_operation(FileOperation::Delete, paths, {}, parent_window);
 }
 
 void run_file_operation(FileOperation operation, Vector<String> const& sources, String const& destination, GUI::Window* parent_window)
@@ -105,6 +72,9 @@ void run_file_operation(FileOperation operation, Vector<String> const& sources,
         case FileOperation::Move:
             file_operation_args.append("Move");
             break;
+        case FileOperation::Delete:
+            file_operation_args.append("Delete");
+            break;
         default:
             VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
         }
@@ -112,7 +82,9 @@ void run_file_operation(FileOperation operation, Vector<String> const& sources,
         for (auto& source : sources)
             file_operation_args.append(source.characters());
 
-        file_operation_args.append(destination.characters());
+        if (operation != FileOperation::Delete)
+            file_operation_args.append(destination.characters());
+
         file_operation_args.append(nullptr);
 
         if (execvp(file_operation_args.first(), const_cast<char**>(file_operation_args.data())) < 0) {
@@ -140,6 +112,9 @@ void run_file_operation(FileOperation operation, Vector<String> const& sources,
     case FileOperation::Move:
         window->set_title("Moving Files...");
         break;
+    case FileOperation::Delete:
+        window->set_title("Deleting Files...");
+        break;
     default:
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.h b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.h
index 5a7ea64bca..c12573160b 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/FileUtils.h
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@
 #include <AK/String.h>
 #include <LibCore/Forward.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Forward.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 namespace FileManager {
 
 enum class FileOperation {
     Copy = 0,
-    Move
+    Move,
+    Delete,
 };
 
-void delete_path(String const&, GUI::Window*);
 void delete_paths(Vector<String> const&, bool should_confirm, GUI::Window*);
 
 void run_file_operation(FileOperation, Vector<String> const& sources, String const& destination, GUI::Window*);