diff --git a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/Loader.java b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/Loader.java
index 44480c06c..734892d40 100644
--- a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/Loader.java
+++ b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/Loader.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public static void setCWD(File newCWD) {
     public void load(CommandManager mgr) throws Exception {
         mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.CORE_CHANNEL_OPEN, stdapi_channel_open.class, V1_2, V1_15);
         mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_CHDIR, stdapi_fs_chdir.class);
-        mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_DELETE_DIR, stdapi_fs_delete_dir.class);
+        mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_DELETE_DIR, stdapi_fs_delete_dir.class, V1_2, V1_7);
         mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_DELETE_FILE, stdapi_fs_delete_file.class);
         mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_FILE_EXPAND_PATH, stdapi_fs_file_expand_path.class, V1_2, V1_5); // %COMSPEC% only
         mgr.registerCommand(CommandId.STDAPI_FS_FILE_MOVE, stdapi_fs_file_move.class);
diff --git a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir.java b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir.java
index 4dd2eed72..4e236b3d9 100644
--- a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir.java
+++ b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ public class stdapi_fs_delete_dir implements Command {
     public int execute(Meterpreter meterpreter, TLVPacket request, TLVPacket response) throws Exception {
         String path = request.getStringValue(TLVType.TLV_TYPE_DIRECTORY_PATH);
         File file = Loader.expand(path);
-        if (isSymlink(file)) {
-            if (!file.delete()) {
+        if (FsUtils.isSymlink(file)) {
+            if (!deleteSymlink(file)) {
                 throw new IOException("Cannot delete symbolic link " + file.getCanonicalPath());
             }
         } else if (file.isDirectory()) {
@@ -26,22 +26,15 @@ public int execute(Meterpreter meterpreter, TLVPacket request, TLVPacket respons
         return ERROR_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    private static boolean isSymlink(File file) throws IOException {
-        File canon;
-        if (file.getParent() == null) {
-            canon = file;
-        } else {
-            File canonDir = file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
-            canon = new File(canonDir, file.getName());
-        }
-        return !canon.getCanonicalFile().equals(canon.getAbsoluteFile());
+    protected boolean deleteSymlink(File file) throws IOException {
+        return file.delete();
     }
 
     private boolean rmtree(File file) throws IOException {
         boolean ret = true;
         for (File subFile : file.listFiles()) {
-            if (isSymlink(subFile)) {
-                ret = ret && subFile.delete();
+            if (FsUtils.isSymlink(subFile)) {
+                ret = ret && deleteSymlink(subFile);
             } else if (subFile.isDirectory()) {
                 ret = ret && rmtree(subFile);
             } else {
diff --git a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir_V1_7.java b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir_V1_7.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a52dea3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_delete_dir_V1_7.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.metasploit.meterpreter.stdapi;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+
+public class stdapi_fs_delete_dir_V1_7 extends stdapi_fs_delete_dir {
+    @Override
+    protected boolean deleteSymlink(File file) throws IOException {
+        Files.delete(file.toPath());
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_stat.java b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_stat.java
index c20271043..5d56a56cd 100644
--- a/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_stat.java
+++ b/java/meterpreter/stdapi/src/main/java/com/metasploit/meterpreter/stdapi/stdapi_fs_stat.java
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ public int execute(Meterpreter meterpreter, TLVPacket request, TLVPacket respons
             }
         }
         File file = new File(path);
-        if (!file.exists()) {
+        if (!exists(file)) {
             file = Loader.expand(path);
         }
-        if (!file.exists()) {
+        if (!exists(file)) {
             throw new IOException("File/directory does not exist: " + path);
         }
         response.add(TLVType.TLV_TYPE_STAT_BUF, stat(file));
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ protected boolean canExecute(File file) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    private boolean exists(File file) throws IOException {
+        return file.exists() || FsUtils.isSymlink(file);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert an integer to little endian.
      */