diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
index a3e15a2c008da7ce94359c1dd161bd8c1b815f0e..5cb23f46708505be7b764d09ad491bcd58bc8011 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public final class FileUtilities
 
         if (filter.accept(path))
         {
-            return FileUtilities.deleteRecursively(path, logger);
+            return deleteRecursively(path, logger);
         } else
         {
             if (path.isDirectory())