diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/delete_dir_if_exists.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/delete_dir_if_exists.m
index 89f74085ea31902e8e59d6057a73ccde3f86515a..f98b36b7f30103f75577bed8b30833804a81f8c6 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/delete_dir_if_exists.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/delete_dir_if_exists.m
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function delete_dir_if_exists(dirname)
 % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 %    none
 
-% Copyright (C) 2011 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ function delete_dir_if_exists(dirname)
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 if exist(dirname, 'dir')
-    rmdir(dirname,'s');
+    rmdir(dirname);
 end
 end