diff --git a/lib/units/device/resources/minicap.js b/lib/units/device/resources/minicap.js
index fb8c47c6..509e700e 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/resources/minicap.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/resources/minicap.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
     }
 
     function removeResource(res) {
-      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', res.dest])
+      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', '-f', res.dest])
         .timeout(10000)
         .then(function(out) {
           return streamutil.readAll(out)
diff --git a/lib/units/device/resources/minirev.js b/lib/units/device/resources/minirev.js
index 37b28401..802998c3 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/resources/minirev.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/resources/minirev.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
     }
 
     function removeResource(res) {
-      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', res.dest])
+      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', '-f', res.dest])
         .timeout(10000)
         .then(function(out) {
           return streamutil.readAll(out)
diff --git a/lib/units/device/resources/minitouch.js b/lib/units/device/resources/minitouch.js
index ba1327fc..c06404fb 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/resources/minitouch.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/resources/minitouch.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
     }
 
     function removeResource(res) {
-      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', res.dest])
+      return adb.shell(options.serial, ['rm', '-f', res.dest])
         .timeout(10000)
         .then(function(out) {
           return streamutil.readAll(out)