@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 						Iterable, 
 						join_path_native, 
 						to_native_path_linux,
+						rmtree
 					)
 
 from git.db.interface import RemoteProgress
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
-import shutil
-
 __all__ = ["Submodule", "UpdateProgress"]
 
 
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ def remove(self, module=True, force=False, configuration=True, dry_run=False):
 				if os.path.islink(mp):
 					method = os.remove
 				elif os.path.isdir(mp):
-					method = shutil.rmtree
+					method = rmtree
 				elif os.path.exists(mp):
 					raise AssertionError("Cannot forcibly delete repository as it was neither a link, nor a directory")
 				#END handle brutal deletion
@@ -683,7 +682,7 @@ def remove(self, module=True, force=False, configuration=True, dry_run=False):
 				if not dry_run:
 					wtd = mod.working_tree_dir
 					del(mod)		# release file-handles (windows)
-					shutil.rmtree(wtd)
+					rmtree(wtd)
 				# END delete tree if possible
 			# END handle force
 		# END handle module deletion
 
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 import errno
 import re
 import time
+import stat
+import shutil
 import tempfile
 
 __all__ = ( "stream_copy", "join_path", "to_native_path_windows", "to_native_path_linux", 
 			"join_path_native", "Stats", "IndexFileSHA1Writer", "Iterable", "IterableList", 
 			"BlockingLockFile", "LockFile", 'Actor', 'get_user_id', 'assure_directory_exists',
-			'RepoAliasMixin', 'LockedFD', 'LazyMixin' )
+			'RepoAliasMixin', 'LockedFD', 'LazyMixin', 'rmtree' )
 
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
@@ -147,6 +149,19 @@ def is_git_dir(d):
 				os.readlink(headref).startswith('refs'))
 	return False
 
+def rmtree(path):
+	"""Remove the given recursively.
+	:note: we use shutil rmtree but adjust its behaviour to see whether files that
+		couldn't be deleted are read-only. Windows will not remove them in that case"""
+	def onerror(func, path, exc_info):
+		if not os.access(path, os.W_OK):
+			# Is the error an access error ?
+			os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWUSR)
+			func(path)
+		else:
+			raise
+	# END end onerror
+	return shutil.rmtree(path, False, onerror)
 
 def stream_copy(source, destination, chunk_size=512*1024):
 	"""Copy all data from the source stream into the destination stream in chunks