diff --git a/packages/browsers/package.json b/packages/browsers/package.json
index 79cd39e05a3f5..2c84b64a75f2e 100644
--- a/packages/browsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/browsers/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build:docs": "wireit",
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)",
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js",
     "test": "wireit"
   },
   "bin": "lib/cjs/main-cli.js",
diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/package.json b/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
index 6472cd793fd81..c1443fd63f019 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Puppeteer Angular schematics",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)",
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js",
     "dev:test": "npm run test --watch",
     "dev": "npm run build --watch",
     "sandbox:test": "node tools/sandbox.js --test",
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json b/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
index 3815e77d6d600..d62ebdc4b1821 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "build:docs": "wireit",
     "build": "wireit",
     "check": "tsx tools/ensure-correct-devtools-protocol-package",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)",
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js",
     "prepack": "wireit",
     "unit": "wireit"
   },
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer/package.json b/packages/puppeteer/package.json
index 2c18af334953e..b4fc556419490 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer/package.json
+++ b/packages/puppeteer/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build:docs": "wireit",
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)",
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js",
     "postinstall": "node install.js",
     "prepack": "wireit"
   },
diff --git a/packages/testserver/package.json b/packages/testserver/package.json
index 84b544fde805d..6190cf8342410 100644
--- a/packages/testserver/package.json
+++ b/packages/testserver/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)"
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js"
   },
   "wireit": {
     "build": {
diff --git a/test/installation/package.json b/test/installation/package.json
index 49d8a5acc0be9..67c3c8ad8161f 100644
--- a/test/installation/package.json
+++ b/test/installation/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)",
+    "clean": "../../tools/clean.js",
     "test": "mocha"
   },
   "wireit": {
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 123f8841b8014..8f97ca950825c 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "wireit",
-    "clean": "git clean -Xf $(ls -A | grep -v node_modules)"
+    "clean": "../tools/clean.js"
   },
   "wireit": {
     "build": {
diff --git a/tools/clean.js b/tools/clean.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..049fdc0434b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/clean.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const {exec} = require('child_process');
+const {readdirSync} = require('fs');
+
+exec(
+  `git clean -Xf ${readdirSync(process.cwd())
+    .filter(file => {
+      return file !== 'node_modules';
+    })
+    .join(' ')}`
+);