diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/ClipService.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/ClipService.java
index c1b0732..3d546f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/ClipService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/ClipService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.ddf.vodsystem.entities.*;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -175,7 +176,6 @@ public class ClipService {
             throw new FFMPEGException("Error retrieving video metadata for clip: " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
-
         try {
             thumbnailService.createThumbnail(clipFile, thumbnailFile, 0.0f);
         } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
@@ -205,15 +205,11 @@ public class ClipService {
         File clipFile = new File(clip.getVideoPath());
         File thumbnailFile = new File(clip.getThumbnailPath());
 
-        boolean clipDeleted = directoryService.deleteFile(clipFile);
-        boolean thumbnailDeleted = directoryService.deleteFile(thumbnailFile);
-
-        if (!clipDeleted) {
-            throw new FFMPEGException("Failed to delete clip file: " + clipFile.getAbsolutePath());
-        }
-
-        if (!thumbnailDeleted) {
-            throw new FFMPEGException("Failed to delete thumbnail file: " + thumbnailFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        try {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(clipFile.toPath());
+            Files.deleteIfExists(thumbnailFile.toPath());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/DirectoryService.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/DirectoryService.java
index 2b23515..c7d7e9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/DirectoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/DirectoryService.java
@@ -110,22 +110,6 @@ public class DirectoryService {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean deleteFile(File file) {
-        if (file == null || !file.exists()) {
-            logger.warn("File does not exist: {}", file);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        try {
-            Files.delete(file.toPath());
-            logger.debug("Deleted file: {}", file.getAbsolutePath());
-            return true;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.error("Error deleting file: {}", e.getMessage());
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     public String getFileExtension(String filePath) {
         Path path = Paths.get(filePath);
         String fileName = path.getFileName().toString();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/JobService.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/JobService.java
index f37fa00..1193285 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/JobService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/services/JobService.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.ddf.vodsystem.services;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import com.ddf.vodsystem.dto.Job;
@@ -75,13 +77,17 @@ public class JobService {
                     job.getInputClipOptions().getDuration())
                     .thenRun(() -> {
                         job.getStatus().getConversion().markComplete();
-                        directoryService.deleteFile(tempFile);
+
+                        try {
+                            Files.deleteIfExists(Paths.get(tempFile.getAbsolutePath()));
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                        }
                     });
         } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
             logger.error("Error converting job {}: {}", job.getUuid(), e.getMessage());
             Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
         }
-
     }
 
     /**