diff --git a/build/build.js b/build/build.js
index 8222eb9..d2e6d62 100755
--- a/build/build.js
+++ b/build/build.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { processPlugin } from './utils/plugin.js';
-import { readdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { readdir, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { parseArgs } from 'node:util';
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ const { values: args } = parseArgs({
     }
 });
 
+await rm(args.distBase, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: true
+});
+
 (await Promise.all(
     files
         .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.js'))
diff --git a/build/utils/artifact.js b/build/utils/artifact.js
index 7068bd2..8575fed 100644
--- a/build/utils/artifact.js
+++ b/build/utils/artifact.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { checkFileReadAccess, exists, isDirectory } from './fileAccess.js';
+import { exists, isDirectory } from './fileAccess.js';
 import { cp, mkdir, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 
@@ -29,27 +29,7 @@ const validateArtifact = function validateArtifact (artifact) {
             )
         );
     } else if (artifact.type === 'copy') {
-        if (typeof artifact.options.source !== 'string') return false;
-        return checkFileReadAccess(artifact.options.source);
-    }
-    return valid;
-};
-
-const checkPath = async function checkPath (path) {
-    const directory = dirname(path);
-    if (await exists(directory) && !await isDirectory(directory)) {
-        console.warn('Skipping artifact as parent directory exists and is not a directory.');
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        try {
-            if (!await exists(directory)) {
-                await mkdir(directory, { recursive: true });
-            }
-            return true;
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.warn('Skipping artifact as directory is not creatable.');
-            return false;
-        }
+        return typeof artifact.options.source === 'string';
     }
 };
 
@@ -58,8 +38,11 @@ export const processArtifact = async function processArtifact (artifact, { srcBa
         console.warn('Skipping artifact as it is invalid.');
         return;
     }
-    const distPath = join(distBase, artifact.path)
-    if (!await checkPath(distPath)) return;
+    const distPath = join(distBase, artifact.path);
+    const distPathDirectory = dirname(distPath);
+    if (!await exists(distPathDirectory)) {
+        await mkdir(distPathDirectory, { recursive: true });
+    }
     if (artifact.type === 'text') {
         await writeFile(
             distPath,
diff --git a/build/utils/fileAccess.js b/build/utils/fileAccess.js
index 9cbb439..9747ecc 100644
--- a/build/utils/fileAccess.js
+++ b/build/utils/fileAccess.js
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import { access, constants, stat } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
-export const checkFileReadAccess = async function checkFileWriteAccess (path) {
-    try {
-        await access(path, constants.F_OK | constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-        if (err.code === 'ENOENT' || err.code === 'EACCES') return false;
-        else throw err;
-    }
-};
-
 export const exists = async function exists (path) {
     try {
         await access(path, constants.F_OK);