1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceStorm/IceStormDB.cpp b/cpp/src/IceStorm/IceStormDB.cpp
index 2c661b4531c..d6d29630fa5 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceStorm/IceStormDB.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceStorm/IceStormDB.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ Client::run(int argc, char* argv[])
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
             }
 
-            StringSeq files = IcePatch2Internal::readDirectory(dbPath);
-            if(!files.empty())
+            if(!IceUtilInternal::isEmptyDirectory(dbPath))
             {
                 cerr << argv[0] << ": output directory is not empty: " << dbPath << endl;
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;