diff --git a/etils/epath/gpath.py b/etils/epath/gpath.py
index 67a71a80..30365555 100644
--- a/etils/epath/gpath.py
+++ b/etils/epath/gpath.py
@@ -214,8 +214,14 @@ def rmdir(self) -> None:
 
   def rmtree(self, missing_ok: bool = False) -> None:
     """Remove the directory."""
+    path_str = self._path_str
+    # copybara: strip_begin
+    # gfile.DeleteRecursively doesn't work when there's a trailing slash.
+    # copybara: strip_end
+    if path_str.endswith('/'):
+      path_str = path_str[:-1]
     try:
-      self._backend.rmtree(self._path_str)
+      self._backend.rmtree(path_str)
     except FileNotFoundError:
       if not missing_ok:
         raise