diff --git a/src/scripts/tar.js b/src/scripts/tar.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 07d81a4dc..000000000
--- a/src/scripts/tar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-'use strict';
-
-require('supererror')({ splatchError: true });
-
-var tar = require('tar-fs');
-
-var sourceDir = process.argv[2];
-
-if (sourceDir === '--check') return console.log('OK');
-
-process.stderr.write('Packing ' + sourceDir + '\n');
-
-tar.pack('/', {
-    dereference: false, // pack the symlink and not what it points to
-    entries: [ sourceDir ],
-    map: function(header) {
-        header.name = header.name.replace(new RegExp('^' + sourceDir + '(/?)'), '.$1'); // make paths relative
-        return header;
-    },
-    strict: false // do not error for unknown types (skip fifo, char/block devices)
-}).pipe(process.stdout);