diff --git a/meta/conf/documentation.conf b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
index 94368d5c2b..953b2140d1 100644
--- a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ do_package_qa[doc] = "Runs QA checks on packaged files"
 do_package_write_deb[doc] = "Creates the actual DEB packages and places them in the Package Feed area"
 do_package_write_ipk[doc] = "Creates the actual IPK packages and places them in the Package Feed area"
 do_package_write_rpm[doc] = "Creates the actual RPM packages and places them in the Package Feed area"
-do_package_write_tar[doc] = "Creates tar archives for packages and places them in the Package Feed area"
 do_packagedata[doc] = "Creates package metadata used by the build system to generate the final packages"
 do_patch[doc] = "Locates patch files and applies them to the source code"
 do_populate_lic[doc] = "Writes license information for the recipe that is collected later when the image is constructed"