diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/nopackages.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/nopackages.bbclass
index 9ea7273530..8c433a285f 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/nopackages.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/nopackages.bbclass
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ deltask do_package
 deltask do_package_write_rpm
 deltask do_package_write_ipk
 deltask do_package_write_deb
-deltask do_package_write_tar
 deltask do_package_qa
 deltask do_packagedata
 deltask do_package_setscene