diff --git a/build_tools/make_vendor_tarball.sh b/build_tools/make_vendor_tarball.sh
index e24fd8ba6..a052e25cb 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_vendor_tarball.sh
+++ b/build_tools/make_vendor_tarball.sh
@@ -8,20 +8,6 @@
 # Exit on error
 set -e
 
-# We need GNU tar as that supports the --mtime and --transform options
-TAR=notfound
-for try in tar gtar gnutar; do
-    if $try -Pcf /dev/null --mtime now /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        TAR=$try
-        break
-    fi
-done
-
-if [ "$TAR" = "notfound" ]; then
-    echo 'No suitable tar (supporting --mtime) found as tar/gtar/gnutar in PATH'
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Get the current directory, which we'll use for telling Cargo where to find the sources
 wd="$PWD"