diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 6fe197f4db3..09270c681f9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ long_desc="
  tar files (ustar, POSIX, and V7), and even compressed or gzipped versions
  of these.  Note that as of the current version of GNU tar (1.12), gtar
  does not create correct ustar archives."
-
-bootstrap=yes