diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
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index ad618e5..0000000
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-SHELL=/usr/bin/env bash
-
-LIBTAR_DIR=libtar
-
-build_core_lib: core_lib_setup build_libtar
-
-core_lib_setup:
-	@echo -e "Building core libs"
-
-build_libtar:
-	@echo -e "--Building libtar (1/1)"
-	$(Q)cd $(CORE_DIR)/$(CORE_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBTAR_DIR) && autoreconf --force --install
-	$(Q)cd $(CORE_DIR)/$(CORE_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBTAR_DIR) && ./configure
-	$(Q)make --no-print-directory -C $(CORE_DIR)/$(CORE_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBTAR_DIR)
diff --git a/lib/libtar b/lib/libtar
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index 6d0ab4c..0000000
--- a/lib/libtar
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 6d0ab4c78e7a8305c36a0c3d63fd25cd1493de65