diff --git a/core/commands/get.go b/core/commands/get.go
index 4f9b9663c99..586848fcd19 100644
--- a/core/commands/get.go
+++ b/core/commands/get.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 	e "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/e"
 	dag "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path"
-	tar "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/thirdparty/tar"
 	uarchive "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/archive"
 
+	tar "gx/ipfs/QmYk64JEF4QWPB9Kqib63g8vfYfv78AmSUyeFaMaX6F9vQ/tar-utils"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmceUdzxkimdYsgtX733uNgzf1DLHyBKN6ehGSp85ayppM/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmeWjRodbcZFKe5tMN7poEx3izym6osrLSnTLf9UjJZBbs/pb"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmfAkMSt9Fwzk48QDJecPcwCUjnf2uG7MLnmCGTp4C6ouL/go-ipfs-cmds"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c12a7fe43e..62d4d5d19dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@
       "hash": "QmdbxjQWogRCHRaxhhGnYdT1oQJzL9GdqSKzCdqWr85AP2",
       "name": "pubsub",
       "version": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "author": "whyrusleeping",
+      "hash": "QmYk64JEF4QWPB9Kqib63g8vfYfv78AmSUyeFaMaX6F9vQ",
+      "name": "tar-utils",
+      "version": "0.0.2"
     }
   ],
   "gxVersion": "0.10.0",
diff --git a/thirdparty/tar/extractor.go b/thirdparty/tar/extractor.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fddf8082eea..00000000000
--- a/thirdparty/tar/extractor.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-package tar
-
-import (
-	"archive/tar"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	gopath "path"
-	fp "path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-type Extractor struct {
-	Path     string
-	Progress func(int64) int64
-}
-
-func (te *Extractor) Extract(reader io.Reader) error {
-	tarReader := tar.NewReader(reader)
-
-	// Check if the output path already exists, so we know whether we should
-	// create our output with that name, or if we should put the output inside
-	// a preexisting directory
-	rootExists := true
-	rootIsDir := false
-	if stat, err := os.Stat(te.Path); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		rootExists = false
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if stat.IsDir() {
-		rootIsDir = true
-	}
-
-	// files come recursively in order (i == 0 is root directory)
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
-		header, err := tarReader.Next()
-		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			return err
-		}
-		if header == nil || err == io.EOF {
-			break
-		}
-
-		switch header.Typeflag {
-		case tar.TypeDir:
-			if err := te.extractDir(header, i); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		case tar.TypeReg:
-			if err := te.extractFile(header, tarReader, i, rootExists, rootIsDir); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		case tar.TypeSymlink:
-			if err := te.extractSymlink(header); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unrecognized tar header type: %d", header.Typeflag)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// outputPath returns the path at whicht o place tarPath
-func (te *Extractor) outputPath(tarPath string) string {
-	elems := strings.Split(tarPath, "/") // break into elems
-	elems = elems[1:]                    // remove original root
-
-	path := fp.Join(elems...)     // join elems
-	path = fp.Join(te.Path, path) // rebase on extractor root
-	return path
-}
-
-func (te *Extractor) extractDir(h *tar.Header, depth int) error {
-	path := te.outputPath(h.Name)
-
-	if depth == 0 {
-		// if this is the root root directory, use it as the output path for remaining files
-		te.Path = path
-	}
-
-	return os.MkdirAll(path, 0755)
-}
-
-func (te *Extractor) extractSymlink(h *tar.Header) error {
-	return os.Symlink(h.Linkname, te.outputPath(h.Name))
-}
-
-func (te *Extractor) extractFile(h *tar.Header, r *tar.Reader, depth int, rootExists bool, rootIsDir bool) error {
-	path := te.outputPath(h.Name)
-
-	if depth == 0 { // if depth is 0, this is the only file (we aren't 'ipfs get'ing a directory)
-		if rootExists && rootIsDir {
-			// putting file inside of a root dir.
-			fnameo := gopath.Base(h.Name)
-			fnamen := fp.Base(path)
-			// add back original name if lost.
-			if fnameo != fnamen {
-				path = fp.Join(path, fnameo)
-			}
-		} // else if old file exists, just overwrite it.
-	}
-
-	file, err := os.Create(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	return copyWithProgress(file, r, te.Progress)
-}
-
-func copyWithProgress(to io.Writer, from io.Reader, cb func(int64) int64) error {
-	buf := make([]byte, 4096)
-	for {
-		n, err := from.Read(buf)
-		if n != 0 {
-			cb(int64(n))
-			_, err2 := to.Write(buf[:n])
-			if err2 != nil {
-				return err2
-			}
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				return nil
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-}