diff --git a/build-scripts/unpack-tarballs b/build-scripts/unpack-tarballs
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index 7f39ae4d8..000000000
--- a/build-scripts/unpack-tarballs
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@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
-
-. `dirname "$0"`/functions
-. detect-environment
-. compile-options
-
-
-SOURCE_TARBALL="$BASEDIR/output/tarballs/cfengine-3.*.tar.gz"
-MASTERFILES_TARBALL=`ls $BASEDIR/output/tarballs/cfengine-masterfiles*.tar.gz | grep -v 'pkg.tar.gz$'`
-
-# DELETE the git-checked-out directories, they are tainted with
-# ./configure artifacts anyway.  The tarballs are unpacked and symlinked
-# into place. That way unpacking of tarballs on all platforms is
-# verified.
-
-echo "Ensuring that core and masterfiles are not here"
-sudo rm -rf "$BASEDIR/core" "$BASEDIR/masterfiles"
-if [ -e "$BASEDIR/core/" ] || [ -e "$BASEDIR/masterfiles/" ]; then
-    echo 'core or masterfiles not deleted!'
-    echo "core:"
-    find "$BASEDIR/core/"
-    echo "masterfiles:"
-    find "$BASEDIR/masterfiles/"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ x$PROJECT = xcommunity ]
-then
-    sudo rm -rf "$BASEDIR/enterprise" "$BASEDIR/nova" "$BASEDIR/mission-portal"
-fi
-
-# NATIVE TAR is being used on purpose, and *not* GNU TAR.
-
-echo "UNPACKING SOURCE TARBALL AND SYMLINKING core"
-cd $BASEDIR
-gzip -dc $SOURCE_TARBALL  | tar -xf -
-ln -s cfengine-3* core
-
-echo "UNPACKING MASTERFILES TARBALL AND SYMLINKING masterfiles/"
-gzip -dc $MASTERFILES_TARBALL  | tar -xf -
-ln -s cfengine-masterfiles-* masterfiles