diff --git a/mkbootimg.mk b/mkbootimg.mk
index 74774ef..ce394fc 100644
--- a/mkbootimg.mk
+++ b/mkbootimg.mk
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-FLASH_IMAGE_TARGET ?= $(PRODUCT_OUT)/recovery.tar
-
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
@@ -39,6 +35,4 @@ $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(recovery_ramdisk) $
 	  --partition_name recovery $(INTERNAL_AVB_RECOVERY_SIGNING_ARGS) \
 	  $(BOARD_AVB_RECOVERY_ADD_HASH_FOOTER_ARGS)
 	@echo "Made recovery image: $@"
-	$(hide) tar -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -c recovery.img > $(FLASH_IMAGE_TARGET)
-	@echo "Made flashable $(FLASH_IMAGE_TARGET): $@"