diff --git a/ci/OWNERS b/ci/OWNERS
index 695c91aa1af0..58b55b0c8efc 100644
--- a/ci/OWNERS
+++ b/ci/OWNERS
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ pkgs/by-name/lx/lxc*                    @adamcstephens
 /pkgs/desktops/expidus              @RossComputerGuy
 
 # GNU Tar & Zip
-/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar        @RossComputerGuy
+/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutar        @RossComputerGuy
 /pkgs/by-name/zi/zip           @RossComputerGuy
 
 # SELinux
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/link-libiconv.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutar/link-libiconv.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/link-libiconv.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutar/link-libiconv.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutar/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutar/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index a6115d05440c..e2c2131eb762 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ in
               findutils
               gawk
               gnused
-              gnutar
               gnugrep
               gnupatch
               patchelf
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8a773dbf6afb..93431e6f67be 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2440,8 +2440,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   gnused = callPackage ../tools/text/gnused { };
 
-  gnutar = callPackage ../tools/archivers/gnutar { };
-
   inherit (callPackage ../development/tools/godot { })
     godot3
     godot3-export-templates