diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
index ad078fc64..b5f9235d7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ public class Tar
         try
         {
             tOut = new TarOutputStream( new FileOutputStream( tarFile ) );
-            tOut.setDebug( true );
             if( longFileMode.isTruncateMode() )
             {
                 tOut.setLongFileMode( TarOutputStream.LONGFILE_TRUNCATE );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
index ad078fc64..b5f9235d7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/archive/Tar.java
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ public class Tar
         try
         {
             tOut = new TarOutputStream( new FileOutputStream( tarFile ) );
-            tOut.setDebug( true );
             if( longFileMode.isTruncateMode() )
             {
                 tOut.setLongFileMode( TarOutputStream.LONGFILE_TRUNCATE );