diff --git a/tools/tar2initrd/Dockerfile b/tools/tar2initrd/Dockerfile
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index 34fdb5a67..000000000
--- a/tools/tar2initrd/Dockerfile
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:3.5
-
-COPY . /
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
-CMD ["/tar2initrd.sh"]
diff --git a/tools/tar2initrd/Makefile b/tools/tar2initrd/Makefile
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index 2e4c01e7e..000000000
--- a/tools/tar2initrd/Makefile
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@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: tag push
-
-BASE=alpine:3.5
-IMAGE=tar2initrd
-
-default: push
-
-hash: Dockerfile tar2initrd.sh
-	DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker pull $(BASE)
-	tar cf - $^ | docker build --no-cache -t $(IMAGE):build -
-	docker run --rm --entrypoint=/bin/sh $(IMAGE):build -c 'cat Dockerfile tar2initrd.sh /lib/apk/db/installed | sha1sum' | sed 's/ .*//' > hash
-
-push: hash
-	docker pull mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		(docker tag $(IMAGE):build mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) && \
-		 docker push mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash))
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-tag: hash
-	docker pull mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		docker tag $(IMAGE):build mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash)
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-clean:
-	rm -f hash
-
-.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
diff --git a/tools/tar2initrd/tar2initrd.sh b/tools/tar2initrd/tar2initrd.sh
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index 9dccc3ef6..000000000
--- a/tools/tar2initrd/tar2initrd.sh
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-mkdir -p /tmp/input
-
-cd /tmp/input
-
-tar xf -
-
-find . | cpio -H newc -o | gzip -9 > ../initrd.img
-
-cd /tmp
-
-SIZE=$(stat -c "%s" initrd.img)
-SIZE4=$(( $SIZE / 4 \* 4 ))
-DIFF=$(( $SIZE - $SIZE4 ))
-[ $DIFF -ne 0 ] && DIFF=$(( 4 - $DIFF ))
-
-dd if=/dev/zero bs=1 count=$DIFF of=zeropad 2>/dev/null
-
-cat zeropad >> initrd.img
-
-SIZE=$(stat -c "%s" initrd.img)
-SIZE4=$(( $SIZE / 4 \* 4 )) 
-DIFF=$(( $SIZE - $SIZE4 ))
-
-if [ $DIFF -ne 0 ]
-then
-	echo "Bad alignment" >2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-cat initrd.img
diff --git a/tools/tartar2initrd/Dockerfile b/tools/tartar2initrd/Dockerfile
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index af6bdffa0..000000000
--- a/tools/tartar2initrd/Dockerfile
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:3.5
-
-RUN \
-  apk update && apk upgrade -a && \
-  apk add --no-cache \
-  libarchive-tools \
-  && true
-
-COPY . /
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
-CMD ["/tartar2initrd.sh"]
diff --git a/tools/tartar2initrd/Makefile b/tools/tartar2initrd/Makefile
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index 104c8c847..000000000
--- a/tools/tartar2initrd/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: tag push
-
-BASE=alpine:3.5
-IMAGE=tartar2initrd
-
-default: push
-
-hash: Dockerfile tartar2initrd.sh
-	DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker pull $(BASE)
-	tar cf - $^ | docker build --no-cache -t $(IMAGE):build -
-	docker run --rm --entrypoint=/bin/sh $(IMAGE):build -c "cat $^ /lib/apk/db/installed | sha1sum" | sed 's/ .*//' > $@
-
-push: hash
-	docker pull mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		(docker tag $(IMAGE):build mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) && \
-		 docker push mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash))
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-tag: hash
-	docker pull mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		docker tag $(IMAGE):build mobylinux/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash)
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-clean:
-	rm -f hash
-
-.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
diff --git a/tools/tartar2initrd/tartar2initrd.sh b/tools/tartar2initrd/tartar2initrd.sh
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index 64fe0462d..000000000
--- a/tools/tartar2initrd/tartar2initrd.sh
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@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-mkdir -p /tmp/input0 /tmp/input
-
-cd /tmp/input0
-
-# outer tarball
-bsdtar xf -
-
-cd /tmp/input
-
-# inner tarballs
-find /tmp/input0 \( -name '*.tar' -or -name '*.tgz' -or -name '*.tar.gz' \) -exec bsdtar xf '{}' \;
-
-find . | cpio -H newc -o | gzip -9 > ../initrd.img
-
-cd /tmp
-
-SIZE=$(stat -c "%s" initrd.img)
-SIZE4=$(( $SIZE / 4 \* 4 ))
-DIFF=$(( $SIZE - $SIZE4 ))
-[ $DIFF -ne 0 ] && DIFF=$(( 4 - $DIFF ))
-
-dd if=/dev/zero bs=1 count=$DIFF of=zeropad 2>/dev/null
-
-cat zeropad >> initrd.img
-
-SIZE=$(stat -c "%s" initrd.img)
-SIZE4=$(( $SIZE / 4 \* 4 )) 
-DIFF=$(( $SIZE - $SIZE4 ))
-
-if [ $DIFF -ne 0 ]
-then
-	echo "Bad alignment" >2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-cat initrd.img