diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 7d2fa128ee..64dab4c352 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -266,11 +266,9 @@ IMAGE_NAME="$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
 
     # remove an previous created release tarball
       rm -rf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.tar
-      rm -rf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.tar.bz2 # to remove later
 
     # create release tarball
       tar cf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.tar -C target $IMAGE_NAME
-      tar cjf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.tar.bz2 -C target $IMAGE_NAME # to remove later
 
     # cleanup release dir
       rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR