diff --git a/mediafire_automated_cdx_processor.py b/mediafire_automated_cdx_processor.py
index b1be716..db342aa 100644
--- a/mediafire_automated_cdx_processor.py
+++ b/mediafire_automated_cdx_processor.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import json
-import tarfile  # Use tarfile for creating tar archives
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -184,11 +183,8 @@ def main():
     for filename in os.listdir(MEDIAFIRE_DIRECTORY):
         file_path = os.path.join(MEDIAFIRE_DIRECTORY, filename)
         if filename.endswith(".cdx.json") and os.path.getmtime(file_path) < older_than_24_hours.timestamp():
-            # Appending to the existing tar file
-            with tarfile.open(os.path.join(MEDIAFIRE_DIRECTORY, 'mediafire_cdxfiles_archive.tar'), 'a') as tar:
-                tar.add(file_path, arcname=filename)
             os.remove(file_path)
-            print(f"Added '{filename}' to 'mediafire_cdxfiles_archive.tar' and removed the JSON file.")
+            print(f"Deleted '{filename}' as it is older than 24 hours.")
 
     run_ia_command()  # Run IA command after processing older files