diff --git a/lib/blockchain/common.js b/lib/blockchain/common.js
index 0f0625e6..273515e2 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain/common.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain/common.js
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ function fetchAndInstall (coinRec) {
   const binDir = requiresUpdate ? binaries.defaultDir : binaries.dir
 
   es(`wget -q ${url}`)
-  es(`echo ${downloadFile} | awk -F. '{print $NF}'`) === 'bz2'
-    ? es(`tar -xf ${downloadFile}`)
-    : es(`tar -xzf ${downloadFile}`)
+  es(`tar -xf ${downloadFile}`)
 
   if (_.isEmpty(binaries.files)) {
     es(`sudo cp ${binDir}/* /usr/local/bin`)