diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
index ae67c9a0..2febf339 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ public class TarFactory
                         using var fileStream = fileInfo.OpenRead();
                         var compressedStream = new SharpCompressStream(fileStream);
                         compressedStream.StartRecording();
-                        compressedStream.Rewind();
                         var decompStream = wrapper.CreateStream(compressedStream);
 
                         var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();