diff --git a/runtime/autoload/tar.vim b/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
index 436e24eb6..ff2d30ff3 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ fun! tar#Read(fname,mode)
   let tmpdir= tempname()
   let b:curdir= tmpdir
   let b:tmpdir= curdir
-  if tmpdir =~ '\.'
-   let tmpdir= substitute(tmpdir,'\.[^.]*$','','e')
-  endif
   call mkdir(tmpdir,"p")
 
   " attempt to change to the indicated directory
diff --git a/runtime/autoload/zip.vim b/runtime/autoload/zip.vim
index 4a53fc5f2..e2bd35064 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/zip.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/zip.vim
@@ -249,9 +249,6 @@ fun! zip#Write(fname)
 
   let curdir= getcwd()
   let tmpdir= tempname()
-  if tmpdir =~ '\.'
-   let tmpdir= substitute(tmpdir,'\.[^.]*$','','e')
-  endif
   call mkdir(tmpdir,"p")
 
   " attempt to change to the indicated directory