diff --git a/tools/BUILD b/build_tar/BUILD
similarity index 76%
rename from tools/BUILD
rename to build_tar/BUILD
index 4bc44619c..1d6502ce1 100644
--- a/tools/BUILD
+++ b/build_tar/BUILD
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ py_library(
         "archive.py",
     ],
     srcs_version = "PY3",
-    visibility = [
-        "//experimental:__pkg__",
-        "//tests:__pkg__",
-    ],
 )
 
 py_library(
@@ -21,10 +17,6 @@ py_library(
         "helpers.py",
     ],
     srcs_version = "PY3",
-    visibility = [
-        "//experimental:__pkg__",
-        "//tests:__pkg__",
-    ],
 )
 
 py_binary(
diff --git a/build_tar/README.md b/build_tar/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42f6c5e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tar/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# build_tar
+
+Tool to build tar files from a list of inputs.
+
+All files here where copied over from [rules_pkg repo](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/tree/0.4.0/pkg).
diff --git a/tools/__init__.py b/build_tar/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/__init__.py
rename to build_tar/__init__.py
diff --git a/tools/archive.py b/build_tar/archive.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/archive.py
rename to build_tar/archive.py
diff --git a/tools/build_tar.py b/build_tar/build_tar.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/build_tar.py
rename to build_tar/build_tar.py
diff --git a/tools/helpers.py b/build_tar/helpers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/helpers.py
rename to build_tar/helpers.py
diff --git a/cacerts/cacerts.bzl b/cacerts/cacerts.bzl
index 5eb9b1959..f8bfc69a4 100644
--- a/cacerts/cacerts.bzl
+++ b/cacerts/cacerts.bzl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cacerts = rule(
         ),
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "_build_tar": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//tools:build_tar"),
+            default = Label("//build_tar"),
             cfg = "host",
             executable = True,
         ),
diff --git a/cacerts/java.bzl b/cacerts/java.bzl
index a57d55494..e0b6b4e91 100644
--- a/cacerts/java.bzl
+++ b/cacerts/java.bzl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ file with the JKS file at etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts.
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
         "_build_tar": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//tools:build_tar"),
+            default = Label("//build_tar"),
             cfg = "host",
             executable = True,
         ),
diff --git a/locale/locale.bzl b/locale/locale.bzl
index 42024c601..93c466bfe 100644
--- a/locale/locale.bzl
+++ b/locale/locale.bzl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ locale = rule(
         ),
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "_build_tar": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//tools:build_tar"),
+            default = Label("//build_tar"),
             cfg = "host",
             executable = True,
         ),
diff --git a/os_release/os_release.bzl b/os_release/os_release.bzl
index bf543ed5e..263a618c3 100644
--- a/os_release/os_release.bzl
+++ b/os_release/os_release.bzl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ os_release = rule(
         ),
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "_build_tar": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//tools:build_tar"),
+            default = Label("//build_tar"),
             cfg = "host",
             executable = True,
         ),
diff --git a/package_manager/BUILD b/package_manager/BUILD
index 66be09a2f..d8561c1d5 100644
--- a/package_manager/BUILD
+++ b/package_manager/BUILD
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ py_library(
     name = "util",
     srcs = [
         "util.py",
-        "//tools:build_tar",
+        "//build_tar",
     ],
 )