diff --git a/django/utils/archive.py b/django/utils/archive.py
index 3e47213455..7b163edb1b 100644
--- a/django/utils/archive.py
+++ b/django/utils/archive.py
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ class TarArchive(BaseArchive):
         self._archive.list(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def extract(self, to_path):
-        # note: python<=2.5 doesn't seem to know about pax headers, filter them
-        members = [member for member in self._archive.getmembers()
-                   if member.name != 'pax_global_header']
+        members = self._archive.getmembers()
         leading = self.has_leading_dir(x.name for x in members)
         for member in members:
             name = member.name