diff --git a/test/test262/archive.py b/test/test262/archive.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2016 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import os
+import tarfile
+
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+def filter_git(tar_info):
+  if tar_info.name.startswith(os.path.join('data', '.git')):
+    return None
+  else:
+    return tar_info
+
+with tarfile.open('data.tar', 'w') as tar:
+  tar.add('data', filter=filter_git)