diff --git a/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_io.c b/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_io.c
--- a/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_io.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_io.c
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@
 
 	TARFS_DPF(ZIO, "%s(%p)\n", __func__, vp);
 	vp->v_data = NULL;
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-	cache_purge(vp);
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_vnops.c
--- a/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tarfs/tarfs_vnops.c
@@ -524,8 +524,6 @@
 	tnp = VP_TO_TARFS_NODE(vp);
 
 	vfs_hash_remove(vp);
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-	cache_purge(vp);
 
 	TARFS_NODE_LOCK(tnp);
 	tnp->vnode = NULLVP;