diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
index 038868ac..fa81af95 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ test('zstd create tar', async () => {
       'zstd -T0 --long=30',
       '-cf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Zstd,
-      '--exclude',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Zstd,
       '-P',
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,
@@ -182,8 +180,6 @@ test('gzip create tar', async () => {
       '-z',
       '-cf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Gzip.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Gzip,
-      '--exclude',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Gzip,
       '-P',
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,