diff --git a/api/go1.22.txt b/api/go1.22.txt
index 86eb80d..55f2185 100644
--- a/api/go1.22.txt
+++ b/api/go1.22.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 pkg archive/tar, method (*Writer) AddFS(fs.FS) error #58000
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface { Gname, IsDir, ModTime, Mode, Name, Size, Sys, Uname } #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Gname(int) (string, error) #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, IsDir() bool #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, ModTime() time.Time #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Mode() fs.FileMode #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Name() string #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Size() int64 #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Sys() interface{} #50102
-pkg archive/tar, type FileInfoNames interface, Uname(int) (string, error) #50102
 pkg archive/zip, method (*Writer) AddFS(fs.FS) error #54898
 pkg cmp, func Or[$0 comparable](...$0) $0 #60204
 pkg crypto/x509, func OIDFromInts([]uint64) (OID, error) #60665
diff --git a/src/archive/tar/common.go b/src/archive/tar/common.go
index e507d55..4910908 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar/common.go
+++ b/src/archive/tar/common.go
@@ -614,8 +614,6 @@
 // sysStat, if non-nil, populates h from system-dependent fields of fi.
 var sysStat func(fi fs.FileInfo, h *Header) error
 
-var loadUidAndGid func(fi fs.FileInfo, uid, gid *int)
-
 const (
 	// Mode constants from the USTAR spec:
 	// See http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html#tag_20_92_13_06
@@ -641,10 +639,6 @@
 // Since fs.FileInfo's Name method only returns the base name of
 // the file it describes, it may be necessary to modify Header.Name
 // to provide the full path name of the file.
-//
-// If fi implements [FileInfoNames]
-// the Gname and Uname of the header are
-// provided by the methods of the interface.
 func FileInfoHeader(fi fs.FileInfo, link string) (*Header, error) {
 	if fi == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("archive/tar: FileInfo is nil")
@@ -717,38 +711,12 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if iface, ok := fi.(FileInfoNames); ok {
-		var err error
-		if loadUidAndGid != nil {
-			loadUidAndGid(fi, &h.Uid, &h.Gid)
-		}
-		h.Gname, err = iface.Gname(h.Gid)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		h.Uname, err = iface.Uname(h.Uid)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return h, nil
-	}
 	if sysStat != nil {
 		return h, sysStat(fi, h)
 	}
 	return h, nil
 }
 
-// FileInfoNames extends [FileInfo] to translate UID/GID to names.
-// Passing an instance of this to [FileInfoHeader] permits the caller
-// to control UID/GID resolution.
-type FileInfoNames interface {
-	fs.FileInfo
-	// Uname should translate a UID into a user name.
-	Uname(uid int) (string, error)
-	// Gname should translate a GID into a group name.
-	Gname(gid int) (string, error)
-}
-
 // isHeaderOnlyType checks if the given type flag is of the type that has no
 // data section even if a size is specified.
 func isHeaderOnlyType(flag byte) bool {
diff --git a/src/archive/tar/stat_unix.go b/src/archive/tar/stat_unix.go
index 5b23d3c..0f3428b 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar/stat_unix.go
+++ b/src/archive/tar/stat_unix.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 func init() {
 	sysStat = statUnix
-	loadUidAndGid = loadUidAndGidFunc
 }
 
 // userMap and groupMap caches UID and GID lookups for performance reasons.
@@ -100,12 +99,3 @@
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func loadUidAndGidFunc(fi fs.FileInfo, uid, gid *int) {
-	sys, ok := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-	*uid = int(sys.Uid)
-	*gid = int(sys.Gid)
-}
diff --git a/src/archive/tar/tar_test.go b/src/archive/tar/tar_test.go
index 49d31bb..a476f5e 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar/tar_test.go
+++ b/src/archive/tar/tar_test.go
@@ -848,71 +848,3 @@
 	})
 
 }
-
-const (
-	testUid = 10
-	testGid = 20
-)
-
-type fileInfoNames struct{}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Name() string {
-	return "tmp"
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Size() int64 {
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Mode() fs.FileMode {
-	return 0777
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) ModTime() time.Time {
-	return time.Time{}
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) IsDir() bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Sys() any {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Uname(uid int) (string, error) {
-	if uid == testUid {
-		return "Uname", nil
-	}
-	return "", nil
-}
-
-func (f *fileInfoNames) Gname(gid int) (string, error) {
-	if gid == testGid {
-		return "Gname", nil
-	}
-	return "", nil
-}
-
-func TestFileInfoHeaderUseFileInfoNames(t *testing.T) {
-	origLoadUidAndGid := loadUidAndGid
-	defer func() {
-		loadUidAndGid = origLoadUidAndGid
-	}()
-	loadUidAndGid = func(fi fs.FileInfo, uid, gid *int) {
-		*uid = testUid
-		*gid = testGid
-	}
-
-	info := &fileInfoNames{}
-	header, err := FileInfoHeader(info, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if header.Uname != "Uname" {
-		t.Fatalf("header.Uname: got %v, want %v", header.Uname, "Uname")
-	}
-	if header.Gname != "Gname" {
-		t.Fatalf("header.Gname: got %v, want %v", header.Gname, "Gname")
-	}
-}