diff --git a/pbs-client/src/pxar/extract.rs b/pbs-client/src/pxar/extract.rs
index b1245c5f..bea37ee1 100644
--- a/pbs-client/src/pxar/extract.rs
+++ b/pbs-client/src/pxar/extract.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ use proxmox_compression::zip::{ZipEncoder, ZipEntry};
 
 use crate::pxar::dir_stack::PxarDirStack;
 use crate::pxar::metadata;
+use crate::pxar::tools::handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude;
 use crate::pxar::Flags;
-use crate::tools::handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude;
 
 pub struct PxarExtractOptions<'a> {
     pub match_list: &'a [MatchEntry],
diff --git a/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs b/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
index c444a894..2f517022 100644
--- a/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
+++ b/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
@@ -339,3 +339,39 @@ pub async fn pxar_metadata_catalog_lookup<T: Clone + ReadAt>(
 
     Ok(entries)
 }
+
+/// Decode possible format version and prelude entries before getting the root directory
+/// entry.
+///
+/// Returns the root directory entry and, if present, the prelude entry
+pub fn handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude<R: pxar::decoder::SeqRead>(
+    decoder: &mut pxar::decoder::sync::Decoder<R>,
+) -> Result<(pxar::Entry, Option<pxar::Entry>), Error> {
+    let first = decoder
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
+    match first.kind() {
+        pxar::EntryKind::Directory => {
+            let version = pxar::format::FormatVersion::Version1;
+            log::debug!("pxar format version '{version:?}'");
+            Ok((first, None))
+        }
+        pxar::EntryKind::Version(version) => {
+            log::debug!("pxar format version '{version:?}'");
+            let second = decoder
+                .next()
+                .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
+            match second.kind() {
+                pxar::EntryKind::Directory => Ok((second, None)),
+                pxar::EntryKind::Prelude(_prelude) => {
+                    let third = decoder
+                        .next()
+                        .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
+                    Ok((third, Some(second)))
+                }
+                _ => bail!("unexpected entry kind {:?}", second.kind()),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => bail!("unexpected entry kind {:?}", first.kind()),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pbs-client/src/tools/mod.rs b/pbs-client/src/tools/mod.rs
index 87e74de6..28db6f34 100644
--- a/pbs-client/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/pbs-client/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -596,42 +596,6 @@ pub fn has_pxar_filename_extension(name: &str, with_didx_extension: bool) -> boo
     }
 }
 
-/// Decode possible format version and prelude entries before getting the root directory
-/// entry.
-///
-/// Returns the root directory entry and, if present, the prelude entry
-pub fn handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude<R: pxar::decoder::SeqRead>(
-    decoder: &mut pxar::decoder::sync::Decoder<R>,
-) -> Result<(pxar::Entry, Option<pxar::Entry>), Error> {
-    let first = decoder
-        .next()
-        .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
-    match first.kind() {
-        pxar::EntryKind::Directory => {
-            let version = pxar::format::FormatVersion::Version1;
-            log::debug!("pxar format version '{version:?}'");
-            Ok((first, None))
-        }
-        pxar::EntryKind::Version(version) => {
-            log::debug!("pxar format version '{version:?}'");
-            let second = decoder
-                .next()
-                .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
-            match second.kind() {
-                pxar::EntryKind::Directory => Ok((second, None)),
-                pxar::EntryKind::Prelude(_prelude) => {
-                    let third = decoder
-                        .next()
-                        .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("missing root entry"))??;
-                    Ok((third, Some(second)))
-                }
-                _ => bail!("unexpected entry kind {:?}", second.kind()),
-            }
-        }
-        _ => bail!("unexpected entry kind {:?}", first.kind()),
-    }
-}
-
 /// Raise the soft limit for open file handles to the hard limit
 ///
 /// Returns the values set before raising the limit as libc::rlimit64
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
index b28db6e3..f7481bac 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use pbs_api_types::{
     PRIV_DATASTORE_MODIFY, PRIV_TAPE_READ, TAPE_RESTORE_NAMESPACE_SCHEMA,
     TAPE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT_SCHEMA, UPID_SCHEMA,
 };
-use pbs_client::tools::handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude;
+use pbs_client::pxar::tools::handle_root_with_optional_format_version_prelude;
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
 use pbs_datastore::dynamic_index::DynamicIndexReader;
 use pbs_datastore::fixed_index::FixedIndexReader;