diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
index 50b4750124..858e39eece 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ArchiveExtract(FileTypePlugin):
     description = _('Extract common e-book formats from archive files '
         '(ZIP/RAR/7z). Also try to autodetect if they are actually '
         'CBZ/CBR/CB7 files.')
-    file_types = {'zip', 'rar', '7z'}
+    file_types = {'zip', '7z'}
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
     on_import = True