diff --git a/internal/fileutil/fileutil.go b/internal/fileutil/fileutil.go
index 6506bce023b..4ea09cca480 100644
--- a/internal/fileutil/fileutil.go
+++ b/internal/fileutil/fileutil.go
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"archive/tar"
-	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/third_party/dep/fs"
 )
@@ -54,81 +48,3 @@ func AtomicWriteFile(filename string, reader io.Reader, mode os.FileMode) error
 
 	return fs.RenameWithFallback(tempName, filename)
 }
-
-func CompressDirToTgz(chartTmpDir, tmpdir string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
-
-	_, err := os.Stat(chartTmpDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	_, err = os.Stat(tmpdir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// tar => gzip => buf
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	zr := gzip.NewWriter(buf)
-
-	zr.ModTime = time.Date(1977, time.May, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	zr.Header.ModTime = time.Date(1977, time.May, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	zr.Header.OS = 3 // Unix
-	zr.OS = 3        //Unix
-	zr.Extra = nil
-
-	tw := tar.NewWriter(zr)
-
-	// walk through every file in the folder
-	walkErr := filepath.Walk(chartTmpDir, func(file string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-
-		// generate tar header
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		header, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(fi, strings.TrimPrefix(file, tmpdir+"/"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// must provide real name
-		// (see https://golang.org/src/archive/tar/common.go?#L626)
-		header.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.ToSlash(file), tmpdir+"/")
-		header.ModTime = time.Date(1977, time.May, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		header.AccessTime = time.Date(1977, time.May, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		header.ChangeTime = time.Date(1977, time.May, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		header.Format = tar.FormatPAX
-		header.PAXRecords = nil
-
-		// write header
-		if err := tw.WriteHeader(header); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// if not a dir, write file content
-		if !fi.IsDir() {
-			data, err := os.Open(file)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if _, err := io.Copy(tw, data); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if walkErr != nil {
-		return nil, walkErr
-	}
-
-	// produce tar
-	if err := tw.Close(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// produce gzip
-	if err := zr.Close(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return buf, nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/fileutil/fileutil_test.go b/internal/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
index 5427c57715b..92920d3c4f5 100644
--- a/internal/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
+++ b/internal/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fileutil
 
 import (
-	"archive/tar"
 	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -58,47 +55,3 @@ func TestAtomicWriteFile(t *testing.T) {
 			mode, gotinfo.Mode())
 	}
 }
-
-func TestCompressDirToTgz(t *testing.T) {
-
-	testDataDir := "testdata"
-	chartTestDir := "testdata/testdir"
-
-	chartBytes, err := CompressDirToTgz(chartTestDir, testDataDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	// gzip read
-	gr, err := gzip.NewReader(chartBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer gr.Close()
-
-	// tar read
-	tr := tar.NewReader(gr)
-	defer gr.Close()
-
-	found := false
-	fileBytes := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	for {
-		hdr, err := tr.Next()
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			break
-		}
-		if hdr.Name == "testdir/testfile" {
-			found = true
-			_, err := io.Copy(fileBytes, tr)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if !found {
-		t.Fatal("testdir/testfile not found")
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(fileBytes.Bytes(), []byte("helm")) {
-		t.Fatalf("testdir/testfile's content not match, excpcted %s, got %s", "helm", fileBytes.String())
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/getter/gitgetter.go b/pkg/getter/gitgetter.go
index b97ea2d038f..27ab59a410b 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/gitgetter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/gitgetter.go
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
+
 	"github.com/Masterminds/vcs"
 
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/fileutil"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/gitutil"
 )
 
@@ -36,21 +38,6 @@ func (g *GitGetter) ChartName() string {
 	return g.opts.chartName
 }
 
-// ensureGitDirIgnored will append ".git/" to the .helmignore file in a directory.
-// Create the .helmignore file if it does not exist.
-func (g *GitGetter) ensureGitDirIgnored(repoPath string) error {
-	helmignorePath := filepath.Join(repoPath, ".helmignore")
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(helmignorePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString("\n.git/\n"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Get performs a Get from repo.Getter and returns the body.
 func (g *GitGetter) Get(href string, options ...Option) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -88,16 +75,18 @@ func (g *GitGetter) get(href string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// A .helmignore that includes an ignore for .git/ should be included in the git repo itself,
-	// but a lot of people will probably not think about that.
-	// To prevent the git history from bleeding into the charts archive, append/create .helmignore.
-	g.ensureGitDirIgnored(chartTmpDir)
+	ch, err := loader.LoadDir(chartTmpDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	buf, err := fileutil.CompressDirToTgz(chartTmpDir, tmpDir)
+	tarballPath, err := chartutil.Save(ch, tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to tar and compress dir %s to tgz file. %s", tmpDir, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return buf, nil
+
+	buf, err := os.ReadFile(tarballPath)
+	return bytes.NewBuffer(buf), err
 }
 
 // NewGitGetter constructs a valid git client as a Getter