diff --git a/src/creator/mod.rs b/src/creator/mod.rs
index 513dda8..7075bc2 100644
--- a/src/creator/mod.rs
+++ b/src/creator/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub enum Message {
 
 pub struct Creator {
     path: PathBuf,
-    entries: Vec<Result<DirEntry, walkdir::Error>>,
+    entries: Vec<PathBuf>,
     specs: Specs,
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ impl Creator {
         let d = env::current_dir()?;
         env::set_current_dir(path)?;
         let path = path.to_path_buf();
-        let entries = WalkDir::new(".").into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let entries = WalkDir::new(".")
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|x| x.is_ok())
+            .map(|x| x.unwrap().path().to_path_buf())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         env::set_current_dir(d)?;
         Ok(Self {
             path,
@@ -44,6 +48,15 @@ impl Creator {
         })
     }
 
+    fn from_list(list: &[&str], specs: Specs) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+        let entries = list.iter().map(|x| Path::new(x).to_path_buf()).collect();
+        Ok(Self {
+            path: env::current_dir().unwrap_or(Path::new("/").to_path_buf()),
+            entries,
+            specs,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.entries.len()
     }
@@ -69,12 +82,10 @@ impl Creator {
         env::set_current_dir(&self.path)?;
         self.entries
             .par_iter()
-            .filter(|x| x.is_ok())
-            .map(|x| x.as_ref().unwrap())
-            .filter(|x| x.path() != Path::new("."))
+            .filter(|x| x.as_path() != Path::new("."))
             .for_each(|x| {
                 let sender = sender.lock().unwrap().clone();
-                if let Ok(item) = Item::try_create(x.path().to_path_buf().as_path()) {
+                if let Ok(item) = Item::try_create(x.as_path()) {
                     if let Entry::File {
                         path: _,
                         sha256sum: _,
@@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ impl Creator {
                     sender
                         .send(Message::Failure(format!(
                             "Could not process DirEntry for {}",
-                            x.path().display()
+                            x.display()
                         )))
                         .expect("could not send message");
                 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cb634e8..e2b4dad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub use {
     db::Database,
     hooks::Hooks,
     item::Item,
-    package::{create_package, Dependency, Package, Specs},
+    package::{Dependency, Package, Specs},
     plist::*,
     repository::Repository,
     tar,
diff --git a/src/package/mod.rs b/src/package/mod.rs
index dfdd00b..bbec6d7 100644
--- a/src/package/mod.rs
+++ b/src/package/mod.rs
@@ -127,67 +127,3 @@ impl Package {
                 || (self.version == other.version && self.release > other.release))
     }
 }
-
-/// Creates a package archive given a path to the included files, a package `Specs`
-/// file and an output directory
-///
-/// ## Usage
-/// ```
-/// use std::path::Path;
-/// use hpk::Specs;
-///
-/// let staging = Path::new("staged");
-/// let outdir = Path::new("package");
-/// let specs = Specs {
-///     name: "foo".to_string(),
-///     version: "0.42.0".parse().unwrap(),
-///     description: "an example package".to_string(),
-///     ..Default::default()
-/// };
-/// let result = hpk::create_package(&staging, specs, &outdir);
-pub fn create_package(path: &Path, specs: Specs, outdir: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    if !outdir.exists() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(outdir)?;
-    }
-    let outdir = outdir.canonicalize()?;
-    env::set_current_dir(path)?;
-    let mut items = WalkDir::new(".")
-        .into_iter()
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-        .par_iter()
-        .filter(|x| x.is_ok())
-        .filter_map(|x| Item::try_create(x.as_ref().unwrap().path().to_path_buf().as_path()).ok())
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let mut plist = Plist::default();
-    let mut archive = vec![];
-    let mut totalsize = 0;
-    while let Some(item) = items.pop() {
-        if let Entry::File {
-            path: _,
-            sha256sum: _,
-            mode: _,
-            size,
-        } = &item.entry
-        {
-            totalsize += size;
-        }
-        plist.entries.push(item.entry);
-        archive.extend(item.data);
-    }
-    let mut package: Package = specs.into();
-    package.plist = plist;
-    package.size = totalsize;
-    let node = package.save_ron_and_create_tar_node(&outdir)?.to_vec()?;
-    archive.extend(node);
-    let name = package.fullname();
-    let mut path = PathBuf::from(&name);
-    path.set_extension("tar.zst");
-    let mut outfile = outdir;
-    outfile.push(path);
-    let fd = File::create(&outfile)?;
-    let mut writer = Encoder::new(fd, 0)?;
-    writer.write_all(&archive)?;
-    let _fd = writer.finish()?;
-    println!("{} saved", outfile.display());
-    Ok(())
-}