diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -2046,46 +2046,6 @@
       - swh_loader_svn_mount_and_load
 
 
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::config_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/archiver.yml"
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::archival_max_age: 3600
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::max_queue_length: 100000
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::retention_policy: 3
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::batch_max_size: 5
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::host: belvedere.internal.softwareheritage.org
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::port: "%{alias('swh::deploy::db::secondary::port')}"
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::dbname: softwareheritage-archiver
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::user: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::storage::db::user')}"
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::password: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::storage::db::password')}"
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::concurrency: 10
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::max_tasks_per_child: 500
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::loglevel: info
-# Contains a password: in private data
-swh::deploy::worker::archiver::config:
-  archival_max_age: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::archival_max_age')}"
-  retention_policy: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::retention_policy')}"
-  batch_max_size: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::batch_max_size')}"
-  archiver_storage:
-    cls: db
-    args:
-      dbconn: "host=%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::host')} port=%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::port')} user=%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::user')} dbname=%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::dbname')} password=%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::db::password')}"
-  storages:
-    - host: uffizi
-      <<: *swh_objstorage_config_uffizi
-    - host: banco
-      <<: *swh_objstorage_config_banco
-    - host: azure
-      <<: *swh_objstorage_config_azure
-  sources:
-    - uffizi
-    - banco
-  max_queue_length: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::max_queue_length')}"
-  celery:
-    task_modules:
-      - swh.archiver.tasks
-    task_queues:
-      - swh.archiver.tasks.SWHArchiverWithRetentionPolicyTask
-      - swh.archiver.tasks.SWHArchiverToBackendTask
-
 swh::deploy::base_indexer::config_directory: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/indexer"
 
 swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::config_file: "journal_client.yml"
diff --git a/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml b/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
--- a/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
     keys:
       - "%{alias('swh::deploy::objstorage::ceph::rados_id')}"
 
-swh::deploy::worker::instances:
-  - archiver
-
 icinga2::host::vars:
   load: high
   disks:
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/archiver_content_updater.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/archiver_content_updater.pp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/archiver_content_updater.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# Deployment of the swh.storage.archiver.updater
-
-class profile::swh::deploy::archiver_content_updater {
-  include profile::swh::deploy::base_archiver
-
-  $conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::archiver_content_updater::conf_file')
-  $user = lookup('swh::deploy::archiver_content_updater::user')
-  $group = lookup('swh::deploy::archiver_content_updater::group')
-
-  $content_updater_config = lookup('swh::deploy::archiver_content_updater::config')
-
-  $service_name = 'swh-archiver-content-updater'
-  $unit_name = "${service_name}.service"
-
-  file {$conf_file:
-    ensure  => present,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => $group,
-    mode    => '0640',
-    content => inline_template("<%= @content_updater_config.to_yaml %>\n"),
-    notify  => Service[$service_name],
-  }
-
-  # Template uses variables
-  #  - $user
-  #  - $group
-  #
-  ::systemd::unit_file {$unit_name:
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/archiver/swh-content-updater.service.erb'),
-  } ~> service {$service_name:
-    ensure  => running,
-    enable  => false,
-    require => File[$conf_file],
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_archiver.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_archiver.pp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_archiver.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Archiver base configuration
-
-class profile::swh::deploy::base_archiver {
-  $packages = ['python3-swh.archiver']
-
-  package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'installed',
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/archiver.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/archiver.pp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/archiver.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Deployment for archiver (content)
-class profile::swh::deploy::worker::archiver {
-  include ::profile::swh::deploy::base_archiver
-
-  $max_tasks_per_child = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::archiver::max_tasks_per_child')
-
-  ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'archiver':
-    ensure              => present,
-    max_tasks_per_child => $max_tasks_per_child,
-    require             => [
-      Package[$packages],
-    ],
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site-modules/role/manifests/swh_storage.pp b/site-modules/role/manifests/swh_storage.pp
--- a/site-modules/role/manifests/swh_storage.pp
+++ b/site-modules/role/manifests/swh_storage.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
   include profile::swh::deploy::storage
   include profile::swh::deploy::indexer_storage
   include profile::swh::deploy::objstorage
-  include profile::swh::deploy::worker
   include profile::swh::deploy::objstorage_ceph
 }