diff --git a/swh/provenance/postgresql/archive.py b/swh/provenance/postgresql/archive.py
--- a/swh/provenance/postgresql/archive.py
+++ b/swh/provenance/postgresql/archive.py
@@ -30,44 +30,59 @@
     @statsd.timed(metric=ARCHIVE_DURATION_METRIC, tags={"method": "directory_ls"})
     def _directory_ls(self, id: Sha1Git, minsize: int = 0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
-            cursor.execute(
-                """
-                WITH
-                dir AS (SELECT id AS dir_id, dir_entries, file_entries, rev_entries
-                            FROM directory WHERE id=%s),
-                ls_d AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(dir_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir),
-                ls_f AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(file_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir),
-                ls_r AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(rev_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir)
-                (SELECT 'dir'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name,
-                        NULL::sha1_git
-                    FROM ls_d
-                    LEFT JOIN directory_entry_dir e ON ls_d.entry_id=e.id)
-                UNION
-                (WITH known_contents AS
-                    (SELECT 'file'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name,
-                            c.sha1_git
-                        FROM ls_f
-                        LEFT JOIN directory_entry_file e ON ls_f.entry_id=e.id
-                        INNER JOIN content c ON e.target=c.sha1_git
-                        WHERE c.length >= %s
-                    )
-                    SELECT * FROM known_contents
-                    UNION
-                    (SELECT 'file'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name,
-                            c.sha1_git
-                        FROM ls_f
-                        LEFT JOIN directory_entry_file e ON ls_f.entry_id=e.id
-                        LEFT JOIN skipped_content c ON e.target=c.sha1_git
-                        WHERE NOT EXISTS (
+            if minsize > 0:
+                cursor.execute(
+                    """
+                    WITH
+                    dir AS (SELECT id AS dir_id, dir_entries, file_entries
+                              FROM directory WHERE id=%s),
+                    ls_d AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(dir_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir),
+                    ls_f AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(file_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir)
+                    (SELECT 'dir'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name
+                       FROM ls_d
+                       LEFT JOIN directory_entry_dir e ON ls_d.entry_id=e.id)
+                    UNION ALL
+                    (WITH known_contents AS
+                       (SELECT 'file'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name
+                          FROM ls_f
+                          LEFT JOIN directory_entry_file e ON ls_f.entry_id=e.id
+                          INNER JOIN content c ON e.target=c.sha1_git
+                          WHERE c.length >= %s
+                       )
+                       SELECT * FROM known_contents
+                       UNION ALL
+                       (SELECT 'file'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name
+                          FROM ls_f
+                          LEFT JOIN directory_entry_file e ON ls_f.entry_id=e.id
+                          LEFT JOIN skipped_content c ON e.target=c.sha1_git
+                          WHERE NOT EXISTS (
                             SELECT 1 FROM known_contents
-                                WHERE known_contents.sha1_git=e.target
-                        )
-                        AND c.length >= %s
+                              WHERE known_contents.target=e.target
+                          )
+                          AND c.length >= %s
+                       )
                     )
+                    """,
+                    (id, minsize, minsize),
+                )
+            else:
+                cursor.execute(
+                    """
+                    WITH
+                    dir AS (SELECT id AS dir_id, dir_entries, file_entries
+                              FROM directory WHERE id=%s),
+                    ls_d AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(dir_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir),
+                    ls_f AS (SELECT dir_id, UNNEST(file_entries) AS entry_id FROM dir)
+                    (SELECT 'dir'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name
+                       FROM ls_d
+                       LEFT JOIN directory_entry_dir e ON ls_d.entry_id=e.id)
+                    UNION ALL
+                    (SELECT 'file'::directory_entry_type AS type, e.target, e.name
+                       FROM ls_f
+                       LEFT JOIN directory_entry_file e ON ls_f.entry_id=e.id)
+                    """,
+                    (id,),
                 )
-                """,
-                (id, minsize, minsize),
-            )
             return [
                 {"type": row[0], "target": row[1], "name": row[2]} for row in cursor
             ]