diff --git a/swh/storage/tests/manual_test_archiver.py b/swh/storage/tests/manual_test_archiver.py
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--- a/swh/storage/tests/manual_test_archiver.py
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-import string
-import random
-
-from swh.core import hashutil
-from swh.storage import Storage
-from swh.storage.db import cursor_to_bytes
-
-from swh.storage.archiver import ArchiverDirector
-
-
-def rs(size=6, chars=string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase):
-    return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
-
-
-def mc(data):
-    data = bytes(data, 'utf8')
-    content = hashutil.hashdata(data)
-    content.update({'data': data})
-    return content
-
-
-def initialize_content_archive(db, sample_size, names=['Local']):
-    """ Initialize the content_archive table with a sample.
-
-    From the content table, get a sample of id, and fill the
-    content_archive table with those id in order to create a test sample
-    for the archiver.
-
-    Args:
-        db: The database of the storage.
-        sample_size (int): The size of the sample to create.
-        names: A list of archive names. Those archives must already exists.
-            Archival status of the archives content will be erased on db.
-
-    Returns:
-        Tha amount of entry created.
-    """
-    with db.transaction() as cur:
-        cur.execute('DELETE FROM content_archive')
-
-    with db.transaction() as cur:
-        cur.execute('SELECT sha1 from content limit %d' % sample_size)
-        ids = list(cursor_to_bytes(cur))
-
-    for id, in ids:
-        tid = r'\x' + hashutil.hash_to_hex(id)
-
-        with db.transaction() as cur:
-            for name in names:
-                s = """INSERT INTO content_archive
-                    VALUES('%s'::sha1, '%s', 'missing', now())
-                    """ % (tid, name)
-                cur.execute(s)
-
-    print('Initialized database with', sample_size * len(names), 'items')
-    return sample_size * len(names)
-
-
-def clean():
-    # Clean all
-    with loc.db.transaction() as cur:
-        cur.execute('delete from content_archive')
-        cur.execute('delete from content')
-    import os
-    os.system("rm -r /tmp/swh/storage-dev/2/*")
-
-
-CONTENT_SIZE = 10
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    random.seed(0)
-
-    # Local databases
-    cstring_archiver = 'service=swh-archiver-dev'
-    cstring_storage = 'service=swh-dev'
-
-    # Archiver config
-    config = {
-        'objstorage_path': '/tmp/swh/storage-dev/2',
-        'archival_max_age': 3600,
-        'batch_max_size': 10,
-        'retention_policy': 1,
-        'asynchronous': False
-    }
-
-    # Grand-palais's storage
-    loc = Storage(cstring_storage, config['objstorage_path'])
-
-    # Add the content
-    l = [mc(rs(100)) for _ in range(CONTENT_SIZE)]
-    loc.content_add(l)
-    initialize_content_archive(loc.db, CONTENT_SIZE, ['petit-palais'])
-
-    # Launch the archiver
-    archiver = ArchiverDirector(cstring_archiver, cstring_storage, config)
-    archiver.run()