diff --git a/node/src/chain.rs b/node/src/chain.rs
index 98e25a005..d3ab13302 100644
--- a/node/src/chain.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ pub struct ChainSrv<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> {
     event_sender: Sender<Event>,
     genesis_timestamp: u64,
     dusk_key: BlsPublicKey,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
+    archive: Archive,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
         db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
         vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
-        #[cfg(feature = "archive")] archive: Archive,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let tip = Self::load_tip(
             db.read().await.deref(),
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
             network,
             vm,
             #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
-            archive,
+            self.archive.clone(),
             self.max_consensus_queue_size,
             self.event_sender.clone(),
             self.dusk_key,
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> ChainSrv<N, DB, VM> {
         event_sender: Sender<Event>,
         genesis_timestamp: u64,
         dusk_key: BlsPublicKey,
+        #[cfg(feature = "archive")] archive: Archive,
     ) -> Self {
         info!(
             "ChainSrv::new with keys_path: {}, max_inbound_size: {}",
@@ -270,6 +273,8 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> ChainSrv<N, DB, VM> {
             event_sender,
             genesis_timestamp,
             dusk_key,
+            #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
+            archive,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/node/src/lib.rs b/node/src/lib.rs
index 678231c65..afb9b84d2 100644
--- a/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "archive")]
-use archive::Archive;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use node_data::message::payload::Inv;
 use node_data::message::{AsyncQueue, Message};
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@ pub trait LongLivedService<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>:
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
         database: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
         vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
-        #[cfg(feature = "archive")] achive: Archive,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -192,7 +189,6 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Node<N, DB, VM> {
     pub async fn initialize(
         &self,
         services: &mut [Box<dyn LongLivedService<N, DB, VM>>],
-        #[cfg(feature = "archive")] archive: Archive,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // Run lazy-initialization of all registered services
         for service in services.iter_mut() {
@@ -202,8 +198,6 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Node<N, DB, VM> {
                     self.network.clone(),
                     self.database.clone(),
                     self.vm_handler.clone(),
-                    #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
-                    archive.clone(),
                 )
                 .await?;
         }
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/builder/node.rs b/rusk/src/lib/builder/node.rs
index 9dc190dab..609a31568 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/builder/node.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/builder/node.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ impl RuskNodeBuilder {
             node_sender.clone(),
             self.genesis_timestamp,
             *crate::DUSK_CONSENSUS_KEY,
+            #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
+            archive.clone(),
         );
         if self.command_revert {
             chain_srv
@@ -235,8 +237,6 @@ impl RuskNodeBuilder {
                     node.inner().network(),
                     node.inner().database(),
                     node.inner().vm_handler(),
-                    #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
-                    archive,
                 )
                 .await?;
             return chain_srv.revert_last_final().await;
@@ -291,13 +291,7 @@ impl RuskNodeBuilder {
             archivist: archive.clone(),
         }));
 
-        node.inner()
-            .initialize(
-                &mut service_list,
-                #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
-                archive,
-            )
-            .await?;
+        node.inner().initialize(&mut service_list).await?;
         node.inner().spawn_all(service_list).await?;
 
         Ok(())