diff --git a/lib/parrhesia/storage/archiver.ex b/lib/parrhesia/storage/partitions.ex
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/parrhesia/storage/archiver.ex
rename to lib/parrhesia/storage/partitions.ex
index 164cdcc..9c5114f 100644
--- a/lib/parrhesia/storage/archiver.ex
+++ b/lib/parrhesia/storage/partitions.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Archiver do
+defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Partitions do
   @moduledoc """
-  Partition-aware archival helpers for Postgres event partitions.
+  Partition lifecycle helpers for Postgres `events` and `event_tags` monthly partitions.
   """
 
   import Ecto.Query
@@ -110,17 +110,6 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Archiver do
     end
   end
 
-  @doc """
-  Generates an archive SQL statement for the given partition.
-  """
-  @spec archive_sql(String.t(), String.t()) :: String.t()
-  def archive_sql(partition_name, archive_table_name) do
-    quoted_archive_table_name = quote_identifier!(archive_table_name)
-    quoted_partition_name = quote_identifier!(partition_name)
-
-    "INSERT INTO #{quoted_archive_table_name} SELECT * FROM #{quoted_partition_name};"
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Returns the monthly `events` partition name for a date.
   """
diff --git a/lib/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker.ex b/lib/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker.ex
index 3557db5..5ffbe2a 100644
--- a/lib/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
 
   use GenServer
 
-  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Archiver
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Partitions
   alias Parrhesia.Telemetry
 
   @default_check_interval_hours 24
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
   @default_max_partitions_to_drop_per_run 1
   @bytes_per_gib 1_073_741_824
 
-  @type monthly_partition :: Archiver.monthly_partition()
+  @type monthly_partition :: Partitions.monthly_partition()
 
   @spec start_link(keyword()) :: GenServer.on_start()
   def start_link(opts \\ []) do
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
     retention_config = Application.get_env(:parrhesia, :retention, [])
 
     state = %{
-      archiver: Keyword.get(opts, :archiver, Archiver),
+      partition_ops: Keyword.get(opts, :partition_ops, Partitions),
       interval_ms: interval_ms(opts, retention_config),
       months_ahead: months_ahead(opts, retention_config),
       max_db_gib: max_db_gib(opts, retention_config),
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
   def handle_info(_message, state), do: {:noreply, state}
 
   defp run_maintenance(state) do
-    case state.archiver.ensure_monthly_partitions(months_ahead: state.months_ahead) do
+    case state.partition_ops.ensure_monthly_partitions(months_ahead: state.months_ahead) do
       :ok -> maybe_drop_oldest_partitions(state)
       {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
     end
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
   defp apply_partition_drop(_state, nil, dropped_count), do: {:halt, {:ok, dropped_count}}
 
   defp apply_partition_drop(state, partition, dropped_count) do
-    case state.archiver.drop_partition(partition.name) do
+    case state.partition_ops.drop_partition(partition.name) do
       :ok -> {:cont, {:ok, dropped_count + 1}}
       {:error, reason} -> {:halt, {:error, reason}}
     end
   end
 
   defp next_partition_to_drop(state) do
-    partitions = state.archiver.list_monthly_partitions()
+    partitions = state.partition_ops.list_monthly_partitions()
     current_month_index = current_month_index(state.today_fun)
 
     month_limit_candidate =
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker do
              partitions,
              state.max_db_gib,
              current_month_index,
-             state.archiver
+             state.partition_ops
            ) do
       {:ok, pick_oldest_partition(month_limit_candidate, size_limit_candidate)}
     end
diff --git a/lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_archiver.ex b/lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_partitions.ex
similarity index 95%
rename from lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_archiver.ex
rename to lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_partitions.ex
index cda7805..aa23410 100644
--- a/lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_archiver.ex
+++ b/lib/parrhesia/test_support/partition_retention_stub_partitions.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-defmodule Parrhesia.TestSupport.PartitionRetentionStubArchiver do
+defmodule Parrhesia.TestSupport.PartitionRetentionStubPartitions do
   @moduledoc false
 
   use Agent
diff --git a/test/parrhesia/storage/archiver_test.exs b/test/parrhesia/storage/partitions_test.exs
similarity index 53%
rename from test/parrhesia/storage/archiver_test.exs
rename to test/parrhesia/storage/partitions_test.exs
index 3ea4c20..2f19ddf 100644
--- a/test/parrhesia/storage/archiver_test.exs
+++ b/test/parrhesia/storage/partitions_test.exs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.ArchiverTest do
+defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.PartitionsTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
   alias Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox
   alias Parrhesia.Repo
-  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Archiver
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Partitions
 
   setup do
     :ok = Sandbox.checkout(Repo)
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.ArchiverTest do
   end
 
   test "list_partitions returns partition tables" do
-    partitions = Archiver.list_partitions()
+    partitions = Partitions.list_partitions()
     assert is_list(partitions)
   end
 
   test "ensure_monthly_partitions creates aligned monthly partitions for events and event_tags" do
     assert :ok =
-             Archiver.ensure_monthly_partitions(reference_date: ~D[2026-06-14], months_ahead: 1)
+             Partitions.ensure_monthly_partitions(reference_date: ~D[2026-06-14], months_ahead: 1)
 
     monthly_partition_names =
-      Archiver.list_monthly_partitions()
+      Partitions.list_monthly_partitions()
       |> Enum.map(& &1.name)
 
     assert "events_2026_06" in monthly_partition_names
@@ -30,43 +30,32 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.ArchiverTest do
     assert table_exists?("event_tags_2026_07")
   end
 
-  test "archive_sql builds insert-select statement" do
-    assert Archiver.archive_sql("events_2026_03", "events_archive") ==
-             ~s(INSERT INTO "events_archive" SELECT * FROM "events_2026_03";)
-  end
-
   test "drop_partition returns an error for protected partitions" do
-    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Archiver.drop_partition("events_default")
-    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Archiver.drop_partition("events")
-    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Archiver.drop_partition("event_tags_default")
-    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Archiver.drop_partition("event_tags")
+    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Partitions.drop_partition("events_default")
+    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Partitions.drop_partition("events")
+    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Partitions.drop_partition("event_tags_default")
+    assert {:error, :protected_partition} = Partitions.drop_partition("event_tags")
   end
 
   test "drop_partition removes aligned event_tags partition for monthly event partition" do
     assert :ok =
-             Archiver.ensure_monthly_partitions(reference_date: ~D[2026-08-14], months_ahead: 0)
+             Partitions.ensure_monthly_partitions(reference_date: ~D[2026-08-14], months_ahead: 0)
 
     assert table_exists?("events_2026_08")
     assert table_exists?("event_tags_2026_08")
 
-    assert :ok = Archiver.drop_partition("events_2026_08")
+    assert :ok = Partitions.drop_partition("events_2026_08")
 
     refute table_exists?("events_2026_08")
     refute table_exists?("event_tags_2026_08")
   end
 
   test "database_size_bytes returns the current database size" do
-    assert {:ok, size} = Archiver.database_size_bytes()
+    assert {:ok, size} = Partitions.database_size_bytes()
     assert is_integer(size)
     assert size >= 0
   end
 
-  test "archive_sql rejects invalid SQL identifiers" do
-    assert_raise ArgumentError, fn ->
-      Archiver.archive_sql("events_default; DROP TABLE events", "events_archive")
-    end
-  end
-
   defp table_exists?(table_name) when is_binary(table_name) do
     case Repo.query("SELECT to_regclass($1)", ["public." <> table_name]) do
       {:ok, %{rows: [[nil]]}} -> false
diff --git a/test/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker_test.exs b/test/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker_test.exs
index e68f5dd..cea7d35 100644
--- a/test/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker_test.exs
+++ b/test/parrhesia/tasks/partition_retention_worker_test.exs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
   alias Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorker
-  alias Parrhesia.TestSupport.PartitionRetentionStubArchiver
+  alias Parrhesia.TestSupport.PartitionRetentionStubPartitions
 
   @bytes_per_gib 1_073_741_824
 
   test "drops oldest partition when max_months_to_keep is exceeded" do
     start_supervised!(
-      {PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+      {PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
        partitions: [
          partition(2026, 1),
          partition(2026, 2),
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
       start_supervised!(
         {PartitionRetentionWorker,
          name: nil,
-         archiver: PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+         partition_ops: PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
          interval_ms: :timer.hours(24),
          months_ahead: 0,
          max_db_bytes: :infinity,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
 
   test "drops oldest completed partition when size exceeds max_db_bytes" do
     start_supervised!(
-      {PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+      {PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
        partitions: [partition(2026, 3), partition(2026, 4), partition(2026, 5)],
        db_size_bytes: 12 * @bytes_per_gib,
        test_pid: self()}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
       start_supervised!(
         {PartitionRetentionWorker,
          name: nil,
-         archiver: PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+         partition_ops: PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
          interval_ms: :timer.hours(24),
          months_ahead: 0,
          max_db_bytes: 10,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
 
   test "does not drop partitions when both limits are infinity" do
     start_supervised!(
-      {PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+      {PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
        partitions: [partition(2026, 1), partition(2026, 2), partition(2026, 3)],
        db_size_bytes: 50 * @bytes_per_gib,
        test_pid: self()}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Tasks.PartitionRetentionWorkerTest do
       start_supervised!(
         {PartitionRetentionWorker,
          name: nil,
-         archiver: PartitionRetentionStubArchiver,
+         partition_ops: PartitionRetentionStubPartitions,
          interval_ms: :timer.hours(24),
          months_ahead: 0,
          max_db_bytes: :infinity,