diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 002c743..7e11e09 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-.archive/*.tar.zst filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-.archive/*.tar.gz  filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+# (LFS routing removed — archives live outside git on apricot local cache; see .archive/ARCHIVED.md)