diff --git a/cmd/remote-storage/app/server.go b/cmd/remote-storage/app/server.go
index 577df153f20..eecda1fb3c4 100644
--- a/cmd/remote-storage/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/remote-storage/app/server.go
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ type storageFactory interface {
 	CreateSpanReader() (spanstore.Reader, error)
 	CreateSpanWriter() (spanstore.Writer, error)
 	CreateDependencyReader() (dependencystore.Reader, error)
-	InitArchiveStorage(logger *zap.Logger) (spanstore.Reader, spanstore.Writer)
 }
 
 // NewServer creates and initializes Server.
 func NewServer(options *Options, storageFactory storageFactory, tm *tenancy.Manager, telset telemetry.Settings) (*Server, error) {
-	handler, err := createGRPCHandler(storageFactory, telset.Logger)
+	handler, err := createGRPCHandler(storageFactory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func NewServer(options *Options, storageFactory storageFactory, tm *tenancy.Mana
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func createGRPCHandler(f storageFactory, logger *zap.Logger) (*shared.GRPCHandler, error) {
+func createGRPCHandler(f storageFactory) (*shared.GRPCHandler, error) {
 	reader, err := f.CreateSpanReader()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -81,10 +80,6 @@ func createGRPCHandler(f storageFactory, logger *zap.Logger) (*shared.GRPCHandle
 		StreamingSpanWriter: func() spanstore.Writer { return nil },
 	}
 
-	ar, aw := f.InitArchiveStorage(logger)
-	impl.ArchiveSpanReader = func() spanstore.Reader { return ar }
-	impl.ArchiveSpanWriter = func() spanstore.Writer { return aw }
-
 	handler := shared.NewGRPCHandler(impl)
 	return handler, nil
 }
diff --git a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_handler.go b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_handler.go
index 3a2f3e3b681..421476ee927 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_handler.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_handler.go
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ type GRPCHandlerStorageImpl struct {
 	SpanWriter       func() spanstore.Writer
 	DependencyReader func() dependencystore.Reader
 
-	ArchiveSpanReader func() spanstore.Reader
-	ArchiveSpanWriter func() spanstore.Writer
-
 	StreamingSpanWriter func() spanstore.Writer
 }
 
@@ -244,45 +241,16 @@ func (*GRPCHandler) sendSpans(spans []*model.Span, sendFn func(*storage_v1.Spans
 
 func (s *GRPCHandler) Capabilities(context.Context, *storage_v1.CapabilitiesRequest) (*storage_v1.CapabilitiesResponse, error) {
 	return &storage_v1.CapabilitiesResponse{
-		ArchiveSpanReader:   s.impl.ArchiveSpanReader() != nil,
-		ArchiveSpanWriter:   s.impl.ArchiveSpanWriter() != nil,
+		ArchiveSpanReader:   s.impl.SpanReader() != nil,
+		ArchiveSpanWriter:   s.impl.SpanWriter() != nil,
 		StreamingSpanWriter: s.impl.StreamingSpanWriter() != nil,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *GRPCHandler) GetArchiveTrace(r *storage_v1.GetTraceRequest, stream storage_v1.ArchiveSpanReaderPlugin_GetArchiveTraceServer) error {
-	reader := s.impl.ArchiveSpanReader()
-	if reader == nil {
-		return status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "not implemented")
-	}
-	trace, err := reader.GetTrace(stream.Context(), spanstore.GetTraceParameters{
-		TraceID:   r.TraceID,
-		StartTime: r.StartTime,
-		EndTime:   r.EndTime,
-	})
-	if errors.Is(err, spanstore.ErrTraceNotFound) {
-		return status.Error(codes.NotFound, spanstore.ErrTraceNotFound.Error())
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = s.sendSpans(trace.Spans, stream.Send)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return s.GetTrace(r, stream)
 }
 
 func (s *GRPCHandler) WriteArchiveSpan(ctx context.Context, r *storage_v1.WriteSpanRequest) (*storage_v1.WriteSpanResponse, error) {
-	writer := s.impl.ArchiveSpanWriter()
-	if writer == nil {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "not implemented")
-	}
-	err := writer.WriteSpan(ctx, r.Span)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &storage_v1.WriteSpanResponse{}, nil
+	return s.WriteSpan(ctx, r)
 }