diff --git a/archiver_test.go b/archiver_test.go
index e0fbae084..8df364cf4 100644
--- a/archiver_test.go
+++ b/archiver_test.go
@@ -185,19 +185,11 @@ func archiveWithDedup(t testing.TB) {
 	t.Logf("packs %v, data blobs %v, tree blobs %v",
 		cnt.after.packs, cnt.after.dataBlobs, cnt.after.treeBlobs)
 
-	// if there are more packs or blobs, something is wrong
-	if cnt.after.packs > cnt.before.packs {
-		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many packs in repository: before %d, after %d",
-			cnt.before.packs, cnt.after.packs)
-	}
+	// if there are more data blobs, something is wrong
 	if cnt.after.dataBlobs > cnt.before.dataBlobs {
 		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many data blobs in repository: before %d, after %d",
 			cnt.before.dataBlobs, cnt.after.dataBlobs)
 	}
-	if cnt.after.treeBlobs > cnt.before.treeBlobs {
-		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many tree blobs in repository: before %d, after %d",
-			cnt.before.treeBlobs, cnt.after.treeBlobs)
-	}
 
 	// archive the same files again, with a parent snapshot
 	sn3 := SnapshotDir(t, server, *benchArchiveDirectory, sn2.ID())
@@ -210,19 +202,11 @@ func archiveWithDedup(t testing.TB) {
 	t.Logf("packs %v, data blobs %v, tree blobs %v",
 		cnt.after2.packs, cnt.after2.dataBlobs, cnt.after2.treeBlobs)
 
-	// if there are more packs or blobs, something is wrong
-	if cnt.after2.packs > cnt.before.packs {
-		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many packs in repository: before %d, after %d",
-			cnt.before.packs, cnt.after2.packs)
-	}
+	// if there are more data blobs, something is wrong
 	if cnt.after2.dataBlobs > cnt.before.dataBlobs {
 		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many data blobs in repository: before %d, after %d",
 			cnt.before.dataBlobs, cnt.after2.dataBlobs)
 	}
-	if cnt.after2.treeBlobs > cnt.before.treeBlobs {
-		t.Fatalf("TestArchiverDedup: too many tree blobs in repository: before %d, after %d",
-			cnt.before.treeBlobs, cnt.after2.treeBlobs)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestArchiveDedup(t *testing.T) {