diff --git a/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs b/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
index 797b595cbe..fa2cfbb209 100644
--- a/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
@@ -719,13 +719,6 @@ public class CipherService : ICipherService
 
         cipherDetails.DeletedDate = cipherDetails.RevisionDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
-        if (cipherDetails.ArchivedDate.HasValue)
-        {
-            // If the cipher was archived, clear the archived date when soft deleting
-            // If a user were to restore an archived cipher, it should go back to the vault not the archive vault
-            cipherDetails.ArchivedDate = null;
-        }
-
         await _securityTaskRepository.MarkAsCompleteByCipherIds([cipherDetails.Id]);
         await _cipherRepository.UpsertAsync(cipherDetails);
         await _eventService.LogCipherEventAsync(cipherDetails, EventType.Cipher_SoftDeleted);