diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/BackupSetResource.php b/app/Filament/Resources/BackupSetResource.php
index c2dee2a..890898a 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/BackupSetResource.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/BackupSetResource.php
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ public static function table(Table $table): Table
                         ->requiresConfirmation()
                         ->visible(fn (BackupSet $record) => ! $record->trashed())
                         ->action(function (BackupSet $record, AuditLogger $auditLogger) {
-                            if ($record->restoreRuns()->withTrashed()->exists()) {
-                                Notification::make()
-                                    ->title('Cannot archive backup set')
-                                    ->body('Backup sets used by restore runs cannot be archived.')
-                                    ->danger()
-                                    ->send();
-
-                                return;
-                            }
-
                             $record->delete();
 
                             if ($record->tenant) {
@@ -159,7 +149,7 @@ public static function table(Table $table): Table
 
                             return $isOnlyTrashed;
                         })
-                        ->modalDescription('This archives backup sets (soft delete). Backup sets referenced by restore runs will be skipped.')
+                        ->modalDescription('This archives backup sets (soft delete). Already archived backup sets will be skipped.')
                         ->form(function (Collection $records) {
                             if ($records->count() >= 10) {
                                 return [
diff --git a/app/Jobs/BulkBackupSetDeleteJob.php b/app/Jobs/BulkBackupSetDeleteJob.php
index 22bc167..fce556e 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/BulkBackupSetDeleteJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/BulkBackupSetDeleteJob.php
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ public function handle(BulkOperationService $service): void
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if ($backupSet->restoreRuns()->withTrashed()->exists()) {
-                    $service->recordSkippedWithReason($run, (string) $backupSet->id, 'Referenced by restore runs');
-                    $skipped++;
-                    $skipReasons['Referenced by restore runs'] = ($skipReasons['Referenced by restore runs'] ?? 0) + 1;
-
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 $backupSet->delete();
                 $service->recordSuccess($run);
                 $succeeded++;
diff --git a/app/Models/RestoreRun.php b/app/Models/RestoreRun.php
index fe6bdcf..28945c4 100644
--- a/app/Models/RestoreRun.php
+++ b/app/Models/RestoreRun.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function tenant(): BelongsTo
 
     public function backupSet(): BelongsTo
     {
-        return $this->belongsTo(BackupSet::class);
+        return $this->belongsTo(BackupSet::class)->withTrashed();
     }
 
     public function scopeDeletable($query)
diff --git a/tests/Feature/BulkDeleteBackupSetsTest.php b/tests/Feature/BulkDeleteBackupSetsTest.php
index 1dc7427..260b458 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/BulkDeleteBackupSetsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/BulkDeleteBackupSetsTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use App\Models\BackupItem;
 use App\Models\BackupSet;
 use App\Models\BulkOperationRun;
+use App\Models\RestoreRun;
 use App\Models\Tenant;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
@@ -55,6 +56,35 @@
     expect($bulkRun->status)->toBe('completed');
 });
 
+test('backup sets can be archived even when referenced by restore runs', function () {
+    $tenant = Tenant::factory()->create();
+    $tenant->makeCurrent();
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $set = BackupSet::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
+        'name' => 'Backup',
+        'status' => 'completed',
+        'item_count' => 0,
+    ]);
+
+    $restoreRun = RestoreRun::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
+        'backup_set_id' => $set->id,
+        'status' => 'completed',
+        'is_dry_run' => true,
+        'requested_by' => 'tester@example.com',
+    ]);
+
+    Livewire::actingAs($user)
+        ->test(BackupSetResource\Pages\ListBackupSets::class)
+        ->callTableBulkAction('bulk_delete', collect([$set]))
+        ->assertHasNoTableBulkActionErrors();
+
+    expect(BackupSet::withTrashed()->find($set->id)?->trashed())->toBeTrue();
+    expect(RestoreRun::withTrashed()->find($restoreRun->id))->not->toBeNull();
+});
+
 test('backup sets table bulk archive requires type-to-confirm for 10+ sets', function () {
     $tenant = Tenant::factory()->create();
     $tenant->makeCurrent();
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Filament/HousekeepingTest.php b/tests/Feature/Filament/HousekeepingTest.php
index 3030ae0..5967be1 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Filament/HousekeepingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Filament/HousekeepingTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     ]);
 });
 
-test('backup set archive is blocked when restore runs exist', function () {
+test('backup set can be archived when restore runs exist', function () {
     $tenant = Tenant::create([
         'tenant_id' => 'tenant-2',
         'name' => 'Tenant 2',
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         'status' => 'completed',
     ]);
 
-    RestoreRun::create([
+    $restoreRun = RestoreRun::create([
         'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
         'backup_set_id' => $backupSet->id,
         'status' => 'completed',
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@
     Livewire::test(ListBackupSets::class)
         ->callTableAction('archive', $backupSet);
 
-    $this->assertDatabaseMissing('audit_logs', [
+    $this->assertSoftDeleted('backup_sets', ['id' => $backupSet->id]);
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('audit_logs', [
         'resource_type' => 'backup_set',
         'resource_id' => (string) $backupSet->id,
         'action' => 'backup.deleted',
     ]);
-    $this->assertDatabaseHas('backup_sets', ['id' => $backupSet->id, 'deleted_at' => null]);
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('restore_runs', ['id' => $restoreRun->id]);
 });
 
 test('backup set can be force deleted when trashed and unused', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/BulkBackupSetDeleteJobTest.php b/tests/Unit/BulkBackupSetDeleteJobTest.php
index fa44a5d..03c9e4c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/BulkBackupSetDeleteJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/BulkBackupSetDeleteJobTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     });
 });
 
-test('bulk backup set delete job skips sets referenced by restore runs', function () {
+test('bulk backup set delete job archives sets even when referenced by restore runs', function () {
     $tenant = Tenant::factory()->create();
     $user = User::factory()->create();
 
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@
     $run->refresh();
     expect($run->status)->toBe('completed')
         ->and($run->processed_items)->toBe(1)
-        ->and($run->succeeded)->toBe(0)
+        ->and($run->succeeded)->toBe(1)
         ->and($run->failed)->toBe(0)
-        ->and($run->skipped)->toBe(1);
+        ->and($run->skipped)->toBe(0);
 
-    expect(collect($run->failures)->pluck('reason')->join(' '))->toContain('restore runs');
-    expect(BackupSet::withTrashed()->find($set->id)?->trashed())->toBeFalse();
+    expect(BackupSet::withTrashed()->find($set->id)?->trashed())->toBeTrue();
+    expect(RestoreRun::query()->where('backup_set_id', $set->id)->exists())->toBeTrue();
 });