diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 427f31ae..96436d98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Cross-package release notes for relayburn. Package changelogs contain package-le
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- `relayburn-cli`: `--no-archive` on `burn compare` and `burn summary` is now
+  an explicit no-op (accepted for TS CLI flag parity).
+
 ## [2.7.2] - 2026-05-09
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/cli.rs
index 37c8b981..bd843d7c 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ pub struct CompareArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub csv: bool,
 
-    /// Bypass the SQLite archive and stream the ledger directly.
-    /// Honored when env `RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE=0`.
+    /// Accepted for TS CLI flag parity; a no-op against the Rust SDK,
+    /// which is SQLite-native and has no archive layer to bypass.
     #[arg(long = "no-archive")]
     pub no_archive: bool,
 }
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/compare.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/compare.rs
index 5b43b220..94edcd2f 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/compare.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/compare.rs
@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ fn run_inner(globals: &GlobalArgs, args: CompareArgs) -> Result<i32> {
         return Err(anyhow!("invalid --min-sample: {min_sample}"));
     }
 
-    // 6. Honor --no-archive by exporting RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE=0 for the
-    //    duration of this call. The Rust SDK doesn't read RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE
-    //    today (it's SQLite-only), but we set the env so any future archive
-    //    layer behaves identically to the TS CLI's `--no-archive`.
-    let _archive_guard = ArchiveOverride::activate(args.no_archive);
+    // 6. `--no-archive` is accepted for TS CLI flag parity but is a no-op:
+    //    the Rust SDK is SQLite-native and has no archive layer to bypass.
+    let _ = args.no_archive;
 
     // 7. Build the Query.
     let mut q = Query::default();
@@ -490,42 +488,6 @@ fn days_to_ymd(days_from_epoch: i64) -> (i64, u32, u32) {
     (year, m as u32, d as u32)
 }
 
-/// Drop-in for `RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE=0`. Restores the previous value on
-/// drop so a panic part-way through doesn't leak the override.
-struct ArchiveOverride {
-    previous: Option<String>,
-    activated: bool,
-}
-
-impl ArchiveOverride {
-    fn activate(no_archive: bool) -> Self {
-        if !no_archive {
-            return Self {
-                previous: None,
-                activated: false,
-            };
-        }
-        let previous = std::env::var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE").ok();
-        std::env::set_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE", "0");
-        Self {
-            previous,
-            activated: true,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for ArchiveOverride {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if !self.activated {
-            return;
-        }
-        match self.previous.take() {
-            Some(v) => std::env::set_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE", v),
-            None => std::env::remove_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // number formatting (matches packages/cli/src/format.ts)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary.rs
index f74e6ea7..afd63551 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary.rs
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ pub struct SummaryArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub quality: bool,
 
-    /// Bypass the archive sidecar and stream the ledger. Kept for parity
-    /// with the TS CLI and as an escape hatch for archive-corruption
-    /// debugging.
+    /// Accepted for TS CLI flag parity; a no-op against the Rust SDK,
+    /// which is SQLite-native and has no archive layer to bypass.
     #[arg(long = "no-archive")]
     pub no_archive: bool,
 }
@@ -206,7 +205,9 @@ fn run_inner(globals: &GlobalArgs, args: SummaryArgs) -> anyhow::Result<i32> {
         None
     };
 
-    let _archive_guard = ArchiveOverride::activate(args.no_archive);
+    // `--no-archive` is accepted for TS CLI flag parity but is a no-op:
+    // the Rust SDK is SQLite-native and has no archive layer to bypass.
+    let _ = args.no_archive;
     let progress = TaskProgress::new(globals, "summary");
 
     let opts = match globals.ledger_path.as_deref() {
@@ -346,43 +347,6 @@ fn run_ingest(
         })
 }
 
-/// Drop-in for `RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE=0`. The Rust SDK is already SQLite-native,
-/// but this preserves the TS CLI flag contract for any lower layer that checks
-/// the env escape hatch.
-struct ArchiveOverride {
-    previous: Option<String>,
-    activated: bool,
-}
-
-impl ArchiveOverride {
-    fn activate(no_archive: bool) -> Self {
-        if !no_archive {
-            return Self {
-                previous: None,
-                activated: false,
-            };
-        }
-        let previous = std::env::var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE").ok();
-        std::env::set_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE", "0");
-        Self {
-            previous,
-            activated: true,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for ArchiveOverride {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if !self.activated {
-            return;
-        }
-        match self.previous.take() {
-            Some(v) => std::env::set_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE", v),
-            None => std::env::remove_var("RELAYBURN_ARCHIVE"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 const COVERAGE_FIELDS: [CoverageField; 5] = [
     CoverageField::Input,
     CoverageField::Output,