diff --git a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
@@ -1511,13 +1511,6 @@
     $packages = PhabricatorOwnersPackage::loadAffectedPackages(
       $repository,
       $this->affectedPaths);
-
-    foreach ($packages as $key => $package) {
-      if ($package->isArchived()) {
-        unset($packages[$key]);
-      }
-    }
-
     if (!$packages) {
       return array();
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/owners/query/PhabricatorOwnersPackageQuery.php b/src/applications/owners/query/PhabricatorOwnersPackageQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/owners/query/PhabricatorOwnersPackageQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/owners/query/PhabricatorOwnersPackageQuery.php
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@
       $best_match = null;
       $include = false;
 
+      // If this package is archived, it's no longer a controlling package
+      // for the given path. In particular, it can not force active packages
+      // with weak dominion to give up control.
+      if ($package->isArchived()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       foreach ($package->getPaths() as $package_path) {
         if ($package_path->getRepositoryPHID() != $repository_phid) {
           // If this path is for some other repository, skip it.
diff --git a/src/applications/owners/storage/PhabricatorOwnersPackage.php b/src/applications/owners/storage/PhabricatorOwnersPackage.php
--- a/src/applications/owners/storage/PhabricatorOwnersPackage.php
+++ b/src/applications/owners/storage/PhabricatorOwnersPackage.php
@@ -211,10 +211,13 @@
         $conn,
         'SELECT pkg.id, pkg.dominion, p.excluded, p.path
           FROM %T pkg JOIN %T p ON p.packageID = pkg.id
-          WHERE p.path IN (%Ls) %Q',
+          WHERE p.path IN (%Ls) AND pkg.status IN (%Ls) %Q',
         $package->getTableName(),
         $path->getTableName(),
         $chunk,
+        array(
+          self::STATUS_ACTIVE,
+        ),
         $repository_clause);
     }
     $rows = array_mergev($rows);
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php b/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@
         continue;
       }
 
-      if ($package->isArchived()) {
-        // Don't trigger audits if the package is archived.
-        continue;
-      }
-
       if ($package->getAuditingEnabled()) {
         $reasons = $this->checkAuditReasons(
           $commit,