diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m016_archive.py b/src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m016_archive.py
index 26670e98..e2a5503d 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m016_archive.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m016_archive.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def move_packages(repository_paths: RepositoryPaths, pacman: Pacman) -> None:
             artifacts.append(signature)
 
         for source in artifacts:
-            target = repository_paths.ensure_exists(repository_paths.archive_for, package.base) / source.name
+            target = repository_paths.ensure_exists(repository_paths.archive_for(package.base)) / source.name
             # move package to the archive directory
             atomic_move(source, target)
             # create symlink to the archive
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
index 98715903..ddd45893 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Executor(PackageInfo, Cleaner):
         files = self.sign.process_sign_package(full_path, packager_key)
 
         for src in files:
-            dst = self.paths.ensure_exists(self.paths.archive_for, package_base) / src.name
+            dst = self.paths.ensure_exists(self.paths.archive_for(package_base)) / src.name
             atomic_move(src, dst)  # move package to archive directory
             if not (symlink := self.paths.repository / dst.name).exists():
                 symlink_relative(symlink, dst)  # create link to archive
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py b/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
index 31dea43c..b3029ee7 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import contextlib
 import os
 import shutil
 
-from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
+from collections.abc import Iterator
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -246,15 +246,12 @@ class RepositoryPaths(LazyLogging):
         """
         return self.cache / package_base
 
-    def ensure_exists(self, directory: Callable[Params, Path] | Path, *args: Params.args,
-                      **kwargs: Params.kwargs) -> Path:
+    def ensure_exists(self, directory: Path) -> Path:
         """
         get path based on ``directory`` callable provided and ensure it exists
 
         Args:
-            directory(Callable[Params, Path] | Path): either directory extractor or path to directory to check
-            args(Params.args): positional arguments for directory call
-            kwargs(Params.kwargs): keyword arguments for directory call
+            directory(Path): path to directory to check
 
         Returns:
             Path: original path based on extractor provided. Directory will always exist
@@ -262,11 +259,8 @@ class RepositoryPaths(LazyLogging):
         Examples:
             This method calls directory accessor and then checks if there is a directory and - otherwise - creates it::
 
-                >>> paths.ensure_exists(paths.archive_for, package_base)
+                >>> paths.ensure_exists(paths.archive_for(package_base))
         """
-        if callable(directory):
-            directory = directory(*args, **kwargs)
-
         if not directory.is_dir():
             with self.preserve_owner():
                 directory.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True)