diff --git a/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go b/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
index c20b96919..45db04f46 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ type BlobSaver struct {
 	m          sync.Mutex
 	knownBlobs restic.BlobSet
 
-	ch   chan<- saveBlobJob
-	done <-chan struct{}
+	ch chan<- saveBlobJob
 }
 
 // NewBlobSaver returns a new blob. A worker pool is started, it is stopped
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ func NewBlobSaver(ctx context.Context, t *tomb.Tomb, repo Saver, workers uint) *
 		repo:       repo,
 		knownBlobs: restic.NewBlobSet(),
 		ch:         ch,
-		done:       t.Dying(),
 	}
 
 	for i := uint(0); i < workers; i++ {
@@ -53,10 +51,6 @@ func (s *BlobSaver) Save(ctx context.Context, t restic.BlobType, buf *Buffer) Fu
 	ch := make(chan saveBlobResponse, 1)
 	select {
 	case s.ch <- saveBlobJob{BlobType: t, buf: buf, ch: ch}:
-	case <-s.done:
-		debug.Log("not sending job, BlobSaver is done")
-		close(ch)
-		return FutureBlob{ch: ch}
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		debug.Log("not sending job, context is cancelled")
 		close(ch)
diff --git a/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go b/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
index 6d7af3fed..f3b0e1a68 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func TestBlobSaver(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	var tmb tomb.Tomb
+	tmb, ctx := tomb.WithContext(ctx)
 	saver := &saveFail{
 		idx: repository.NewIndex(),
 	}
 
-	b := NewBlobSaver(ctx, &tmb, saver, uint(runtime.NumCPU()))
+	b := NewBlobSaver(ctx, tmb, saver, uint(runtime.NumCPU()))
 
 	var results []FutureBlob
 
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ func TestBlobSaverError(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			defer cancel()
 
-			var tmb tomb.Tomb
+			tmb, ctx := tomb.WithContext(ctx)
 			saver := &saveFail{
 				idx:    repository.NewIndex(),
 				failAt: int32(test.failAt),
 			}
 
-			b := NewBlobSaver(ctx, &tmb, saver, uint(runtime.NumCPU()))
+			b := NewBlobSaver(ctx, tmb, saver, uint(runtime.NumCPU()))
 
 			var results []FutureBlob
 
diff --git a/internal/archiver/file_saver.go b/internal/archiver/file_saver.go
index c958e4e19..24cc5e116 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/file_saver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/file_saver.go
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ type FileSaver struct {
 
 	pol chunker.Pol
 
-	ch   chan<- saveFileJob
-	done <-chan struct{}
+	ch chan<- saveFileJob
 
 	CompleteBlob func(filename string, bytes uint64)
 
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ func NewFileSaver(ctx context.Context, t *tomb.Tomb, save SaveBlobFn, pol chunke
 		saveFilePool: NewBufferPool(ctx, int(poolSize), chunker.MaxSize),
 		pol:          pol,
 		ch:           ch,
-		done:         t.Dying(),
 
 		CompleteBlob: func(string, uint64) {},
 	}
@@ -113,11 +111,6 @@ func (s *FileSaver) Save(ctx context.Context, snPath string, file fs.File, fi os
 
 	select {
 	case s.ch <- job:
-	case <-s.done:
-		debug.Log("not sending job, FileSaver is done")
-		_ = file.Close()
-		close(ch)
-		return FutureFile{ch: ch}
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		debug.Log("not sending job, context is cancelled: %v", ctx.Err())
 		_ = file.Close()
diff --git a/internal/archiver/file_saver_test.go b/internal/archiver/file_saver_test.go
index 88e62fd57..d4f4fe82b 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/file_saver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/file_saver_test.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func createTestFiles(t testing.TB, num int) (files []string, cleanup func()) {
 	return files, cleanup
 }
 
-func startFileSaver(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB) (*FileSaver, *tomb.Tomb) {
-	var tmb tomb.Tomb
+func startFileSaver(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB) (*FileSaver, context.Context, *tomb.Tomb) {
+	tmb, ctx := tomb.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	saveBlob := func(ctx context.Context, tpe restic.BlobType, buf *Buffer) FutureBlob {
 		ch := make(chan saveBlobResponse)
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ func startFileSaver(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB) (*FileSaver, *tomb.Tomb)
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	s := NewFileSaver(ctx, &tmb, saveBlob, pol, workers, workers)
+	s := NewFileSaver(ctx, tmb, saveBlob, pol, workers, workers)
 	s.NodeFromFileInfo = restic.NodeFromFileInfo
 
-	return s, &tmb
+	return s, ctx, tmb
 }
 
 func TestFileSaver(t *testing.T) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestFileSaver(t *testing.T) {
 	completeFn := func(*restic.Node, ItemStats) {}
 
 	testFs := fs.Local{}
-	s, tmb := startFileSaver(ctx, t)
+	s, ctx, tmb := startFileSaver(ctx, t)
 
 	var results []FutureFile
 
diff --git a/internal/archiver/tree_saver.go b/internal/archiver/tree_saver.go
index 29b899e82..a956f4a12 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/tree_saver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/tree_saver.go
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ type TreeSaver struct {
 	saveTree func(context.Context, *restic.Tree) (restic.ID, ItemStats, error)
 	errFn    ErrorFunc
 
-	ch   chan<- saveTreeJob
-	done <-chan struct{}
+	ch chan<- saveTreeJob
 }
 
 // NewTreeSaver returns a new tree saver. A worker pool with treeWorkers is
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ func NewTreeSaver(ctx context.Context, t *tomb.Tomb, treeWorkers uint, saveTree
 
 	s := &TreeSaver{
 		ch:       ch,
-		done:     t.Dying(),
 		saveTree: saveTree,
 		errFn:    errFn,
 	}
@@ -78,10 +76,6 @@ func (s *TreeSaver) Save(ctx context.Context, snPath string, node *restic.Node,
 	}
 	select {
 	case s.ch <- job:
-	case <-s.done:
-		debug.Log("not saving tree, TreeSaver is done")
-		close(ch)
-		return FutureTree{ch: ch}
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		debug.Log("not saving tree, context is cancelled")
 		close(ch)
diff --git a/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go b/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
index 3f58da222..bc8c2612e 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestTreeSaver(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	var tmb tomb.Tomb
+	tmb, ctx := tomb.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	saveFn := func(context.Context, *restic.Tree) (restic.ID, ItemStats, error) {
 		return restic.NewRandomID(), ItemStats{TreeBlobs: 1, TreeSize: 123}, nil
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestTreeSaver(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	b := NewTreeSaver(ctx, &tmb, uint(runtime.NumCPU()), saveFn, errFn)
+	b := NewTreeSaver(ctx, tmb, uint(runtime.NumCPU()), saveFn, errFn)
 
 	var results []FutureTree
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestTreeSaverError(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			defer cancel()
 
-			var tmb tomb.Tomb
+			tmb, ctx := tomb.WithContext(ctx)
 
 			var num int32
 			saveFn := func(context.Context, *restic.Tree) (restic.ID, ItemStats, error) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestTreeSaverError(t *testing.T) {
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			b := NewTreeSaver(ctx, &tmb, uint(runtime.NumCPU()), saveFn, errFn)
+			b := NewTreeSaver(ctx, tmb, uint(runtime.NumCPU()), saveFn, errFn)
 
 			var results []FutureTree