diff --git a/lib/eviction.js b/lib/eviction.js
index 12aaeff0f..dd0d777ab 100644
--- a/lib/eviction.js
+++ b/lib/eviction.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
                 Log.error("EVICT_BLOB_LIST_ARCHIVED_PROOF_ERROR", err);
                 return void next();
             }
-            if (item && item.mtime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
+            if (item && item.ctime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
             if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
                 removed++;
                 return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_PROOF_DRY_RUN", item, next);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
                 Log.error("EVICT_BLOB_LIST_ARCHIVED_BLOBS_ERROR", err);
                 return void next();
             }
-            if (item && item.mtime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
+            if (item && item.ctime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
             if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
                 removed++;
                 return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_DRY_RUN", item, next);