diff --git a/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/blobstore/S3BlobStore.java b/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/blobstore/S3BlobStore.java
index 9b91048d33..195b637202 100644
--- a/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/blobstore/S3BlobStore.java
+++ b/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/blobstore/S3BlobStore.java
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ public class S3BlobStore extends BaseBlobStore {
       if (overrides.getBlobAccess() == BlobAccess.PUBLIC_READ) {
          options = options.withAcl(CannedAccessPolicy.PUBLIC_READ);
       }
-      // TODO: S3 does not allow putObject if Tier.ARCHIVE.  Instead, copyBlob
-      // after putBlob when the former supports tiers.
       return sync.putObject(container, blob2Object.apply(blob), options);
    }
 
diff --git a/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/domain/ObjectMetadata.java b/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/domain/ObjectMetadata.java
index 0c5b5f4ba4..52eb15c727 100644
--- a/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/domain/ObjectMetadata.java
+++ b/apis/s3/src/main/java/org/jclouds/s3/domain/ObjectMetadata.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public interface ObjectMetadata extends Comparable<ObjectMetadata> {
       STANDARD_IA(Tier.INFREQUENT),
       ONEZONE_IA(Tier.INFREQUENT),
       REDUCED_REDUNDANCY(Tier.STANDARD),
-      GLACIER(Tier.ARCHIVE);
+      GLACIER(Tier.ARCHIVE),
+      DEEP_ARCHIVE(Tier.ARCHIVE);
 
       private final Tier tier;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public interface ObjectMetadata extends Comparable<ObjectMetadata> {
          switch (tier) {
          case STANDARD: return StorageClass.STANDARD;
          case INFREQUENT: return StorageClass.STANDARD_IA;
-         case ARCHIVE: return StorageClass.GLACIER;
+         case ARCHIVE: return StorageClass.DEEP_ARCHIVE;
          }
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid tier: " + tier);
       }
diff --git a/providers/aws-s3/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/AWSS3ClientLiveTest.java b/providers/aws-s3/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/AWSS3ClientLiveTest.java
index adf5b26734..1d04891d20 100644
--- a/providers/aws-s3/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/AWSS3ClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/providers/aws-s3/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/AWSS3ClientLiveTest.java
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ public class AWSS3ClientLiveTest extends S3ClientLiveTest {
       AWSS3Client s3Client = getApi();
       try {
          for (StorageClass storageClass : StorageClass.values()) {
-            if (storageClass == StorageClass.GLACIER) {
-               // AWS does not allow creation of Glacier objects
-               continue;
-            }
-
             String blobName = "test-" + storageClass;
             BlobStore blobStore = view.getBlobStore();
             blobStore.createContainerInLocation(null, containerName);