diff --git a/blockchain/config.go b/blockchain/config.go
index a0731c796d..8993e92adc 100644
--- a/blockchain/config.go
+++ b/blockchain/config.go
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ type (
 		EnableStateDBCaching bool `yaml:"enableStateDBCaching"`
 		// EnableArchiveMode is only meaningful when EnableTrielessStateDB is false
 		EnableArchiveMode bool `yaml:"enableArchiveMode"`
-		// VersionedNamespaces specifies the versioned namespaces for versioned state DB
-		VersionedNamespaces []string `yaml:"versionedNamespaces"`
-		// VersionedMetadata specifies the metadata namespace for versioned state DB
-		VersionedMetadata string `yaml:"versionedMetadata"`
 		// EnableAsyncIndexWrite enables writing the block actions' and receipts' index asynchronously
 		EnableAsyncIndexWrite bool `yaml:"enableAsyncIndexWrite"`
 		// deprecated
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ var (
 			GravityChainAPIs: []string{},
 		},
 		EnableTrielessStateDB:         true,
-		VersionedNamespaces:           []string{},
 		EnableStateDBCaching:          false,
 		EnableArchiveMode:             false,
 		EnableAsyncIndexWrite:         true,
diff --git a/chainservice/builder.go b/chainservice/builder.go
index 0b4f51448d..83fedbd24a 100644
--- a/chainservice/builder.go
+++ b/chainservice/builder.go
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ func (builder *Builder) createFactory(forTest bool) (factory.Factory, error) {
 			factory.DefaultPatchOption(),
 		}
 		if builder.cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode {
-			dao, err = db.CreateKVStoreVersioned(factoryDBCfg, builder.cfg.Chain.TrieDBPath, builder.cfg.Chain.VersionedNamespaces)
-			opts = append(opts, factory.MetadataNamespaceOption(builder.cfg.Chain.VersionedMetadata))
+			dao, err = db.CreateKVStoreVersioned(factoryDBCfg, builder.cfg.Chain.TrieDBPath, factory.VersionedNamespaces)
 		} else if builder.cfg.Chain.EnableStateDBCaching {
 			dao, err = db.CreateKVStoreWithCache(factoryDBCfg, builder.cfg.Chain.TrieDBPath, builder.cfg.Chain.StateDBCacheSize)
 		} else {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7a50fd5095..95b5419ee8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ var (
 	// Validates is the collection config validation functions
 	Validates = []Validate{
 		ValidateRollDPoS,
-		ValidateArchiveMode,
 		ValidateDispatcher,
 		ValidateAPI,
 		ValidateActPool,
@@ -254,15 +253,6 @@ func ValidateRollDPoS(cfg Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ValidateArchiveMode validates the state factory setting
-func ValidateArchiveMode(cfg Config) error {
-	if !cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode || !cfg.Chain.EnableTrielessStateDB {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidCfg, "Archive mode is incompatible with trieless state DB")
-}
-
 // ValidateAPI validates the api configs
 func ValidateAPI(cfg Config) error {
 	if cfg.API.TpsWindow <= 0 {
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 485da09d00..73b3840ed9 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -253,23 +253,6 @@ func TestValidateRollDPoS(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 }
 
-func TestValidateArchiveMode(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := Default
-	cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode = true
-	cfg.Chain.EnableTrielessStateDB = true
-	require.Error(t, ErrInvalidCfg, errors.Cause(ValidateArchiveMode(cfg)))
-	require.EqualError(t, ValidateArchiveMode(cfg), "Archive mode is incompatible with trieless state DB: invalid config value")
-	cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode = false
-	cfg.Chain.EnableTrielessStateDB = true
-	require.NoError(t, errors.Cause(ValidateArchiveMode(cfg)))
-	cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode = true
-	cfg.Chain.EnableTrielessStateDB = false
-	require.NoError(t, errors.Cause(ValidateArchiveMode(cfg)))
-	cfg.Chain.EnableArchiveMode = false
-	cfg.Chain.EnableTrielessStateDB = false
-	require.NoError(t, errors.Cause(ValidateArchiveMode(cfg)))
-}
-
 func TestValidateActPool(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := Default
 	cfg.ActPool.MaxNumActsPerAcct = 0
diff --git a/db/builder.go b/db/builder.go
index 310d14e647..7a445190f2 100644
--- a/db/builder.go
+++ b/db/builder.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import "github.com/pkg/errors"
 var (
 	// ErrEmptyDBPath is the error when db path is empty
 	ErrEmptyDBPath = errors.New("empty db path")
+	// ErrEmptyVersionedNamespace is the error of empty versioned namespace
+	ErrEmptyVersionedNamespace = errors.New("cannot create versioned KVStore with empty versioned namespace")
 )
 
 // CreateKVStore creates db from config and db path
@@ -38,6 +40,14 @@ func CreateKVStoreVersioned(cfg Config, dbPath string, vns []string) (KVStore, e
 	if len(dbPath) == 0 {
 		return nil, ErrEmptyDBPath
 	}
+	if len(vns) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrEmptyVersionedNamespace
+	}
+	for i := range vns {
+		if len(vns[i]) == 0 {
+			return nil, ErrEmptyVersionedNamespace
+		}
+	}
 	cfg.DbPath = dbPath
 	return NewKVStoreWithVersion(cfg, VersionedNamespaceOption(vns...)), nil
 }
diff --git a/state/factory/statedb.go b/state/factory/statedb.go
index 517ecb338f..64abcf952b 100644
--- a/state/factory/statedb.go
+++ b/state/factory/statedb.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/action"
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/action/protocol"
+	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/action/protocol/execution/evm"
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/actpool"
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/blockchain/block"
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/blockchain/genesis"
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/v2/state"
 )
 
+var (
+	// VersionedMetadata is the metadata namespace for versioned stateDB
+	VersionedMetadata = "Meta"
+	// VersionedNamespaces are the versioned namespaces for versioned stateDB
+	VersionedNamespaces = []string{AccountKVNamespace, evm.ContractKVNameSpace}
+)
+
 type (
 	// daoRetrofitter represents the DAO-related methods to accommodate archive-mode
 	daoRetrofitter interface {
@@ -53,7 +61,6 @@ type (
 		protocolView             protocol.View
 		skipBlockValidationOnPut bool
 		ps                       *patchStore
-		metaNS                   string // metadata namespace, only meaningful when archive-mode enabled
 	}
 )
 
@@ -92,14 +99,6 @@ func DisableWorkingSetCacheOption() StateDBOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// MetadataNamespaceOption specifies the metadat namespace for versioned DB
-func MetadataNamespaceOption(ns string) StateDBOption {
-	return func(sdb *stateDB, cfg *Config) error {
-		sdb.metaNS = ns
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // NewStateDB creates a new state db
 func NewStateDB(cfg Config, dao db.KVStore, opts ...StateDBOption) (Factory, error) {
 	sdb := stateDB{
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func NewStateDB(cfg Config, dao db.KVStore, opts ...StateDBOption) (Factory, err
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrNotSupported, "cannot enable archive mode StateDB with non-versioned DB")
 		}
-		sdb.dao = newDaoRetrofitterArchive(daoVersioned, sdb.metaNS)
+		sdb.dao = newDaoRetrofitterArchive(daoVersioned, VersionedMetadata)
 	} else {
 		sdb.dao = newDaoRetrofitter(dao)
 	}