diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 27da8f3..705960e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dependencies = []
 datasource-kit = "datasource_kit.cli:main"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-# Blob/artifact resolution and in-process journal recording only.
 # Fala is GitHub-only (name = "fala"); the PEP 508 URL keeps pip off the
 # unrelated PyPI project of the same name. Adapter needs record_in_process
 # (Fala 0.7.28+).
diff --git a/src/datasource_kit/adapters/fala.py b/src/datasource_kit/adapters/fala.py
index 87a4561..9a40c04 100644
--- a/src/datasource_kit/adapters/fala.py
+++ b/src/datasource_kit/adapters/fala.py
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
-"""Optional Fala execution and artifact adapters."""
-
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
-from io import BytesIO
 from os import PathLike
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, BinaryIO, Protocol, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Protocol, TypeVar
 
 from datasource_kit.execution import ExecutionRequest
-from datasource_kit.protocols import ArtifactStore
 
-__all__ = ["FalaArtifactStore", "FalaExecutionBackend"]
+__all__ = ["FalaExecutionBackend"]
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 
-_INSTALL_HINT = (
-    "FalaArtifactStore requires the 'fala' extra: pip install datasource-kit[fala]"
-)
 _EXECUTION_INSTALL_HINT = (
     "FalaExecutionBackend requires the 'fala' extra: pip install datasource-kit[fala]"
 )
@@ -25,28 +17,6 @@
     "FalaExecutionBackend requires Fala 0.7.28 or newer with the public "
     "record_in_process API"
 )
-_BLOB_KIND = "blob"
-_PAYLOAD_FILENAME = "payload.bin"
-
-
-class _FalaArtifactRef(Protocol):
-    uri: str
-
-
-class _FalaArtifactRefFactory(Protocol):
-    def __call__(self, *, kind: str, uri: str) -> object: ...
-
-
-class _FalaFileArtifactStore(Protocol):
-    def put_fileobj(
-        self,
-        *,
-        kind: str,
-        fileobj: BinaryIO,
-        filename: str,
-    ) -> _FalaArtifactRef: ...
-
-    def resolve(self, artifact: object) -> Path: ...
 
 
 class _RecordInProcess(Protocol):
@@ -99,30 +69,3 @@ def execute(
             inputs=request.inputs,
             metadata=request.metadata,
         )
-
-
-class FalaArtifactStore(ArtifactStore):
-    """Thin ``ArtifactStore`` adapter over Fala's file artifact store."""
-
-    def __init__(self, root: str | PathLike[str]) -> None:
-        try:
-            from fala.artifacts import ArtifactRef, FileArtifactStore
-        except ImportError as exc:
-            raise ImportError(_INSTALL_HINT) from exc
-
-        self._artifact_ref: _FalaArtifactRefFactory = ArtifactRef
-        self._store: _FalaFileArtifactStore = FileArtifactStore(Path(root))
-
-    def store(self, payload: bytes) -> str:
-        """Store bytes in Fala and return the content-addressed artifact URI."""
-        artifact = self._store.put_fileobj(
-            kind=_BLOB_KIND,
-            fileobj=BytesIO(payload),
-            filename=_PAYLOAD_FILENAME,
-        )
-        return artifact.uri
-
-    def resolve(self, ref: str) -> bytes:
-        """Resolve a Fala artifact URI and return the payload bytes."""
-        artifact = self._artifact_ref(kind=_BLOB_KIND, uri=ref)
-        return self._store.resolve(artifact).read_bytes()
diff --git a/tests/adapters/test_fala_artifact_store.py b/tests/adapters/test_fala_artifact_store.py
index 7c58a05..fa83c15 100644
--- a/tests/adapters/test_fala_artifact_store.py
+++ b/tests/adapters/test_fala_artifact_store.py
@@ -3,22 +3,12 @@
 import builtins
 import hashlib
 import sys
-import types
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import BinaryIO, Final
 
 import pytest
 
 
-_INSTALL_HINT: Final = (
-    "FalaArtifactStore requires the 'fala' extra: "
-    "pip install datasource-kit[fala]"
-)
-
-
 def _block_fala_imports(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, "fala", raising=False)
-    monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, "fala.artifacts", raising=False)
     real_import = builtins.__import__
 
     def guarded_import(
@@ -35,50 +25,6 @@ def guarded_import(
     monkeypatch.setattr(builtins, "__import__", guarded_import)
 
 
-class _FakeArtifactRef:
-    def __init__(self, *, kind: str, uri: str) -> None:
-        self.kind = kind
-        self.uri = uri
-
-
-class _FakeFileArtifactStore:
-    def __init__(self, root: str | Path) -> None:
-        self.root = Path(root)
-        self._payloads: dict[str, bytes] = {}
-
-    def put_fileobj(
-        self,
-        *,
-        kind: str,
-        fileobj: BinaryIO,
-        filename: str,
-        artifact_id: str | None = None,
-        metadata: dict[str, object] | None = None,
-    ) -> _FakeArtifactRef:
-        payload = fileobj.read()
-        digest = hashlib.sha256(payload).hexdigest()
-        uri = f"fala-artifact://sha256/{digest}"
-        self._payloads[uri] = payload
-        return _FakeArtifactRef(kind=kind, uri=uri)
-
-    def resolve(self, artifact: _FakeArtifactRef) -> Path:
-        digest = artifact.uri.removeprefix("fala-artifact://sha256/")
-        target = self.root / "blobs" / "sha256" / digest[:2] / digest
-        target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        target.write_bytes(self._payloads[artifact.uri])
-        return target
-
-
-def _install_fake_fala(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-    package = types.ModuleType("fala")
-    artifacts = types.ModuleType("fala.artifacts")
-    artifacts.ArtifactRef = _FakeArtifactRef
-    artifacts.FileArtifactStore = _FakeFileArtifactStore
-    package.artifacts = artifacts
-    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "fala", package)
-    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "fala.artifacts", artifacts)
-
-
 def test_importing_core_and_adapters_when_fala_missing(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
@@ -94,36 +40,27 @@ def test_importing_core_and_adapters_when_fala_missing(
     assert adapters.__name__ == "datasource_kit.adapters"
 
 
-def test_fala_artifact_store_requires_fala_extra_when_missing(
+def test_fala_adapter_does_not_export_artifact_store(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
-    # Given: the adapter module is importable, but fala itself is not.
-    from datasource_kit.adapters.fala import FalaArtifactStore
-
     _block_fala_imports(monkeypatch)
+    from datasource_kit.adapters import fala
 
-    # When / Then: constructing the adapter raises the install hint.
-    with pytest.raises(ImportError) as exc_info:
-        FalaArtifactStore("unused")
-    assert str(exc_info.value) == _INSTALL_HINT
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        from datasource_kit.adapters.fala import FalaArtifactStore
+    assert "FalaArtifactStore" not in fala.__all__
 
 
-def test_fala_artifact_store_round_trips_bytes_through_fala(
+def test_artifact_store_round_trips_bytes_without_fala(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
-    tmp_path: Path,
 ) -> None:
-    # Given: a fala-compatible FileArtifactStore implementation is importable.
-    _install_fake_fala(monkeypatch)
-    from datasource_kit import ArtifactStore
-    from datasource_kit.adapters.fala import FalaArtifactStore
-
-    store = FalaArtifactStore(tmp_path)
+    _block_fala_imports(monkeypatch)
+    from datasource_kit import ArtifactStore, InMemoryArtifactStore
 
-    # When: payload bytes are stored and resolved through the adapter.
+    store = InMemoryArtifactStore()
     ref = store.store(b"payload")
     resolved = store.resolve(ref)
 
-    # Then: the adapter satisfies the kit protocol and returns the original bytes.
     assert isinstance(store, ArtifactStore)
-    assert ref.startswith("fala-artifact://sha256/")
+    assert ref == hashlib.sha256(b"payload").hexdigest()
     assert resolved == b"payload"