diff --git a/blobs.go b/blobs.go
index 33273213..d0729934 100644
--- a/blobs.go
+++ b/blobs.go
@@ -142,20 +142,18 @@ type BlobDescriptorServiceFactory interface {
 
 // ReadSeekCloser is the primary reader type for blob data, combining
 // io.ReadSeeker with io.Closer.
-type ReadSeekCloser interface {
-	io.ReadSeeker
-	io.Closer
-}
+//
+// Deprecated: use [io.ReadSeekCloser].
+type ReadSeekCloser = io.ReadSeekCloser
 
 // BlobProvider describes operations for getting blob data.
 type BlobProvider interface {
 	// Get returns the entire blob identified by digest along with the descriptor.
 	Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) ([]byte, error)
 
-	// Open provides a ReadSeekCloser to the blob identified by the provided
-	// descriptor. If the blob is not known to the service, an error will be
-	// returned.
-	Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (ReadSeekCloser, error)
+	// Open provides an [io.ReadSeekCloser] to the blob identified by the provided
+	// descriptor. If the blob is not known to the service, an error is returned.
+	Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error)
 }
 
 // BlobServer can serve blobs via http.
diff --git a/notifications/listener.go b/notifications/listener.go
index 9c0d2708..57857e18 100644
--- a/notifications/listener.go
+++ b/notifications/listener.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package notifications
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func (bsl *blobServiceListener) Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) ([]
 	return p, err
 }
 
-func (bsl *blobServiceListener) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (bsl *blobServiceListener) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	rc, err := bsl.BlobStore.Open(ctx, dgst)
 	if err == nil {
 		if desc, err := bsl.Stat(ctx, dgst); err != nil {
diff --git a/registry/client/repository.go b/registry/client/repository.go
index 10c6fe3f..532443f7 100644
--- a/registry/client/repository.go
+++ b/registry/client/repository.go
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func (bs *blobs) Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) ([]byte, error) {
 	return io.ReadAll(reader)
 }
 
-func (bs *blobs) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (bs *blobs) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	ref, err := reference.WithDigest(bs.name, dgst)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -686,13 +686,12 @@ func (bs *blobs) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Rea
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return transport.NewHTTPReadSeeker(ctx, bs.client, blobURL,
-		func(resp *http.Response) error {
-			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
-				return distribution.ErrBlobUnknown
-			}
-			return HandleErrorResponse(resp)
-		}), nil
+	return transport.NewHTTPReadSeeker(ctx, bs.client, blobURL, func(resp *http.Response) error {
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+			return distribution.ErrBlobUnknown
+		}
+		return HandleErrorResponse(resp)
+	}), nil
 }
 
 func (bs *blobs) ServeBlob(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, dgst digest.Digest) error {
diff --git a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
index 43f58741..af34fa29 100644
--- a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
+++ b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (pbs *proxyBlobStore) Mount(ctx context.Context, sourceRepo reference.Named
 	return distribution.Descriptor{}, distribution.ErrUnsupported
 }
 
-func (pbs *proxyBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (pbs *proxyBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	return nil, distribution.ErrUnsupported
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore_test.go b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore_test.go
index 386bd41f..b8ac992a 100644
--- a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore_test.go
+++ b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (sbs statsBlobStore) Resume(ctx context.Context, id string) (distribution.B
 	return sbs.blobs.Resume(ctx, id)
 }
 
-func (sbs statsBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (sbs statsBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	sbsMu.Lock()
 	sbs.stats["open"]++
 	sbsMu.Unlock()
diff --git a/registry/storage/blobstore.go b/registry/storage/blobstore.go
index eb79f1c9..5f4344d0 100644
--- a/registry/storage/blobstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/blobstore.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package storage
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"path"
 
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) ([]byte, error
 	return p, nil
 }
 
-func (bs *blobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (bs *blobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	desc, err := bs.statter.Stat(ctx, dgst)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/registry/storage/linkedblobstore.go b/registry/storage/linkedblobstore.go
index 94dee84b..076f29f6 100644
--- a/registry/storage/linkedblobstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/linkedblobstore.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"time"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (lbs *linkedBlobStore) Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) ([]byte
 	return lbs.blobStore.Get(ctx, canonical.Digest)
 }
 
-func (lbs *linkedBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
+func (lbs *linkedBlobStore) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadSeekCloser, error) {
 	canonical, err := lbs.Stat(ctx, dgst) // access check
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err