diff --git a/internal/task/package_tasks.go b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
index 903078e5e..ceae5f656 100644
--- a/internal/task/package_tasks.go
+++ b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func DefaultPackageTaskFactories() Factories {
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(alpine.NewDBCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.OSTag, "linux", "apk", "alpine"),
 		newPackageTaskFactory(
 			func(cfg CatalogingFactoryConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
-				return debian.NewDBCatalogerWithOpts(cfg.PackagesConfig.Debian)
+				return debian.NewDpkgDBCataloger(cfg.PackagesConfig.Debian)
 			},
 			pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.OSTag, "linux", "dpkg", "debian",
 		),
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func DefaultPackageTaskFactories() Factories {
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(redhat.NewArchiveCataloger, pkgcataloging.DeclaredTag, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.OSTag, "linux", "rpm", "redhat"),
 		newPackageTaskFactory(
 			func(cfg CatalogingFactoryConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
-				return debian.NewArchiveCatalogerWithOpts(cfg.PackagesConfig.Debian)
+				return debian.NewDpkgArchiveCataloger(cfg.PackagesConfig.Debian)
 			},
 			pkgcataloging.DeclaredTag, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.OSTag, "linux", "deb", "debian",
 		),
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
index 52ee645c6..0e47eead7 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@ import (
 
 // NewDBCataloger returns a new Deb package cataloger capable of parsing DPKG status DB flat-file stores.
 func NewDBCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
-	return generic.NewCataloger("dpkg-db-cataloger").
-		// note: these globs have been intentionally split up in order to improve search performance,
-		// please do NOT combine into: "**/var/lib/dpkg/{status,status.d/*}"
-		WithParserByGlobs(parseDpkgDB(CatalogerConfig{IncludeDeInstalled: true}), "**/lib/dpkg/status", "**/lib/dpkg/status.d/*", "**/lib/opkg/info/*.control", "**/lib/opkg/status").
-		WithProcessors(dependency.Processor(dbEntryDependencySpecifier))
+	return NewDpkgDBCataloger(DefaultCatalogerConfig())
 }
 
-// NewDBCatalogerWithOpts returns a new Deb package cataloger capable of parsing DPKG status DB flat-file stores with syft configuration.
-func NewDBCatalogerWithOpts(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
+// NewDpkgDBCataloger returns a new Deb package cataloger capable of parsing DPKG status DB flat-file stores with syft configuration.
+func NewDpkgDBCataloger(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
 	return generic.NewCataloger("dpkg-db-cataloger").
 		// note: these globs have been intentionally split up in order to improve search performance,
 		// please do NOT combine into: "**/var/lib/dpkg/{status,status.d/*}"
@@ -29,12 +25,11 @@ func NewDBCatalogerWithOpts(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
 
 // NewArchiveCataloger returns a new Debian package cataloger object capable of parsing .deb archive files
 func NewArchiveCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
-	return generic.NewCataloger("deb-archive-cataloger").
-		WithParserByGlobs(parseDebArchive(CatalogerConfig{IncludeDeInstalled: true}), "**/*.deb")
+	return NewDpkgDBCataloger(DefaultCatalogerConfig())
 }
 
-// NewArchiveCatalogerWithOpts returns a new Debian package cataloger object capable of parsing .deb archive files with syft configuration.
-func NewArchiveCatalogerWithOpts(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
+// NewDpkgArchiveCataloger returns a new Debian package cataloger object capable of parsing .deb archive files with syft configuration.
+func NewDpkgArchiveCataloger(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
 	return generic.NewCataloger("deb-archive-cataloger").
 		WithParserByGlobs(parseDebArchive(cfg), "**/*.deb")
 }
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_deb_archive_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_deb_archive_test.go
index 4bfc46836..202260953 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_deb_archive_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_deb_archive_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Description: This is a test package
  And even more details
 `
 
-	metadata, err := parseControlFile(controlContent)
+	metadata, err := parseControlFile(controlContent, CatalogerConfig{})
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "test-package", metadata.Package)
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_dpkg_db_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_dpkg_db_test.go
index 9d415edb2..70365ae95 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_dpkg_db_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/parse_dpkg_db_test.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func Test_parseDpkgStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 			reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
 
-			entries, err := parseDpkgStatus(reader)
+			entries, err := parseDpkgStatus(reader, CatalogerConfig{})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(test.expected, entries); diff != "" {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func Test_corruptEntry(t *testing.T) {
 
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
 
-	_, err = parseDpkgStatus(reader)
+	_, err = parseDpkgStatus(reader, CatalogerConfig{})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func Test_parseDpkgStatus_deinstall(t *testing.T) {
 				IncludeDeInstalled: tt.includeDeinstall,
 			}
 
-			entries, err := parseDpkgStatusWithConfig(fixture, cfg)
+			entries, err := parseDpkgStatus(fixture, cfg)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			assert.Len(t, entries, tt.expectedCount, "expected %d entries", tt.expectedCount)