diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
index d996cbab1..eaaff6de4 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func generateRawObjectWithCID(t *testing.T, cid *container.ID) *object.RawObject
 	obj.SetVersion(version)
 	obj.SetPayloadChecksum(csum)
 	obj.SetPayloadHomomorphicHash(csumTZ)
+	obj.SetPayload([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5})
 
 	return obj
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
index e45e06f6b..83947b81d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestDB_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 		newObj, err := meta.Get(db, raw.Object().Address())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, raw.Object(), newObj)
+		require.Equal(t, raw.CutPayload().Object(), newObj)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("put tombstone object", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestDB_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 		newObj, err := meta.Get(db, raw.Object().Address())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, raw.Object(), newObj)
+		require.Equal(t, raw.CutPayload().Object(), newObj)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("put storage group object", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestDB_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 		newObj, err := meta.Get(db, raw.Object().Address())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, raw.Object(), newObj)
+		require.Equal(t, raw.CutPayload().Object(), newObj)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("put virtual object", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func TestDB_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 		newParent, err := meta.GetRaw(db, parent.Object().Address(), false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.True(t, binaryEqual(parent.Object(), newParent))
+		require.True(t, binaryEqual(parent.CutPayload().Object(), newParent))
 
 		newChild, err := meta.GetRaw(db, child.Object().Address(), true)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.True(t, binaryEqual(child.Object(), newChild))
+		require.True(t, binaryEqual(child.CutPayload().Object(), newChild))
 	})
 }