diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go b/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
index 9cb2dfe601..cb70a63e07 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ func listenMorphNotifications(c *cfg) {
 			Log:            c.log,
 			Endpoint:       endpoints[i],
 			DialTimeout:    timeout,
-			RPCInitTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 			StartFromBlock: fromSideChainBlock,
 		})
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 68bebb69e3..2ea5bf716a 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
@@ -895,7 +894,6 @@ func createListener(ctx context.Context, p *chainParams) (event.Listener, error)
 		Log:            p.log,
 		Endpoint:       p.cfg.GetString(p.name + ".endpoint.notification"),
 		DialTimeout:    p.cfg.GetDuration(p.name + ".dial_timeout"),
-		RPCInitTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		StartFromBlock: p.from,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/morph/subscriber/subscriber.go b/pkg/morph/subscriber/subscriber.go
index 7edaa53546..e144b9e711 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/subscriber/subscriber.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/subscriber/subscriber.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type (
 		Log            *zap.Logger
 		Endpoint       string
 		DialTimeout    time.Duration
-		RPCInitTimeout time.Duration
 		StartFromBlock uint32
 	}
 )
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, p *Params) (Subscriber, error) {
 		zap.String("endpoint", p.Endpoint),
 		zap.Uint32("min_block_height", p.StartFromBlock))
 
-	err = awaitHeight(wsClient, p.StartFromBlock, p.RPCInitTimeout)
+	err = awaitHeight(wsClient, p.StartFromBlock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -226,23 +225,19 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, p *Params) (Subscriber, error) {
 // This function is required to avoid connections to unsynced RPC nodes, because
 // they can produce events from the past that should not be processed by
 // NeoFS nodes.
-func awaitHeight(wsClient *client.WSClient, startFrom uint32, timeout time.Duration) error {
+func awaitHeight(wsClient *client.WSClient, startFrom uint32) error {
 	if startFrom == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	for ch := time.After(timeout); ; {
-		select {
-		case <-ch:
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not init ws client: didn't reach expected height %d", startFrom)
-		default:
-		}
-		height, err := wsClient.GetBlockCount()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not get block height: %w", err)
-		} else if height >= startFrom {
-			return nil
-		}
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	height, err := wsClient.GetBlockCount()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get block height: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	if height < startFrom {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RPC block counter %d didn't reach expected height %d", height, startFrom)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }