diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
index ac8fa9c6f..bccc34273 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
@@ -136,3 +136,52 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) lockSingle(ctx context.Context, idCnr cid.ID, locker, lo
 	})
 	return
 }
+
+func (e *StorageEngine) RemoveOrphanLocks(ctx context.Context, locked oid.Address) error {
+	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "StorageEngine.RemoveOrphanLocks",
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.String("address", locked.EncodeToString()),
+		))
+	defer span.End()
+
+	return e.execIfNotBlocked(func() (err error) {
+		e.iterateOverSortedShards(locked, func(_ int, hs hashedShard) (stop bool) {
+			var existsPrm shard.ExistsPrm
+			var existsRes shard.ExistsRes
+
+			existsPrm.Address = locked
+
+			existsRes, err = hs.Shard.Exists(ctx, existsPrm)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true
+			}
+			if existsRes.Exists() && existsRes.Locked() {
+				err = hs.Shard.RemoveOrphanLocks(ctx, locked, e.dropOrphanLocks)
+				return true
+			}
+			return
+		})
+		return
+	})
+}
+
+func (e *StorageEngine) dropOrphanLocks(ctx context.Context, cnt cid.ID, locks []oid.ID) (locksToKeep []oid.ID) {
+	for _, lock := range locks {
+		var addr oid.Address
+		addr.SetContainer(cnt)
+		addr.SetObject(lock)
+
+		e.iterateOverSortedShards(addr, func(_ int, hs hashedShard) (stop bool) {
+			var existsPrm shard.ExistsPrm
+			existsPrm.Address = addr
+
+			existsRes, err := hs.Shard.Exists(ctx, existsPrm)
+			if err != nil || existsRes.Exists() {
+				locksToKeep = append(locksToKeep, lock)
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		})
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock.go
index 6b78ef392..bbfda425f 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package meta
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -200,6 +202,39 @@ func getLocked(tx *bbolt.Tx, idCnr cid.ID, idObj oid.ID) ([]oid.ID, error) {
 	return lockers, nil
 }
 
+func setLocked(tx *bbolt.Tx, cnt cid.ID, obj oid.ID, locks []oid.ID) error {
+	bucketLocked := tx.Bucket(bucketNameLocked)
+	if bucketLocked == nil {
+		return errors.New("expected locked bucket")
+	}
+
+	rawCnt := make([]byte, sha256.Size)
+	cnt.Encode(rawCnt)
+
+	rawObj := make([]byte, sha256.Size)
+	obj.Encode(rawObj)
+
+	bucketLockedContainer := bucketLocked.Bucket(rawCnt)
+	if bucketLockedContainer == nil {
+		return errors.New("expected locked container bucket")
+	}
+
+	var rawLocks [][]byte
+	for _, lock := range locks {
+		rawLock := make([]byte, sha256.Size)
+		lock.Encode(rawLock)
+
+		rawLocks = append(rawLocks, rawLock)
+	}
+
+	rawLockList, err := encodeList(rawLocks)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't decode list of locks: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return bucketLockedContainer.Put(rawObj, rawLockList)
+}
+
 // releases all records about the objects locked by the locker.
 // Returns slice of unlocked object ID's or an error.
 //
@@ -383,3 +418,79 @@ func (db *DB) GetLocked(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (res []oid.ID, er
 	success = err == nil
 	return res, err
 }
+
+func (db *DB) RemoveOrphanLocks(
+	ctx context.Context, locked oid.Address,
+	dropOrphanLocks func(ctx context.Context, cnt cid.ID, locks []oid.ID) (locksToKeep []oid.ID),
+) error {
+	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "metabase.RemoveOrphanLocks",
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.String("address", locked.EncodeToString()),
+		))
+	defer span.End()
+
+	db.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	switch {
+	case db.mode.NoMetabase():
+		return ErrDegradedMode
+	case db.mode.ReadOnly():
+		return ErrReadOnlyMode
+	default:
+	}
+
+	cnt := locked.Container()
+	obj := locked.Object()
+
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.boltDB.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		key := make([]byte, bucketKeySize)
+		bucket := tx.Bucket(primaryBucketName(cnt, key))
+		if bucket == nil {
+			return errors.New("expected primary bucket")
+		}
+
+		key = make([]byte, objectKeySize)
+		obj.Encode(key)
+		rawObject := bucket.Get(key)
+		if rawObject == nil {
+			return errors.New("such an object doesn't exists")
+		}
+
+		var object objectSDK.Object
+		if err := object.Unmarshal(rawObject); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't unmarshal an object: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if parent, set := object.ParentID(); set {
+			if err := db.removeOrphanLocks(ctx, tx, cnt, parent, dropOrphanLocks); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return db.removeOrphanLocks(ctx, tx, cnt, obj, dropOrphanLocks)
+	}))
+}
+
+func (db *DB) removeOrphanLocks(
+	ctx context.Context, tx *bbolt.Tx, cnt cid.ID, obj oid.ID,
+	dropOrphanLocks func(ctx context.Context, cnt cid.ID, locks []oid.ID) (locksToKeep []oid.ID),
+) error {
+	locks, err := getLocked(tx, cnt, obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't get locks: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(locks) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	newLocks := dropOrphanLocks(ctx, cnt, locks)
+	if len(newLocks) == len(locks) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err = setLocked(tx, cnt, obj, newLocks); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't set locks: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock.go
index 4a8d89d63..17904d2bc 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock.go
@@ -88,3 +88,24 @@ func (s *Shard) GetLocked(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) ([]oid.ID, erro
 	}
 	return s.metaBase.GetLocked(ctx, addr)
 }
+
+func (s *Shard) RemoveOrphanLocks(
+	ctx context.Context, locked oid.Address,
+	dropOrphanLocks func(ctx context.Context, cnt cid.ID, locks []oid.ID) (locksToKeep []oid.ID),
+) error {
+	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "Shard.RemoveOrphanLocks",
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.String("address", locked.EncodeToString()),
+		))
+	defer span.End()
+
+	switch m := s.GetMode(); {
+	case m.NoMetabase():
+		return ErrDegradedMode
+	case m.ReadOnly():
+		return ErrReadOnlyMode
+	default:
+	}
+
+	return s.metaBase.RemoveOrphanLocks(ctx, locked, dropOrphanLocks)
+}