diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index a738f1f2..0cc276b3 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ func initShardOptions(c *cfg) {
 				meta.WithBoltDBOptions(&bbolt.Options{
 					Timeout: 100 * time.Millisecond,
 				}),
+				meta.WithEpochState(c.cfgNetmap.state),
 			),
 			shard.WithPiloramaOptions(piloramaOpts...),
 			shard.WithWriteCache(writeCacheCfg.Enabled()),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
index 7be239cf..c4ebc84e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package engine
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+type epochState struct{}
+
+func (s epochState) CurrentEpoch() uint64 {
+	return math.MaxUint64
+}
+
 func BenchmarkExists(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("2 shards", func(b *testing.B) {
 		benchmarkExists(b, 2)
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ func testNewShard(t testing.TB, id int) *shard.Shard {
 		shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
 			meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(t.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("%d.metabase", id))),
 			meta.WithPermissions(0700),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 		))
 
 	require.NoError(t, s.Open())
@@ -125,6 +133,7 @@ func testEngineFromShardOpts(t *testing.T, num int, extraOpts func(int) []shard.
 			shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
 				meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(t.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("metabase%d", i))),
 				meta.WithPermissions(0700),
+				meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 			),
 			shard.WithPiloramaOptions(
 				pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(t.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("pilorama%d", i)))),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
index c2907f3c..3c56a461 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ func newEngineWithErrorThreshold(t testing.TB, dir string, errThreshold uint32)
 				blobstor.WithRootPerm(0700)),
 			shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
 				meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.metabase", i))),
-				meta.WithPermissions(0700)),
+				meta.WithPermissions(0700),
+				meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
+			),
 			shard.WithPiloramaOptions(
 				pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.pilorama", i))),
 				pilorama.WithPerm(0700)))
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
index 20c874da..82dad6d9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ type matcher struct {
 	matchBucket func(*bbolt.Bucket, string, string, func([]byte, []byte) error) error
 }
 
+// EpochState is an interface that provides access to the
+// current epoch number.
+type EpochState interface {
+	// CurrentEpoch must return current epoch height.
+	CurrentEpoch() uint64
+}
+
 // DB represents local metabase of storage node.
 type DB struct {
 	*cfg
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@ type cfg struct {
 	info Info
 
 	log *logger.Logger
+
+	epochState EpochState
 }
 
 func defaultCfg() *cfg {
@@ -71,6 +80,10 @@ func New(opts ...Option) *DB {
 		opts[i](c)
 	}
 
+	if c.epochState == nil {
+		panic("metabase: epoch state is not specified")
+	}
+
 	return &DB{
 		cfg: c,
 		matchers: map[object.SearchMatchType]matcher{
@@ -311,3 +324,10 @@ func WithMaxBatchDelay(d time.Duration) Option {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// WithEpochState return option to specify a source of current epoch height.
+func WithEpochState(s EpochState) Option {
+	return func(c *cfg) {
+		c.epochState = s
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
index c170dcbc..dee0bef5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package meta_test
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+type epochState struct{}
+
+func (s epochState) CurrentEpoch() uint64 {
+	return math.MaxUint64
+}
+
 // saves "big" object in DB.
 func putBig(db *meta.DB, obj *object.Object) error {
 	return metaPut(db, obj, nil)
@@ -36,8 +43,13 @@ func testSelect(t *testing.T, db *meta.DB, cnr cid.ID, fs object.SearchFilters,
 func newDB(t testing.TB, opts ...meta.Option) *meta.DB {
 	path := t.Name()
 
-	bdb := meta.New(append([]meta.Option{meta.WithPath(path), meta.WithPermissions(0600)},
-		opts...)...)
+	bdb := meta.New(
+		append([]meta.Option{
+			meta.WithPath(path),
+			meta.WithPermissions(0600),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
+		}, opts...)...,
+	)
 
 	require.NoError(t, bdb.Open(false))
 	require.NoError(t, bdb.Init())
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
index 371332c8..b35a1102 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -11,12 +12,18 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
+type epochStateImpl struct{}
+
+func (s epochStateImpl) CurrentEpoch() uint64 {
+	return math.MaxUint64
+}
+
 func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
 	newDB := func(t *testing.T) *DB {
 		return New(WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, t.Name())),
-			WithPermissions(0600))
+			WithPermissions(0600), WithEpochState(epochStateImpl{}))
 	}
 	check := func(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
 		require.NoError(t, db.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control_test.go
index a7918c28..b5b0d24b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package shard
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
 
+type epochState struct{}
+
+func (s epochState) CurrentEpoch() uint64 {
+	return math.MaxUint64
+}
+
 func TestShardOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	metaPath := filepath.Join(dir, "meta")
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ func TestShardOpen(t *testing.T) {
 				blobstor.WithSmallSizeLimit(1),
 				blobstor.WithBlobovniczaShallowWidth(1),
 				blobstor.WithBlobovniczaShallowDepth(1)),
-			WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(metaPath)),
+			WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(metaPath), meta.WithEpochState(epochState{})),
 			WithPiloramaOptions(
 				pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "pilorama"))),
 			WithWriteCache(true),
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ func TestRefillMetabaseCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
 	sh := New(
 		WithBlobStorOptions(blobOpts...),
 		WithPiloramaOptions(pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "pilorama"))),
-		WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "meta"))))
+		WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "meta")), meta.WithEpochState(epochState{})))
 	require.NoError(t, sh.Open())
 	require.NoError(t, sh.Init())
 
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ func TestRefillMetabaseCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
 	sh = New(
 		WithBlobStorOptions(blobOpts...),
 		WithPiloramaOptions(pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "pilorama"))),
-		WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "meta_new"))),
+		WithMetaBaseOptions(meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(dir, "meta_new")), meta.WithEpochState(epochState{})),
 		WithRefillMetabase(true))
 	require.NoError(t, sh.Open())
 	require.NoError(t, sh.Init())
@@ -134,6 +141,7 @@ func TestRefillMetabase(t *testing.T) {
 		WithBlobStorOptions(blobOpts...),
 		WithMetaBaseOptions(
 			meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(p, "meta")),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 		),
 		WithPiloramaOptions(
 			pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(p, "pilorama"))),
@@ -299,6 +307,7 @@ func TestRefillMetabase(t *testing.T) {
 		WithBlobStorOptions(blobOpts...),
 		WithMetaBaseOptions(
 			meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(p, "meta_restored")),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 		),
 		WithPiloramaOptions(
 			pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(p, "pilorama_another"))),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock_test.go
index 270ecd71..1abc6c08 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/lock_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func TestShard_Lock(t *testing.T) {
 		),
 		shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
 			meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(rootPath, "meta")),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 		),
 		shard.WithDeletedLockCallback(func(_ context.Context, addresses []oid.Address) {
 			sh.HandleDeletedLocks(addresses)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
index a15606cc..ed783a39 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package shard_test
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+type epochState struct{}
+
+func (s epochState) CurrentEpoch() uint64 {
+	return math.MaxUint64
+}
+
 func newShard(t testing.TB, enableWriteCache bool) *shard.Shard {
 	return newCustomShard(t, t.TempDir(), enableWriteCache,
 		[]writecache.Option{writecache.WithMaxMemSize(0)},
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ func newCustomShard(t testing.TB, rootPath string, enableWriteCache bool, wcOpts
 		),
 		shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
 			meta.WithPath(filepath.Join(rootPath, "meta")),
+			meta.WithEpochState(epochState{}),
 		),
 		shard.WithPiloramaOptions(pilorama.WithPath(filepath.Join(rootPath, "pilorama"))),
 		shard.WithWriteCache(enableWriteCache),