diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape.go
index fb363f903..c303a10cf 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape.go
@@ -14,26 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	namespaceTarget   = "namespace"
-	containerTarget   = "container"
-	userTarget        = "user"
-	groupTarget       = "group"
-	jsonFlag          = "json"
-	jsonFlagDesc      = "Output rule chains in JSON format"
-	chainIDFlag       = "chain-id"
-	chainIDDesc       = "Rule chain ID"
-	ruleFlag          = "rule"
-	ruleFlagDesc      = "Rule chain in text format"
-	pathFlag          = "path"
-	pathFlagDesc      = "path to encoded chain in JSON or binary format"
-	targetNameFlag    = "target-name"
-	targetNameDesc    = "Resource name in APE resource name format"
-	targetTypeFlag    = "target-type"
-	targetTypeDesc    = "Resource type(container/namespace)"
-	addrAdminFlag     = "addr"
-	addrAdminDesc     = "The address of the admins wallet"
-	chainNameFlag     = "chain-name"
-	chainNameFlagDesc = "Chain name(ingress|s3)"
+	jsonFlag      = "json"
+	jsonFlagDesc  = "Output rule chains in JSON format"
+	addrAdminFlag = "addr"
+	addrAdminDesc = "The address of the admins wallet"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -101,17 +85,17 @@ func initAddRuleChainCmd() {
 	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().StringP(commonflags.EndpointFlag, commonflags.EndpointFlagShort, "", commonflags.EndpointFlagDesc)
 	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(commonflags.AlphabetWalletsFlag, "", commonflags.AlphabetWalletsFlagDesc)
 
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(targetTypeFlag, "", targetTypeDesc)
-	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetTypeFlag)
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(targetNameFlag, "", targetNameDesc)
-	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetNameFlag)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag, "", apeCmd.TargetTypeFlagDesc)
+	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.TargetNameFlag, "", apeCmd.TargetTypeFlagDesc)
+	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetNameFlag)
 
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(chainIDFlag, "", chainIDDesc)
-	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(chainIDFlag)
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().StringArray(ruleFlag, []string{}, ruleFlagDesc)
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(pathFlag, "", pathFlagDesc)
-	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(chainNameFlag, ingress, chainNameFlagDesc)
-	addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(ruleFlag, pathFlag)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.ChainIDFlag, "", apeCmd.ChainIDFlagDesc)
+	_ = addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.ChainIDFlag)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().StringArray(apeCmd.RuleFlag, []string{}, apeCmd.RuleFlagDesc)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.PathFlag, "", apeCmd.PathFlagDesc)
+	addRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.ChainNameFlag, apeCmd.Ingress, apeCmd.ChainNameFlagDesc)
+	addRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(apeCmd.RuleFlag, apeCmd.PathFlag)
 }
 
 func initRemoveRuleChainCmd() {
@@ -120,26 +104,25 @@ func initRemoveRuleChainCmd() {
 	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().StringP(commonflags.EndpointFlag, commonflags.EndpointFlagShort, "", commonflags.EndpointFlagDesc)
 	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(commonflags.AlphabetWalletsFlag, "", commonflags.AlphabetWalletsFlagDesc)
 
-	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(targetTypeFlag, "", targetTypeDesc)
-	_ = removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetTypeFlag)
-	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(targetNameFlag, "", targetNameDesc)
-	_ = removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetNameFlag)
-	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(chainIDFlag, "", chainIDDesc)
-	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(chainNameFlag, ingress, chainNameFlagDesc)
+	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag, "", apeCmd.TargetTypeFlagDesc)
+	_ = removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag)
+	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.TargetNameFlag, "", apeCmd.TargetNameFlagDesc)
+	_ = removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetNameFlag)
+	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.ChainIDFlag, "", apeCmd.ChainIDFlagDesc)
+	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.ChainNameFlag, apeCmd.Ingress, apeCmd.ChainNameFlagDesc)
 	removeRuleChainCmd.Flags().Bool(commonflags.AllFlag, false, "Remove all chains for target")
-	removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(commonflags.AllFlag, chainIDFlag)
+	removeRuleChainCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(commonflags.AllFlag, apeCmd.ChainIDFlag)
 }
 
 func initListRuleChainsCmd() {
 	Cmd.AddCommand(listRuleChainsCmd)
 
 	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().StringP(commonflags.EndpointFlag, commonflags.EndpointFlagShort, "", commonflags.EndpointFlagDesc)
-	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().StringP(targetTypeFlag, "t", "", targetTypeDesc)
-	_ = listRuleChainsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetTypeFlag)
-	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().String(targetNameFlag, "", targetNameDesc)
-	_ = listRuleChainsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetNameFlag)
+	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().StringP(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag, "t", "", apeCmd.TargetTypeFlagDesc)
+	_ = listRuleChainsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag)
+	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.TargetNameFlag, "", apeCmd.TargetNameFlagDesc)
 	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().Bool(jsonFlag, false, jsonFlagDesc)
-	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().String(chainNameFlag, ingress, chainNameFlagDesc)
+	listRuleChainsCmd.Flags().String(apeCmd.ChainNameFlag, apeCmd.Ingress, apeCmd.ChainNameFlagDesc)
 }
 
 func initSetAdminCmd() {
@@ -161,15 +144,15 @@ func initListTargetsCmd() {
 	Cmd.AddCommand(listTargetsCmd)
 
 	listTargetsCmd.Flags().StringP(commonflags.EndpointFlag, commonflags.EndpointFlagShort, "", commonflags.EndpointFlagDesc)
-	listTargetsCmd.Flags().StringP(targetTypeFlag, "t", "", targetTypeDesc)
-	_ = listTargetsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(targetTypeFlag)
+	listTargetsCmd.Flags().StringP(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag, "t", "", apeCmd.TargetTypeFlagDesc)
+	_ = listTargetsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(apeCmd.TargetTypeFlag)
 }
 
 func addRuleChain(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	chain := parseChain(cmd)
-	target := parseTarget(cmd)
+	chain := apeCmd.ParseChain(cmd)
+	target := apeCmd.ParseTarget(cmd)
 	pci, ac := newPolicyContractInterface(cmd)
-	h, vub, err := pci.AddMorphRuleChain(parseChainName(cmd), target, chain)
+	h, vub, err := pci.AddMorphRuleChain(apeCmd.ParseChainName(cmd), target, chain)
 	cmd.Println("Waiting for transaction to persist...")
 	_, err = ac.Wait(h, vub, err)
 	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "add rule chain error: %w", err)
@@ -177,18 +160,18 @@ func addRuleChain(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 }
 
 func removeRuleChain(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	target := parseTarget(cmd)
+	target := apeCmd.ParseTarget(cmd)
 	pci, ac := newPolicyContractInterface(cmd)
 	removeAll, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(commonflags.AllFlag)
 	if removeAll {
-		h, vub, err := pci.RemoveMorphRuleChainsByTarget(parseChainName(cmd), target)
+		h, vub, err := pci.RemoveMorphRuleChainsByTarget(apeCmd.ParseChainName(cmd), target)
 		cmd.Println("Waiting for transaction to persist...")
 		_, err = ac.Wait(h, vub, err)
 		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "remove rule chain error: %w", err)
 		cmd.Println("All chains for target removed successfully")
 	} else {
-		chainID := parseChainID(cmd)
-		h, vub, err := pci.RemoveMorphRuleChain(parseChainName(cmd), target, chainID)
+		chainID := apeCmd.ParseChainID(cmd)
+		h, vub, err := pci.RemoveMorphRuleChain(apeCmd.ParseChainName(cmd), target, chainID)
 		cmd.Println("Waiting for transaction to persist...")
 		_, err = ac.Wait(h, vub, err)
 		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "remove rule chain error: %w", err)
@@ -197,9 +180,9 @@ func removeRuleChain(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 }
 
 func listRuleChains(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	target := parseTarget(cmd)
+	target := apeCmd.ParseTarget(cmd)
 	pci, _ := newPolicyContractReaderInterface(cmd)
-	chains, err := pci.ListMorphRuleChains(parseChainName(cmd), target)
+	chains, err := pci.ListMorphRuleChains(apeCmd.ParseChainName(cmd), target)
 	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "list rule chains error: %w", err)
 	if len(chains) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -235,8 +218,7 @@ func getAdmin(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 }
 
 func listTargets(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	typ, err := parseTargetType(cmd)
-	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "parse target type error: %w", err)
+	typ := apeCmd.ParseTargetType(cmd)
 	pci, inv := newPolicyContractReaderInterface(cmd)
 
 	sid, it, err := pci.ListTargetsIterator(typ)
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape_util.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape_util.go
index 1a70dd4a2..a944d8c4c 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape_util.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/ape/ape_util.go
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 package ape
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"strings"
-
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/constants"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper"
 	commonCmd "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/internal/common"
-	apeCmd "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/internal/common/ape"
-	parseutil "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/ape"
-	apechain "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/policy-engine/pkg/chain"
-	policyengine "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/policy-engine/pkg/engine"
 	morph "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/policy-engine/pkg/morph/policy"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/invoker"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/management"
@@ -19,92 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-const (
-	ingress = "ingress"
-	s3      = "s3"
-)
-
-var mChainName = map[string]apechain.Name{
-	ingress: apechain.Ingress,
-	s3:      apechain.S3,
-}
-
-var (
-	errUnknownTargetType    = errors.New("unknown target type")
-	errChainIDCannotBeEmpty = errors.New("chain id cannot be empty")
-	errRuleIsNotParsed      = errors.New("rule is not passed")
-	errUnsupportedChainName = errors.New("unsupported chain name")
-)
-
-func parseTarget(cmd *cobra.Command) policyengine.Target {
-	name, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(targetNameFlag)
-	typ, err := parseTargetType(cmd)
-
-	// interpret "root" namespace as empty
-	if typ == policyengine.Namespace && name == "root" {
-		name = ""
-	}
-
-	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "read target type error: %w", err)
-
-	return policyengine.Target{
-		Name: name,
-		Type: typ,
-	}
-}
-
-func parseTargetType(cmd *cobra.Command) (policyengine.TargetType, error) {
-	typ, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(targetTypeFlag)
-	switch typ {
-	case namespaceTarget:
-		return policyengine.Namespace, nil
-	case containerTarget:
-		return policyengine.Container, nil
-	case userTarget:
-		return policyengine.User, nil
-	case groupTarget:
-		return policyengine.Group, nil
-	}
-	return -1, errUnknownTargetType
-}
-
-func parseChainID(cmd *cobra.Command) apechain.ID {
-	chainID, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(chainIDFlag)
-	if chainID == "" {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "read chain id error: %w",
-			errChainIDCannotBeEmpty)
-	}
-	return apechain.ID(chainID)
-}
-
-func parseChain(cmd *cobra.Command) *apechain.Chain {
-	chain := new(apechain.Chain)
-
-	if rules, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray(ruleFlag); len(rules) > 0 {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "parser error: %w", parseutil.ParseAPEChain(chain, rules))
-	} else if encPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(pathFlag); encPath != "" {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "decode binary or json error: %w", parseutil.ParseAPEChainBinaryOrJSON(chain, encPath))
-	} else {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "parser error: %w", errRuleIsNotParsed)
-	}
-
-	chain.ID = parseChainID(cmd)
-
-	cmd.Println("Parsed chain:")
-	apeCmd.PrintHumanReadableAPEChain(cmd, chain)
-
-	return chain
-}
-
-func parseChainName(cmd *cobra.Command) apechain.Name {
-	chainName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(chainNameFlag)
-	apeChainName, ok := mChainName[strings.ToLower(chainName)]
-	if !ok {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "", errUnsupportedChainName)
-	}
-	return apeChainName
-}
-
 // invokerAdapter adapats invoker.Invoker to ContractStorageInvoker interface.
 type invokerAdapter struct {
 	*invoker.Invoker