diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_register.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_register.go
index 3efa40c50..46e6621d2 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_register.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_register.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/actor"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/neo"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/nep17"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/unwrap"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func registerCandidates(c *helper.InitializeContext) error {
 func transferNEOToAlphabetContracts(c *helper.InitializeContext) error {
 	neoHash := neo.Hash
 
-	ok, err := transferNEOFinished(c, neoHash)
+	ok, err := transferNEOFinished(c)
 	if ok || err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -137,8 +136,8 @@ func transferNEOToAlphabetContracts(c *helper.InitializeContext) error {
 	return c.AwaitTx()
 }
 
-func transferNEOFinished(c *helper.InitializeContext, neoHash util.Uint160) (bool, error) {
-	r := nep17.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker, neoHash)
+func transferNEOFinished(c *helper.InitializeContext) (bool, error) {
+	r := neo.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker)
 	bal, err := r.BalanceOf(c.CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash())
 	return bal.Cmp(big.NewInt(native.NEOTotalSupply)) == -1, err
 }