diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_test.go
index a7daadac..d6a7e39e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	objectCore "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/testutil"
 	meta "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
-	writecacheconfig "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/config"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client"
 	cidtest "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id/test"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
@@ -26,10 +25,7 @@ func Test_GCDropsLockedExpiredSimpleObject(t *testing.T) {
 		Value: 100,
 	}
 
-	wcOpts := writecacheconfig.Options{
-		Type: writecacheconfig.TypeBBolt,
-	}
-	sh := newCustomShard(t, false, shardOptions{rootPath: t.TempDir(), wcOpts: wcOpts, metaOptions: []meta.Option{meta.WithEpochState(epoch)}})
+	sh := newCustomShard(t, false, shardOptions{metaOptions: []meta.Option{meta.WithEpochState(epoch)}})
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		releaseShard(sh, t)
@@ -126,10 +122,7 @@ func Test_GCDropsLockedExpiredComplexObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	linkID, _ := link.ID()
 
-	wcOpts := writecacheconfig.Options{
-		Type: writecacheconfig.TypeBBolt,
-	}
-	sh := newCustomShard(t, false, shardOptions{rootPath: t.TempDir(), wcOpts: wcOpts, metaOptions: []meta.Option{meta.WithEpochState(epoch)}})
+	sh := newCustomShard(t, false, shardOptions{metaOptions: []meta.Option{meta.WithEpochState(epoch)}})
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		releaseShard(sh, t)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/range_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/range_test.go
index 8c2f400d..77a20966 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/range_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/range_test.go
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ func testShardGetRange(t *testing.T, hasWriteCache bool) {
 	}
 
 	sh := newCustomShard(t, hasWriteCache, shardOptions{
-		rootPath: t.TempDir(),
-		wcOpts:   wcOpts,
+		wcOpts: wcOpts,
 		bsOpts: []blobstor.Option{
 			blobstor.WithStorages([]blobstor.SubStorage{
 				{
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
index 1318bd28..33560407 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard_test.go
@@ -38,15 +38,19 @@ type shardOptions struct {
 }
 
 func newShard(t testing.TB, enableWriteCache bool) *Shard {
-	sh := newCustomShard(t, enableWriteCache, shardOptions{
-		rootPath: t.TempDir(),
-		wcOpts:   writecacheconfig.Options{Type: writecacheconfig.TypeBBolt},
-	})
+	sh := newCustomShard(t, enableWriteCache, shardOptions{})
 	t.Cleanup(func() { releaseShard(sh, t) })
 	return sh
 }
 
 func newCustomShard(t testing.TB, enableWriteCache bool, o shardOptions) *Shard {
+	if o.rootPath == "" {
+		o.rootPath = t.TempDir()
+	}
+	if enableWriteCache && o.wcOpts.Type == 0 {
+		o.wcOpts.Type = writecacheconfig.TypeBBolt
+	}
+
 	var sh *Shard
 	if enableWriteCache {
 		o.rootPath = filepath.Join(o.rootPath, "wc")