diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
index 0f53a8f3..998ce9b9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (db *DB) Select(ctx context.Context, prm SelectPrm) (res SelectRes, err err
 		return res, ErrDegradedMode
 	}
 
-	if blindlyProcess(prm.filters) {
+	if checkNonEmpty(prm.filters) {
 		success = true
 		return res, nil
 	}
@@ -556,15 +556,12 @@ func markAddressInCache(cache map[string]int, fNum int, addr string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// returns true if query leads to a deliberately empty result.
-func blindlyProcess(fs object.SearchFilters) bool {
+// Returns true if at least 1 object can satisfy fs.
+func checkNonEmpty(fs object.SearchFilters) bool {
 	for i := range fs {
 		if fs[i].Operation() == object.MatchNotPresent && isSystemKey(fs[i].Header()) {
 			return true
 		}
-
-		// TODO: #1148 check other cases
-		//  e.g. (a == b) && (a != b)
 	}
 
 	return false