diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/meta/inspect.go b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/meta/inspect.go
index 9eb60f966..205c71dc6 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/meta/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/meta/inspect.go
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ func inspectFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	db := openMeta(cmd)
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	storageID := meta.StorageIDPrm{}
-	storageID.SetAddress(addr)
-
+	storageID := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
 	resStorageID, err := db.StorageID(cmd.Context(), storageID)
 	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not check if the obj is small: %w", err))
 
-	if id := resStorageID.StorageID(); id != nil {
+	if id := resStorageID.StorageID; id != nil {
 		cmd.Printf("Object storageID: %s\n\n", blobovniczatree.NewIDFromBytes(id).Path())
 	} else {
 		cmd.Printf("Object does not contain storageID\n\n")
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/inspect.go b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/inspect.go
index afc986c8b..fbd760550 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/inspect.go
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"os"
-
 	common "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache"
-	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
+	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -23,18 +22,20 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func inspectFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	var data []byte
+	wc := writecache.New(
+		writecache.WithPath(vPath),
+	)
+	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not open write-cache: %w", wc.Open(cmd.Context(), mode.ReadOnly)))
+	defer wc.Close()
 
-	db, err := writecache.OpenDB(vPath, true, os.OpenFile)
-	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not open write-cache db: %w", err))
-	defer db.Close()
+	var addr oid.Address
+	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not decode address: %w", addr.DecodeString(vAddress)))
 
-	data, err = writecache.Get(db, []byte(vAddress))
+	obj, err := wc.Get(cmd.Context(), addr)
 	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not fetch object: %w", err))
 
-	var o objectSDK.Object
-	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not unmarshal object: %w", o.Unmarshal(data)))
-
-	common.PrintObjectHeader(cmd, o)
+	common.PrintObjectHeader(cmd, *obj)
+	data, err := obj.Marshal()
+	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not marshal object: %w", err))
 	common.WriteObjectToFile(cmd, vOut, data)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/list.go b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/list.go
index bcbae0ec9..bb19cd108 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/list.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal/writecache/list.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package writecache
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 
 	common "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-lens/internal"
+	blobstor "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache"
-	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ func listFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	// other targets can be supported
 	w := cmd.OutOrStderr()
 
-	wAddr := func(addr oid.Address) error {
-		_, err := io.WriteString(w, fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", addr))
+	wc := writecache.New(
+		writecache.WithPath(vPath),
+	)
+	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not open write-cache: %w", wc.Open(cmd.Context(), mode.ReadOnly)))
+	defer wc.Close()
+
+	var prm blobstor.IteratePrm
+	prm.IgnoreErrors = true
+	prm.Handler = func(ie blobstor.IterationElement) error {
+		_, err := io.WriteString(w, fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", ie.Address))
 		return err
 	}
-
-	db, err := writecache.OpenDB(vPath, true, os.OpenFile)
-	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not open write-cache db: %w", err))
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	err = writecache.IterateDB(db, wAddr)
-	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("write-cache iterator failure: %w", err))
+	_, err := wc.Iterate(cmd.Context(), prm)
+	common.ExitOnErr(cmd, common.Errf("could not iterate write-cache: %w", err))
 }
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
index 5b91e7819..446d7bb3e 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
@@ -146,12 +146,10 @@ type shardCfg struct {
 	writecacheCfg struct {
 		enabled          bool
 		path             string
-		maxBatchSize     int
-		maxBatchDelay    time.Duration
-		smallObjectSize  uint64
 		maxObjSize       uint64
 		flushWorkerCount int
 		sizeLimit        uint64
+		countLimit       uint64
 		noSync           bool
 	}
 
@@ -269,12 +267,10 @@ func (a *applicationConfiguration) setShardWriteCacheConfig(newConfig *shardCfg,
 
 		wc.enabled = true
 		wc.path = writeCacheCfg.Path()
-		wc.maxBatchSize = writeCacheCfg.BoltDB().MaxBatchSize()
-		wc.maxBatchDelay = writeCacheCfg.BoltDB().MaxBatchDelay()
 		wc.maxObjSize = writeCacheCfg.MaxObjectSize()
-		wc.smallObjectSize = writeCacheCfg.SmallObjectSize()
 		wc.flushWorkerCount = writeCacheCfg.WorkerCount()
 		wc.sizeLimit = writeCacheCfg.SizeLimit()
+		wc.countLimit = writeCacheCfg.CountLimit()
 		wc.noSync = writeCacheCfg.NoSync()
 	}
 }
@@ -861,12 +857,10 @@ func (c *cfg) getWriteCacheOpts(shCfg shardCfg) []writecache.Option {
 	if wcRead := shCfg.writecacheCfg; wcRead.enabled {
 		writeCacheOpts = append(writeCacheOpts,
 			writecache.WithPath(wcRead.path),
-			writecache.WithMaxBatchSize(wcRead.maxBatchSize),
-			writecache.WithMaxBatchDelay(wcRead.maxBatchDelay),
 			writecache.WithMaxObjectSize(wcRead.maxObjSize),
-			writecache.WithSmallObjectSize(wcRead.smallObjectSize),
 			writecache.WithFlushWorkersCount(wcRead.flushWorkerCount),
 			writecache.WithMaxCacheSize(wcRead.sizeLimit),
+			writecache.WithMaxCacheCount(wcRead.countLimit),
 			writecache.WithNoSync(wcRead.noSync),
 			writecache.WithLogger(c.log),
 		)
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/config_test.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
index 7473afefb..0f191fb37 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ func TestEngineSection(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, true, wc.NoSync())
 
 				require.Equal(t, "tmp/0/cache", wc.Path())
-				require.EqualValues(t, 16384, wc.SmallObjectSize())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 134217728, wc.MaxObjectSize())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 30, wc.WorkerCount())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 3221225472, wc.SizeLimit())
+				require.EqualValues(t, 0, wc.CountLimit())
 
 				require.Equal(t, "tmp/0/meta", meta.Path())
 				require.Equal(t, fs.FileMode(0o644), meta.BoltDB().Perm())
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func TestEngineSection(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, false, wc.NoSync())
 
 				require.Equal(t, "tmp/1/cache", wc.Path())
-				require.EqualValues(t, 16384, wc.SmallObjectSize())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 134217728, wc.MaxObjectSize())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 30, wc.WorkerCount())
 				require.EqualValues(t, 4294967296, wc.SizeLimit())
+				require.EqualValues(t, 10000, wc.CountLimit())
 
 				require.Equal(t, "tmp/1/meta", meta.Path())
 				require.Equal(t, fs.FileMode(0o644), meta.BoltDB().Perm())
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
index 5e31e04ad..9293ad5fe 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import (
 type Config config.Config
 
 const (
-	// SmallSizeDefault is a default size of small objects.
-	SmallSizeDefault = 32 << 10
-
 	// MaxSizeDefault is a default value of the object payload size limit.
 	MaxSizeDefault = 64 << 20
 
@@ -51,22 +48,6 @@ func (x *Config) Path() string {
 	return p
 }
 
-// SmallObjectSize returns the value of "small_object_size" config parameter.
-//
-// Returns SmallSizeDefault if the value is not a positive number.
-func (x *Config) SmallObjectSize() uint64 {
-	s := config.SizeInBytesSafe(
-		(*config.Config)(x),
-		"small_object_size",
-	)
-
-	if s > 0 {
-		return s
-	}
-
-	return SmallSizeDefault
-}
-
 // MaxObjectSize returns the value of "max_object_size" config parameter.
 //
 // Returns MaxSizeDefault if the value is not a positive number.
@@ -99,11 +80,20 @@ func (x *Config) WorkerCount() int {
 	return WorkersNumberDefault
 }
 
-// SizeLimit returns the value of "capacity" config parameter.
+// SizeLimit returns the value of "capacity_size" or "capacity" config parameter.
 //
 // Returns SizeLimitDefault if the value is not a positive number.
 func (x *Config) SizeLimit() uint64 {
 	c := config.SizeInBytesSafe(
+		(*config.Config)(x),
+		"capacity_size",
+	)
+
+	if c > 0 {
+		return c
+	}
+
+	c = config.SizeInBytesSafe(
 		(*config.Config)(x),
 		"capacity",
 	)
@@ -115,6 +105,16 @@ func (x *Config) SizeLimit() uint64 {
 	return SizeLimitDefault
 }
 
+// CountLimit returns the value of "capacity_count" config parameter.
+//
+// Returns 0 (means no limit) if the value is not a positive number.
+func (x *Config) CountLimit() uint64 {
+	return config.SizeInBytesSafe(
+		(*config.Config)(x),
+		"capacity_count",
+	)
+}
+
 // NoSync returns the value of "no_sync" config parameter.
 //
 // Returns false if the value is not a boolean.
diff --git a/config/example/node.env b/config/example/node.env
index 00190eb39..e49821c2b 100644
--- a/config/example/node.env
+++ b/config/example/node.env
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_MODE=read-only
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_ENABLED=false
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_NO_SYNC=true
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_PATH=tmp/0/cache
-FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_SMALL_OBJECT_SIZE=16384
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE=134217728
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_FLUSH_WORKER_COUNT=30
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY=3221225472
@@ -155,10 +154,10 @@ FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_MODE=read-write
 ### Write cache config
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_ENABLED=true
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_PATH=tmp/1/cache
-FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_SMALL_OBJECT_SIZE=16384
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE=134217728
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_FLUSH_WORKER_COUNT=30
-FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY=4294967296
+FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY_SIZE=4294967296
+FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY_COUNT=10000
 ### Metabase config
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_METABASE_PATH=tmp/1/meta
 FROSTFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_METABASE_PERM=0644
diff --git a/config/example/node.json b/config/example/node.json
index 9051d2bb7..a2b699703 100644
--- a/config/example/node.json
+++ b/config/example/node.json
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
           "enabled": false,
           "no_sync": true,
           "path": "tmp/0/cache",
-          "small_object_size": 16384,
           "max_object_size": 134217728,
           "flush_worker_count": 30,
           "capacity": 3221225472
@@ -203,10 +202,10 @@
           "enabled": true,
           "path": "tmp/1/cache",
           "memcache_capacity": 2147483648,
-          "small_object_size": 16384,
           "max_object_size": 134217728,
           "flush_worker_count": 30,
-          "capacity": 4294967296
+          "capacity_size": 4294967296,
+          "capacity_count": 10000
         },
         "metabase": {
           "path": "tmp/1/meta",
diff --git a/config/example/node.yaml b/config/example/node.yaml
index bcc8552b3..50e46630c 100644
--- a/config/example/node.yaml
+++ b/config/example/node.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ storage:
 
       writecache:
         enabled: true
-        small_object_size: 16k  # size threshold for "small" objects which are cached in key-value DB, not in FS, bytes
         max_object_size: 134217728  # size threshold for "big" objects which bypass write-cache and go to the storage directly, bytes
         flush_worker_count: 30  # number of write-cache flusher threads
 
@@ -208,7 +207,8 @@ storage:
     1:
       writecache:
         path: tmp/1/cache  # write-cache root directory
-        capacity: 4 G  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
+        capacity_size: 4 G  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
+        capacity_count: 10000
 
       metabase:
         path: tmp/1/meta  # metabase path
diff --git a/docs/storage-node-configuration.md b/docs/storage-node-configuration.md
index 4a6e5ba6d..f6657980a 100644
--- a/docs/storage-node-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/storage-node-configuration.md
@@ -286,21 +286,20 @@ metabase:
 writecache:
   enabled: true
   path: /path/to/writecache
-  capacity: 4294967296
-  small_object_size: 16384
+  capacity_size: 4294967296
+  capacity_count: 100000
   max_object_size: 134217728
   flush_worker_count: 30
 ```
 
-| Parameter            | Type       | Default value | Description                                                                                                          |
-|----------------------|------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `path`               | `string`   |               | Path to the metabase file.                                                                                           |
-| `capacity`           | `size`     | unrestricted  | Approximate maximum size of the writecache. If the writecache is full, objects are written to the blobstor directly. |
-| `small_object_size`  | `size`     | `32K`         | Maximum object size for "small" objects. This objects are stored in a key-value database instead of a file-system.   |
-| `max_object_size`    | `size`     | `64M`         | Maximum object size allowed to be stored in the writecache.                                                          |
-| `flush_worker_count` | `int`      | `20`          | Amount of background workers that move data from the writecache to the blobstor.                                     |
-| `max_batch_size`     | `int`      | `1000`        | Maximum amount of small object `PUT` operations to perform in a single transaction.                                  |
-| `max_batch_delay`    | `duration` | `10ms`        | Maximum delay before a batch starts.                                                                                 |
+| Parameter            | Type       | Default value | Description                                                                                                                      |
+|----------------------|------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `path`               | `string`   |               | Path to the metabase file.                                                                                                       |
+| `capacity_size`      | `size`     | `1G`          | Approximate maximum size of the writecache. If the writecache is full, objects are written to the blobstor directly.             |
+| `capacity`           | `size`     | `1G`          | The same as for `capacity`. Deprecated, use `capacity_size`.                                                                     |
+| `capacity_count`     | `int`      | unrestricted  | Approximate maximum count of objects in the writecache. If the writecache is full, objects are written to the blobstor directly. |
+| `max_object_size`    | `size`     | `64M`         | Maximum object size allowed to be stored in the writecache.                                                                      |
+| `flush_worker_count` | `int`      | `20`          | Amount of background workers that move data from the writecache to the blobstor.                                                 |
 
 
 # `node` section
diff --git a/internal/logs/logs.go b/internal/logs/logs.go
index 67f173f29..f73866861 100644
--- a/internal/logs/logs.go
+++ b/internal/logs/logs.go
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ const (
 	ShardCouldNotMarkObjectToDeleteInMetabase                            = "could not mark object to delete in metabase"
 	WritecacheTriedToFlushItemsFromWritecache                            = "tried to flush items from write-cache"
 	WritecacheWaitingForChannelsToFlush                                  = "waiting for channels to flush"
-	WritecacheCantRemoveObjectsFromTheDatabase                           = "can't remove objects from the database"
 	WritecacheCantRemoveObjectFromWritecache                             = "can't remove object from write-cache"
 	BlobovniczatreeCouldNotGetObjectFromLevel                            = "could not get object from level"
 	BlobovniczatreeCouldNotCloseBlobovnicza                              = "could not close Blobovnicza"
@@ -469,6 +468,7 @@ const (
 	FSTreeCantUnmarshalObject                                            = "can't unmarshal an object"
 	FSTreeCantFushObjectBlobstor                                         = "can't flush an object to blobstor"
 	FSTreeCantUpdateID                                                   = "can't update object storage ID"
+	FSTreeCantGetID                                                      = "can't get object storage ID"
 	FSTreeCantDecodeDBObjectAddress                                      = "can't decode object address from the DB"
 	PutSingleRedirectFailure                                             = "failed to redirect PutSingle request"
 	StorageIDRetrievalFailure                                            = "can't get storage ID from metabase"
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/counter.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/counter.go
index 718104e2e..c1c6ff6fa 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/counter.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/counter.go
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 package fstree
 
 import (
-	"math"
 	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
 // FileCounter used to count files in FSTree. The implementation must be thread-safe.
 type FileCounter interface {
-	Set(v uint64)
-	Inc()
-	Dec()
+	Set(count, size int64)
+	Inc(size int64)
+	Dec(size int64)
+	Value() (int64, int64)
 }
 
 type noopCounter struct{}
 
-func (c *noopCounter) Set(uint64) {}
-func (c *noopCounter) Inc()       {}
-func (c *noopCounter) Dec()       {}
+func (c *noopCounter) Set(int64, int64)      {}
+func (c *noopCounter) Inc(int64)             {}
+func (c *noopCounter) Dec(int64)             {}
+func (c *noopCounter) Value() (int64, int64) { return 0, 0 }
 
 func counterEnabled(c FileCounter) bool {
 	_, noop := c.(*noopCounter)
@@ -24,14 +25,29 @@ func counterEnabled(c FileCounter) bool {
 }
 
 type SimpleCounter struct {
-	v atomic.Uint64
+	count atomic.Int64
+	size  atomic.Int64
 }
 
 func NewSimpleCounter() *SimpleCounter {
 	return &SimpleCounter{}
 }
 
-func (c *SimpleCounter) Set(v uint64)  { c.v.Store(v) }
-func (c *SimpleCounter) Inc()          { c.v.Add(1) }
-func (c *SimpleCounter) Dec()          { c.v.Add(math.MaxUint64) }
-func (c *SimpleCounter) Value() uint64 { return c.v.Load() }
+func (c *SimpleCounter) Set(count, size int64) {
+	c.count.Store(count)
+	c.size.Store(size)
+}
+
+func (c *SimpleCounter) Inc(size int64) {
+	c.count.Add(1)
+	c.size.Add(size)
+}
+
+func (c *SimpleCounter) Dec(size int64) {
+	c.count.Add(-1)
+	c.size.Add(-size)
+}
+
+func (c *SimpleCounter) Value() (int64, int64) {
+	return c.count.Load(), c.size.Load()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree.go
index 02580dbfa..cf0affdb6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree.go
@@ -435,32 +435,38 @@ func (t *FSTree) initFileCounter() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	counter, err := t.countFiles()
+	count, size, err := t.countFiles()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	t.fileCounter.Set(counter)
+	t.fileCounter.Set(count, size)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *FSTree) countFiles() (uint64, error) {
-	var counter uint64
+func (t *FSTree) countFiles() (int64, int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+	var size int64
 	// it is simpler to just consider every file
 	// that is not directory as an object
 	err := filepath.WalkDir(t.RootPath,
 		func(_ string, d fs.DirEntry, _ error) error {
 			if !d.IsDir() {
-				counter++
+				count++
+				fi, err := d.Info()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				size += fi.Size()
 			}
 
 			return nil
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not walk through %s directory: %w", t.RootPath, err)
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not walk through %s directory: %w", t.RootPath, err)
 	}
 
-	return counter, nil
+	return count, size, nil
 }
 
 func (t *FSTree) ObjectsCount(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_test.go
index d633cbac3..f89df7405 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_test.go
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ func TestObjectCounter(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fst.Open(mode.ComponentReadWrite))
 	require.NoError(t, fst.Init())
 
-	counterValue := counter.Value()
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), counterValue)
+	counterValue, sizeValue := counter.Value()
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), counterValue)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), sizeValue)
 
 	defer func() {
 		require.NoError(t, fst.Close())
@@ -64,9 +65,6 @@ func TestObjectCounter(t *testing.T) {
 	putPrm.Address = addr
 	putPrm.RawData, _ = obj.Marshal()
 
-	var getPrm common.GetPrm
-	getPrm.Address = putPrm.Address
-
 	var delPrm common.DeletePrm
 	delPrm.Address = addr
 
@@ -95,8 +93,9 @@ func TestObjectCounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, eg.Wait())
 
-	counterValue = counter.Value()
-	realCount, err := fst.countFiles()
+	counterValue, sizeValue = counter.Value()
+	realCount, realSize, err := fst.countFiles()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, realCount, counterValue)
+	require.Equal(t, realSize, sizeValue)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_generic.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_generic.go
index 8b2622885..cf9941ec8 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_generic.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_generic.go
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ func (w *genericWriter) writeAndRename(tmpPath, p string, data []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if w.fileCounterEnabled {
-		w.fileCounter.Inc()
+		w.fileCounter.Inc(int64(len(data)))
 		var targetFileExists bool
-		if _, e := os.Stat(p); e == nil {
+		s, e := os.Stat(p)
+		if e == nil {
 			targetFileExists = true
 		}
 		err = os.Rename(tmpPath, p)
 		if err == nil && targetFileExists {
-			w.fileCounter.Dec()
+			w.fileCounter.Dec(int64(s.Size()))
 		}
 	} else {
 		err = os.Rename(tmpPath, p)
@@ -108,20 +109,31 @@ func (w *genericWriter) writeFile(p string, data []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (w *genericWriter) removeFile(p string) error {
-	var err error
 	if w.fileCounterEnabled {
-		w.fileGuard.Lock(p)
-		err = os.Remove(p)
-		w.fileGuard.Unlock(p)
-		if err == nil {
-			w.fileCounter.Dec()
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = os.Remove(p)
+		return w.removeFileWithCounter(p)
 	}
 
+	err := os.Remove(p)
 	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err = logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+func (w *genericWriter) removeFileWithCounter(p string) error {
+	w.fileGuard.Lock(p)
+	defer w.fileGuard.Unlock(p)
+
+	s, err := os.Stat(p)
+	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = os.Remove(p)
+	if err == nil {
+		w.fileCounter.Dec(s.Size())
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_linux.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_linux.go
index efc5a3d3d..774e996f9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree/fstree_write_linux.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type linuxWriter struct {
 	perm  uint32
 	flags int
 
-	counter FileCounter
+	counter        FileCounter
+	counterEnabled bool
 }
 
 func newSpecificWriteData(c FileCounter, root string, perm fs.FileMode, noSync bool) writer {
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ func newSpecificWriteData(c FileCounter, root string, perm fs.FileMode, noSync b
 	}
 	_ = unix.Close(fd) // Don't care about error.
 	w := &linuxWriter{
-		root:    root,
-		perm:    uint32(perm),
-		flags:   flags,
-		counter: c,
+		root:           root,
+		perm:           uint32(perm),
+		flags:          flags,
+		counter:        c,
+		counterEnabled: counterEnabled(c),
 	}
 	return w
 }
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ func (w *linuxWriter) writeFile(p string, data []byte) error {
 		if n == len(data) {
 			err = unix.Linkat(unix.AT_FDCWD, tmpPath, unix.AT_FDCWD, p, unix.AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW)
 			if err == nil {
-				w.counter.Inc()
+				w.counter.Inc(int64(len(data)))
 			}
 			if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
 				err = nil
@@ -78,12 +80,22 @@ func (w *linuxWriter) writeFile(p string, data []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (w *linuxWriter) removeFile(p string) error {
+	var s unix.Stat_t
+	if w.counterEnabled {
+		err := unix.Stat(p, &s)
+		if err != nil && err == unix.ENOENT {
+			return logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	err := unix.Unlink(p)
 	if err != nil && err == unix.ENOENT {
 		return logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
 	}
 	if err == nil {
-		w.counter.Dec()
+		w.counter.Dec(s.Size)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/writecache.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/writecache.go
index da488260a..2edbd2d6b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/writecache.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/writecache.go
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ func (m *writeCacheMetrics) Put(d time.Duration, success bool, st writecache.Sto
 	m.metrics.AddMethodDuration(m.shardID, m.path, st.String(), "Put", success, d)
 }
 
-func (m *writeCacheMetrics) SetEstimateSize(db, fstree uint64) {
-	m.metrics.SetEstimateSize(m.shardID, m.path, writecache.StorageTypeDB.String(), db)
+func (m *writeCacheMetrics) SetEstimateSize(fstree uint64) {
 	m.metrics.SetEstimateSize(m.shardID, m.path, writecache.StorageTypeFSTree.String(), fstree)
 }
 
@@ -175,8 +174,7 @@ func (m *writeCacheMetrics) SetMode(mod mode.ComponentMode) {
 	m.metrics.SetMode(m.shardID, mod.String())
 }
 
-func (m *writeCacheMetrics) SetActualCounters(db, fstree uint64) {
-	m.metrics.SetActualCount(m.shardID, m.path, writecache.StorageTypeDB.String(), db)
+func (m *writeCacheMetrics) SetActualCounters(fstree uint64) {
 	m.metrics.SetActualCount(m.shardID, m.path, writecache.StorageTypeFSTree.String(), fstree)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id.go
index 6d620b41a..657334d17 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id.go
@@ -15,22 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 // StorageIDPrm groups the parameters of StorageID operation.
 type StorageIDPrm struct {
-	addr oid.Address
+	Address oid.Address
 }
 
 // StorageIDRes groups the resulting values of StorageID operation.
 type StorageIDRes struct {
-	id []byte
-}
-
-// SetAddress is a StorageID option to set the object address to check.
-func (p *StorageIDPrm) SetAddress(addr oid.Address) {
-	p.addr = addr
-}
-
-// StorageID returns storage ID.
-func (r StorageIDRes) StorageID() []byte {
-	return r.id
+	StorageID []byte
 }
 
 // StorageID returns storage descriptor for objects from the blobstor.
@@ -46,7 +36,7 @@ func (db *DB) StorageID(ctx context.Context, prm StorageIDPrm) (res StorageIDRes
 
 	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "metabase.StorageID",
 		trace.WithAttributes(
-			attribute.String("address", prm.addr.EncodeToString()),
+			attribute.String("address", prm.Address.EncodeToString()),
 		))
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -58,7 +48,7 @@ func (db *DB) StorageID(ctx context.Context, prm StorageIDPrm) (res StorageIDRes
 	}
 
 	err = db.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		res.id, err = db.storageID(tx, prm.addr)
+		res.StorageID, err = db.storageID(tx, prm.Address)
 
 		return err
 	})
@@ -83,23 +73,13 @@ func (db *DB) storageID(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // UpdateStorageIDPrm groups the parameters of UpdateStorageID operation.
 type UpdateStorageIDPrm struct {
-	addr oid.Address
-	id   []byte
+	Address   oid.Address
+	StorageID []byte
 }
 
 // UpdateStorageIDRes groups the resulting values of UpdateStorageID operation.
 type UpdateStorageIDRes struct{}
 
-// SetAddress is an UpdateStorageID option to set the object address to check.
-func (p *UpdateStorageIDPrm) SetAddress(addr oid.Address) {
-	p.addr = addr
-}
-
-// SetStorageID is an UpdateStorageID option to set the storage ID.
-func (p *UpdateStorageIDPrm) SetStorageID(id []byte) {
-	p.id = id
-}
-
 // UpdateStorageID updates storage descriptor for objects from the blobstor.
 func (db *DB) UpdateStorageID(ctx context.Context, prm UpdateStorageIDPrm) (res UpdateStorageIDRes, err error) {
 	var (
@@ -112,8 +92,8 @@ func (db *DB) UpdateStorageID(ctx context.Context, prm UpdateStorageIDPrm) (res
 
 	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "metabase.UpdateStorageID",
 		trace.WithAttributes(
-			attribute.String("address", prm.addr.EncodeToString()),
-			attribute.String("storage_id", string(prm.id)),
+			attribute.String("address", prm.Address.EncodeToString()),
+			attribute.String("storage_id", string(prm.StorageID)),
 		))
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -127,7 +107,7 @@ func (db *DB) UpdateStorageID(ctx context.Context, prm UpdateStorageIDPrm) (res
 	}
 
 	err = db.boltDB.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		return setStorageID(tx, prm.addr, prm.id, true)
+		return setStorageID(tx, prm.Address, prm.StorageID, true)
 	})
 	success = err == nil
 	return res, metaerr.Wrap(err)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id_test.go
index aaf6480ab..d6e4a2290 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/storage_id_test.go
@@ -102,18 +102,13 @@ func TestPutWritecacheDataRace(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func metaUpdateStorageID(db *meta.DB, addr oid.Address, id []byte) error {
-	var sidPrm meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm
-	sidPrm.SetAddress(addr)
-	sidPrm.SetStorageID(id)
-
+	sidPrm := meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm{Address: addr, StorageID: id}
 	_, err := db.UpdateStorageID(context.Background(), sidPrm)
 	return err
 }
 
 func metaStorageID(db *meta.DB, addr oid.Address) ([]byte, error) {
-	var sidPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-	sidPrm.SetAddress(addr)
-
+	sidPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
 	r, err := db.StorageID(context.Background(), sidPrm)
-	return r.StorageID(), err
+	return r.StorageID, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
index c898fdf41..4b57f82b6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ func (s *Shard) validateWritecacheDoesntContainObject(ctx context.Context, addr
 }
 
 func (s *Shard) deleteFromBlobstor(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) error {
-	var sPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-	sPrm.SetAddress(addr)
-
+	sPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
 	res, err := s.metaBase.StorageID(ctx, sPrm)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.log.Debug(logs.StorageIDRetrievalFailure,
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Shard) deleteFromBlobstor(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) error
 			zap.String("trace_id", tracingPkg.GetTraceID(ctx)))
 		return err
 	}
-	storageID := res.StorageID()
+	storageID := res.StorageID
 	if storageID == nil {
 		// if storageID is nil it means:
 		// 1. there is no such object
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_internal_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_internal_test.go
index 3993593ad..5e4b9b5a2 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_internal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc_internal_test.go
@@ -109,15 +109,14 @@ func Test_ObjectNotFoundIfNotDeletedFromMetabase(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, client.IsErrObjectNotFound(err), "invalid error type")
 
 	// storageID
-	var metaStIDPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-	metaStIDPrm.SetAddress(addr)
+	metaStIDPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
 	storageID, err := sh.metaBase.StorageID(context.Background(), metaStIDPrm)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to get storage ID")
 
 	// check existence in blobstore
 	var bsExisted common.ExistsPrm
 	bsExisted.Address = addr
-	bsExisted.StorageID = storageID.StorageID()
+	bsExisted.StorageID = storageID.StorageID
 	exRes, err := sh.blobStor.Exists(context.Background(), bsExisted)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to check blobstore existence")
 	require.True(t, exRes.Exists, "invalid blobstore existence result")
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func Test_ObjectNotFoundIfNotDeletedFromMetabase(t *testing.T) {
 	// drop from blobstor
 	var bsDeletePrm common.DeletePrm
 	bsDeletePrm.Address = addr
-	bsDeletePrm.StorageID = storageID.StorageID()
+	bsDeletePrm.StorageID = storageID.StorageID
 	_, err = sh.blobStor.Delete(context.Background(), bsDeletePrm)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to delete from blobstore")
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
index 2e7c84bcd..8b43b4fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
@@ -160,15 +160,14 @@ func (s *Shard) fetchObjectData(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, skipMeta
 		return res, false, err
 	}
 
-	var mPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-	mPrm.SetAddress(addr)
+	mPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
 
 	mExRes, err := s.metaBase.StorageID(ctx, mPrm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("can't fetch blobovnicza id from metabase: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	storageID := mExRes.StorageID()
+	storageID := mExRes.StorageID
 	if storageID == nil {
 		// `nil` storageID returned without any error
 		// means that object is big, `cb` expects an
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/rebuilder.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/rebuilder.go
index f18573c57..06a254319 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/rebuilder.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/rebuilder.go
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ func (u *mbStorageIDUpdate) UpdateStorageID(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Addres
 		return errMBIsNotAvailable
 	}
 
-	var prm meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm
-	prm.SetAddress(addr)
-	prm.SetStorageID(storageID)
+	prm := meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm{Address: addr, StorageID: storageID}
 	_, err := u.mb.UpdateStorageID(ctx, prm)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/benchmark/writecache_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/benchmark/writecache_test.go
index c1c0e88b3..495f66b0d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/benchmark/writecache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/benchmark/writecache_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package benchmark
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	meta "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache"
+	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -80,12 +82,30 @@ func benchmarkPutPrepare(b *testing.B, cache writecache.Cache) {
 	require.NoError(b, cache.Init(), "initializing")
 }
 
-type testMetabase struct{}
+type testMetabase struct {
+	storageIDs map[oid.Address][]byte
+	guard      *sync.RWMutex
+}
 
-func (testMetabase) UpdateStorageID(context.Context, meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm) (meta.UpdateStorageIDRes, error) {
+func (t *testMetabase) UpdateStorageID(_ context.Context, prm meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm) (meta.UpdateStorageIDRes, error) {
+	t.guard.Lock()
+	defer t.guard.Unlock()
+	t.storageIDs[prm.Address] = prm.StorageID
 	return meta.UpdateStorageIDRes{}, nil
 }
 
+func (t *testMetabase) StorageID(_ context.Context, prm meta.StorageIDPrm) (meta.StorageIDRes, error) {
+	t.guard.RLock()
+	defer t.guard.RUnlock()
+
+	if id, found := t.storageIDs[prm.Address]; found {
+		return meta.StorageIDRes{
+			StorageID: id,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	return meta.StorageIDRes{}, nil
+}
+
 func newCache(b *testing.B) writecache.Cache {
 	bs := teststore.New(
 		teststore.WithPut(func(pp common.PutPrm) (common.PutRes, error) { return common.PutRes{}, nil }),
@@ -93,8 +113,7 @@ func newCache(b *testing.B) writecache.Cache {
 	return writecache.New(
 		writecache.WithPath(b.TempDir()),
 		writecache.WithBlobstor(bs),
-		writecache.WithMetabase(testMetabase{}),
+		writecache.WithMetabase(&testMetabase{storageIDs: make(map[oid.Address][]byte), guard: &sync.RWMutex{}}),
 		writecache.WithMaxCacheSize(256<<30),
-		writecache.WithSmallObjectSize(128<<10),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
similarity index 70%
rename from pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go
rename to pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
index cdd4ed442..a6d055dba 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger"
-	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	utilSync "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/sync"
+	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ type cache struct {
 	// whether object should be compressed.
 	compressFlags map[string]struct{}
 
-	// flushCh is a channel with objects to flush.
-	flushCh chan objectInfo
+	flushCh       chan objectInfo
+	flushingGuard *utilSync.KeyLocker[oid.Address]
+
 	// cancel is cancel function, protected by modeMtx in Close.
 	cancel atomic.Value
 	// wg is a wait group for flush workers.
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
-	// store contains underlying database.
-	store
 	// fsTree contains big files stored directly on file-system.
 	fsTree *fstree.FSTree
 }
@@ -43,40 +42,28 @@ type cache struct {
 // wcStorageType is used for write-cache operations logging.
 const wcStorageType = "write-cache"
 
-type objectInfo struct {
-	addr string
-	data []byte
-	obj  *objectSDK.Object
-}
-
 const (
-	defaultMaxObjectSize   = 64 * 1024 * 1024 // 64 MiB
-	defaultSmallObjectSize = 32 * 1024        // 32 KiB
-	defaultMaxCacheSize    = 1 << 30          // 1 GiB
+	defaultMaxObjectSize = 64 * 1024 * 1024 // 64 MiB
+	defaultMaxCacheSize  = 1 << 30          // 1 GiB
 )
 
-var (
-	defaultBucket                    = []byte{0}
-	dummyCanceler context.CancelFunc = func() {}
-)
+var dummyCanceler context.CancelFunc = func() {}
 
 // New creates new writecache instance.
 func New(opts ...Option) Cache {
 	c := &cache{
-		flushCh: make(chan objectInfo),
-		mode:    mode.Disabled,
-
+		mode:          mode.Disabled,
+		flushCh:       make(chan objectInfo),
+		flushingGuard: utilSync.NewKeyLocker[oid.Address](),
 		compressFlags: make(map[string]struct{}),
 		options: options{
-			log:             &logger.Logger{Logger: zap.NewNop()},
-			maxObjectSize:   defaultMaxObjectSize,
-			smallObjectSize: defaultSmallObjectSize,
-			workersCount:    defaultFlushWorkersCount,
-			maxCacheSize:    defaultMaxCacheSize,
-			maxBatchSize:    bbolt.DefaultMaxBatchSize,
-			maxBatchDelay:   bbolt.DefaultMaxBatchDelay,
-			openFile:        os.OpenFile,
-			metrics:         DefaultMetrics(),
+			log:           &logger.Logger{Logger: zap.NewNop()},
+			maxObjectSize: defaultMaxObjectSize,
+			workersCount:  defaultFlushWorkersCount,
+			maxCacheSize:  defaultMaxCacheSize,
+			openFile:      os.OpenFile,
+			metrics:       DefaultMetrics(),
+			counter:       fstree.NewSimpleCounter(),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -111,7 +98,8 @@ func (c *cache) Open(_ context.Context, mod mode.Mode) error {
 		return metaerr.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	return metaerr.Wrap(c.initCounters())
+	c.estimateCacheSize()
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Init runs necessary services.
@@ -138,14 +126,6 @@ func (c *cache) Close() error {
 
 	c.modeMtx.Lock()
 	defer c.modeMtx.Unlock()
-
-	var err error
-	if c.db != nil {
-		err = c.db.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			c.db = nil
-		}
-	}
 	c.metrics.Close()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
index b1a0511ee..e3034e1dc 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package writecache
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"math"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -47,39 +45,6 @@ func (c *cache) Delete(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) error {
 
 	saddr := addr.EncodeToString()
 
-	var dataSize int
-	_ = c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		dataSize = len(b.Get([]byte(saddr)))
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	if dataSize > 0 {
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		var recordDeleted bool
-		err := c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(saddr)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			err := b.Delete(key)
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(saddr),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db DELETE"),
-		)
-		if recordDeleted {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(math.MaxUint64)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-		deleted = true
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	storageType = StorageTypeFSTree
 	_, err := c.fsTree.Delete(ctx, common.DeletePrm{Address: addr})
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
index da7feda9a..105d7a189 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
-	objectCore "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
@@ -16,159 +14,96 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 const (
-	// flushBatchSize is amount of keys which will be read from cache to be flushed
-	// to the main storage. It is used to reduce contention between cache put
-	// and cache persist.
-	flushBatchSize = 512
 	// defaultFlushWorkersCount is number of workers for putting objects in main storage.
 	defaultFlushWorkersCount = 20
 	// defaultFlushInterval is default time interval between successive flushes.
-	defaultFlushInterval = time.Second
+	defaultFlushInterval = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
-var errIterationCompleted = errors.New("iteration completed")
-
 // runFlushLoop starts background workers which periodically flush objects to the blobstor.
 func (c *cache) runFlushLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.disableBackgroundFlush {
 		return
 	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < c.workersCount; i++ {
 		c.wg.Add(1)
-		go c.workerFlushSmall(ctx)
+		go c.workerFlush(ctx)
 	}
 
 	c.wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		c.workerFlushBig(ctx)
-		c.wg.Done()
-	}()
-
-	c.wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer c.wg.Done()
-
-		tt := time.NewTimer(defaultFlushInterval)
-		defer tt.Stop()
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-tt.C:
-				c.flushSmallObjects(ctx)
-				tt.Reset(defaultFlushInterval)
-				c.estimateCacheSize()
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
+	go c.workerSelect(ctx)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) flushSmallObjects(ctx context.Context) {
-	var lastKey []byte
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-
-		var m []objectInfo
-
-		c.modeMtx.RLock()
-		if c.readOnly() {
-			c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-			time.Sleep(time.Second)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// We put objects in batches of fixed size to not interfere with main put cycle a lot.
-		_ = c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			cs := b.Cursor()
-
-			var k, v []byte
-
-			if len(lastKey) == 0 {
-				k, v = cs.First()
-			} else {
-				k, v = cs.Seek(lastKey)
-				if bytes.Equal(k, lastKey) {
-					k, v = cs.Next()
-				}
-			}
-
-			for ; k != nil && len(m) < flushBatchSize; k, v = cs.Next() {
-				if len(lastKey) == len(k) {
-					copy(lastKey, k)
-				} else {
-					lastKey = bytes.Clone(k)
-				}
-
-				m = append(m, objectInfo{
-					addr: string(k),
-					data: bytes.Clone(v),
-				})
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
-
-		var count int
-		for i := range m {
-			obj := objectSDK.New()
-			if err := obj.Unmarshal(m[i].data); err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			m[i].obj = obj
-
-			count++
-			select {
-			case c.flushCh <- m[i]:
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-		if count == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-
-		c.log.Debug(logs.WritecacheTriedToFlushItemsFromWritecache,
-			zap.Int("count", count),
-			zap.String("start", base58.Encode(lastKey)))
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *cache) workerFlushBig(ctx context.Context) {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(defaultFlushInterval * 10)
+func (c *cache) workerSelect(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer c.wg.Done()
+	tick := time.NewTicker(defaultFlushInterval)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-tick.C:
-			c.modeMtx.RLock()
-			if c.readOnly() || c.noMetabase() {
-				c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-				break
+			var prm common.IteratePrm
+			prm.IgnoreErrors = true
+			prm.Handler = func(ie common.IterationElement) error {
+				c.modeMtx.RLock()
+				defer c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+				if c.readOnly() {
+					return ErrReadOnly
+				}
+				if c.noMetabase() {
+					return ErrDegraded
+				}
+
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return ctx.Err()
+				case c.flushCh <- objectInfo{
+					data:    ie.ObjectData,
+					address: ie.Address,
+				}:
+					return nil
+				}
 			}
-
-			_ = c.flushFSTree(ctx, true)
-
-			c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+			_, _ = c.fsTree.Iterate(ctx, prm)
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *cache) workerFlush(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer c.wg.Done()
+
+	var objInfo objectInfo
+	for {
+		select {
+		case objInfo = <-c.flushCh:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+
+		var obj objectSDK.Object
+		err := obj.Unmarshal(objInfo.data)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantUnmarshalObject, objInfo.address.EncodeToString(), metaerr.Wrap(err))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err = c.flushObject(ctx, objInfo.address, &obj, objInfo.data)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Error is handled in flushObject.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		c.deleteFromDisk(ctx, objInfo.address)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *cache) reportFlushError(msg string, addr string, err error) {
 	if c.reportError != nil {
 		c.reportError(msg, err)
@@ -195,7 +130,7 @@ func (c *cache) flushFSTree(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = c.flushObject(ctx, &obj, e.ObjectData, StorageTypeFSTree)
+		err = c.flushObject(ctx, e.Address, &obj, e.ObjectData)
 		if err != nil {
 			if ignoreErrors {
 				return nil
@@ -211,39 +146,26 @@ func (c *cache) flushFSTree(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// workerFlushSmall writes small objects to the main storage.
-func (c *cache) workerFlushSmall(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer c.wg.Done()
-
-	var objInfo objectInfo
-	for {
-		// Give priority to direct put.
-		select {
-		case objInfo = <-c.flushCh:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		}
-
-		err := c.flushObject(ctx, objInfo.obj, objInfo.data, StorageTypeDB)
-		if err != nil {
-			// Error is handled in flushObject.
-			continue
-		}
-
-		c.deleteFromDB(objInfo.addr, true)
-	}
-}
-
 // flushObject is used to write object directly to the main storage.
-func (c *cache) flushObject(ctx context.Context, obj *objectSDK.Object, data []byte, st StorageType) error {
-	var err error
+func (c *cache) flushObject(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, obj *objectSDK.Object, data []byte) error {
+	c.flushingGuard.Lock(addr)
+	defer c.flushingGuard.Unlock(addr)
+
+	stPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: addr}
+	stRes, err := c.metabase.StorageID(ctx, stPrm)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantGetID, addr.EncodeToString(), err)
+		return err
+	}
+	if stRes.StorageID != nil {
+		// already flushed
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		c.metrics.Flush(err == nil, st)
+		c.metrics.Flush(err == nil, StorageTypeFSTree)
 	}()
 
-	addr := objectCore.AddressOf(obj)
-
 	var prm common.PutPrm
 	prm.Object = obj
 	prm.RawData = data
@@ -258,9 +180,7 @@ func (c *cache) flushObject(ctx context.Context, obj *objectSDK.Object, data []b
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var updPrm meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm
-	updPrm.SetAddress(addr)
-	updPrm.SetStorageID(res.StorageID)
+	updPrm := meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm{Address: addr, StorageID: res.StorageID}
 
 	_, err = c.metabase.UpdateStorageID(ctx, updPrm)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -300,74 +220,10 @@ func (c *cache) Flush(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors, seal bool) error {
 }
 
 func (c *cache) flush(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
-	if err := c.flushFSTree(ctx, ignoreErrors); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var last string
-	for {
-		batch, err := c.readNextDBBatch(ignoreErrors, last)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if len(batch) == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-		for _, item := range batch {
-			var obj objectSDK.Object
-			if err := obj.Unmarshal(item.data); err != nil {
-				c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantDecodeDBObjectAddress, item.address, metaerr.Wrap(err))
-				if ignoreErrors {
-					continue
-				}
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if err := c.flushObject(ctx, &obj, item.data, StorageTypeDB); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			c.deleteFromDB(item.address, false)
-		}
-		last = batch[len(batch)-1].address
-	}
-	return nil
+	return c.flushFSTree(ctx, ignoreErrors)
 }
 
-type batchItem struct {
+type objectInfo struct {
 	data    []byte
-	address string
-}
-
-func (c *cache) readNextDBBatch(ignoreErrors bool, last string) ([]batchItem, error) {
-	const batchSize = 100
-	var batch []batchItem
-	err := c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		var addr oid.Address
-
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		cs := b.Cursor()
-		for k, data := cs.Seek([]byte(last)); k != nil; k, data = cs.Next() {
-			sa := string(k)
-			if sa == last {
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := addr.DecodeString(sa); err != nil {
-				c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantDecodeDBObjectAddress, sa, metaerr.Wrap(err))
-				if ignoreErrors {
-					continue
-				}
-				return err
-			}
-
-			batch = append(batch, batchItem{data: bytes.Clone(data), address: sa})
-			if len(batch) == batchSize {
-				return errIterationCompleted
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err == nil || errors.Is(err, errIterationCompleted) {
-		return batch, nil
-	}
-	return nil, err
+	address oid.Address
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
index 3c951bebe..3038f6470 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	oidtest "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ func TestFlush(t *testing.T) {
 			append([]Option{
 				WithLogger(testlogger),
 				WithPath(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "writecache")),
-				WithSmallObjectSize(smallSize),
 				WithMetabase(mb),
 				WithBlobstor(bs),
 				WithDisableBackgroundFlush(),
@@ -47,31 +45,6 @@ func TestFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	failures := []TestFailureInjector[Option]{
-		{
-			Desc: "db, invalid address",
-			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
-				c := wc.(*cache)
-				obj := testutil.GenerateObject()
-				data, err := obj.Marshal()
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.NoError(t, c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-					b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-					return b.Put([]byte{1, 2, 3}, data)
-				}))
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			Desc: "db, invalid object",
-			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
-				c := wc.(*cache)
-				require.NoError(t, c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-					b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-					k := []byte(oidtest.Address().EncodeToString())
-					v := []byte{1, 2, 3}
-					return b.Put(k, v)
-				}))
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			Desc: "fs, read error",
 			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
@@ -253,15 +226,13 @@ func putObjects(t *testing.T, c Cache) []objectPair {
 
 func check(t *testing.T, mb *meta.DB, bs *blobstor.BlobStor, objects []objectPair) {
 	for i := range objects {
-		var mPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-		mPrm.SetAddress(objects[i].addr)
-
+		mPrm := meta.StorageIDPrm{Address: objects[i].addr}
 		mRes, err := mb.StorageID(context.Background(), mPrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		var prm common.GetPrm
 		prm.Address = objects[i].addr
-		prm.StorageID = mRes.StorageID()
+		prm.StorageID = mRes.StorageID
 
 		res, err := bs.Get(context.Background(), prm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
index bf26833bd..67e360d21 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	apistatus "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -37,11 +35,11 @@ func (c *cache) Get(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, e
 		return nil, ErrDegraded
 	}
 
-	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, saddr, addr)
+	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, addr)
 	return obj, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, saddr string, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
+func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
 	found := false
 	storageType := StorageTypeUndefined
 	startedAt := time.Now()
@@ -49,14 +47,6 @@ func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, saddr string, addr oid.Address)
 		c.metrics.Get(time.Since(startedAt), found, storageType)
 	}()
 
-	value, err := Get(c.db, []byte(saddr))
-	if err == nil {
-		obj := objectSDK.New()
-		found = true
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		return obj, obj.Unmarshal(value)
-	}
-
 	res, err := c.fsTree.Get(ctx, common.GetPrm{Address: addr})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
@@ -87,34 +77,10 @@ func (c *cache) Head(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object,
 		return nil, ErrDegraded
 	}
 
-	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, saddr, addr)
+	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
 	return obj.CutPayload(), nil
 }
-
-// Get fetches object from the underlying database.
-// Key should be a stringified address.
-//
-// Returns an error of type apistatus.ObjectNotFound if the requested object is missing in db.
-func Get(db *bbolt.DB, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	if db == nil {
-		return nil, ErrNotInitialized
-	}
-	var value []byte
-	err := db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrNoDefaultBucket
-		}
-		value = b.Get(key)
-		if value == nil {
-			return logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
-		}
-		value = bytes.Clone(value)
-		return nil
-	})
-	return value, metaerr.Wrap(err)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/iterate.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/iterate.go
index 9ec039f91..a0268c09a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/iterate.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/iterate.go
@@ -1,39 +1,28 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
+	"context"
 
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
-	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
-// ErrNoDefaultBucket is returned by IterateDB when default bucket for objects is missing.
-var ErrNoDefaultBucket = errors.New("no default bucket")
+func (c *cache) Iterate(ctx context.Context, prm common.IteratePrm) (common.IterateRes, error) {
+	ctx, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "writecache.Iterate",
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.Bool("ignore_errors", prm.IgnoreErrors),
+		))
+	defer span.End()
 
-// IterateDB iterates over all objects stored in bbolt.DB instance and passes them to f until error return.
-// It is assumed that db is an underlying database of some WriteCache instance.
-//
-// Returns ErrNoDefaultBucket if there is no default bucket in db.
-//
-// DB must not be nil and should be opened.
-func IterateDB(db *bbolt.DB, f func(oid.Address) error) error {
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrNoDefaultBucket
-		}
+	if !c.modeMtx.TryRLock() {
+		return common.IterateRes{}, ErrNotInitialized
+	}
+	defer c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+	if c.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return common.IterateRes{}, ErrDegraded
+	}
 
-		var addr oid.Address
-
-		return b.ForEach(func(k, _ []byte) error {
-			err := addr.DecodeString(string(k))
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not parse object address: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			return f(addr)
-		})
-	}))
+	return c.fsTree.Iterate(ctx, prm)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/metrics.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/metrics.go
index e68b6d8be..7f9dc6f71 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/metrics.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ func (t StorageType) String() string {
 
 const (
 	StorageTypeUndefined StorageType = "null"
-	StorageTypeDB        StorageType = "db"
 	StorageTypeFSTree    StorageType = "fstree"
 )
 
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ type Metrics interface {
 	Flush(success bool, st StorageType)
 	Evict(st StorageType)
 
-	SetEstimateSize(db, fstree uint64)
+	SetEstimateSize(uint64)
 	SetMode(m mode.ComponentMode)
-	SetActualCounters(db, fstree uint64)
+	SetActualCounters(uint64)
 	SetPath(path string)
 	Close()
 }
@@ -47,11 +46,11 @@ func (metricsStub) Delete(time.Duration, bool, StorageType) {}
 
 func (metricsStub) Put(time.Duration, bool, StorageType) {}
 
-func (metricsStub) SetEstimateSize(uint64, uint64) {}
+func (metricsStub) SetEstimateSize(uint64) {}
 
 func (metricsStub) SetMode(mode.ComponentMode) {}
 
-func (metricsStub) SetActualCounters(uint64, uint64) {}
+func (metricsStub) SetActualCounters(uint64) {}
 
 func (metricsStub) Flush(bool, StorageType) {}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
index 4172cfbc8..a55c7d967 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package writecache
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
@@ -25,7 +22,7 @@ func (c *cache) SetMode(m mode.Mode) error {
 	c.modeMtx.Lock()
 	defer c.modeMtx.Unlock()
 
-	err := c.setMode(ctx, m, true)
+	err := c.setMode(ctx, m, !m.NoMetabase())
 	if err == nil {
 		c.metrics.SetMode(mode.ConvertToComponentModeDegraded(m))
 	}
@@ -44,20 +41,6 @@ func (c *cache) setMode(ctx context.Context, m mode.Mode, ignoreErrors bool) err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.db != nil {
-		if err = c.db.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("can't close write-cache database: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Suspend producers to ensure there are channel send operations in fly.
-	// flushCh is populated by `flush` with `modeMtx` taken, thus waiting until it is empty
-	// guarantees that there are no in-fly operations.
-	for len(c.flushCh) != 0 {
-		c.log.Info(logs.WritecacheWaitingForChannelsToFlush)
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
 	if turnOffMeta {
 		c.mode = m
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f684c15bc..000000000
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package writecache
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger/test"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestMode(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	wc := New(
-		WithLogger(test.NewLogger(t)),
-		WithFlushWorkersCount(2),
-		WithPath(t.TempDir()))
-
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Open(context.Background(), mode.DegradedReadOnly))
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Init())
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Close())
-
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Open(context.Background(), mode.Degraded))
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Init())
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
-	require.NoError(t, wc.Close())
-}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
index c8eb1bc45..9b242afdf 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package writecache
 import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -22,19 +22,15 @@ type options struct {
 	metabase Metabase
 	// maxObjectSize is the maximum size of the object stored in the write-cache.
 	maxObjectSize uint64
-	// smallObjectSize is the maximum size of the object stored in the database.
-	smallObjectSize uint64
 	// workersCount is the number of workers flushing objects in parallel.
 	workersCount int
-	// maxCacheSize is the maximum total size of all objects saved in cache (DB + FS).
+	// maxCacheSize is the maximum total size of all objects saved in cache.
 	// 1 GiB by default.
 	maxCacheSize uint64
-	// objCounters contains atomic counters for the number of objects stored in cache.
-	objCounters counters
-	// maxBatchSize is the maximum batch size for the small object database.
-	maxBatchSize int
-	// maxBatchDelay is the maximum batch wait time for the small object database.
-	maxBatchDelay time.Duration
+	// maxCacheCount is the maximum total count of all objects saved in cache.
+	maxCacheCount uint64
+	// counter contains atomic counters for the number of objects stored in cache.
+	counter *fstree.SimpleCounter
 	// noSync is true iff FSTree allows unsynchronized writes.
 	noSync bool
 	// reportError is the function called when encountering disk errors in background workers.
@@ -84,15 +80,6 @@ func WithMaxObjectSize(sz uint64) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithSmallObjectSize sets maximum object size to be stored in write-cache.
-func WithSmallObjectSize(sz uint64) Option {
-	return func(o *options) {
-		if sz > 0 {
-			o.smallObjectSize = sz
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func WithFlushWorkersCount(c int) Option {
 	return func(o *options) {
 		if c > 0 {
@@ -108,21 +95,10 @@ func WithMaxCacheSize(sz uint64) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithMaxBatchSize sets max batch size for the small object database.
-func WithMaxBatchSize(sz int) Option {
+// WithMaxCacheCount sets maximum write-cache count of objects.
+func WithMaxCacheCount(cnt uint64) Option {
 	return func(o *options) {
-		if sz > 0 {
-			o.maxBatchSize = sz
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// WithMaxBatchDelay sets max batch delay for the small object database.
-func WithMaxBatchDelay(d time.Duration) Option {
-	return func(o *options) {
-		if d > 0 {
-			o.maxBatchDelay = d
-		}
+		o.maxCacheCount = cnt
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
index 0e419f95b..9f60972d3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	storagelog "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/log"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -50,65 +49,22 @@ func (c *cache) Put(ctx context.Context, prm common.PutPrm) (common.PutRes, erro
 		return common.PutRes{}, ErrBigObject
 	}
 
-	oi := objectInfo{
-		addr: prm.Address.EncodeToString(),
-		obj:  prm.Object,
-		data: prm.RawData,
-	}
-
-	if sz <= c.smallObjectSize {
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		err := c.putSmall(oi)
-		if err == nil {
-			added = true
-		}
-		return common.PutRes{}, err
-	}
-
 	storageType = StorageTypeFSTree
-	err := c.putBig(ctx, oi.addr, prm)
+	err := c.putBig(ctx, prm)
 	if err == nil {
 		added = true
 	}
 	return common.PutRes{}, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-// putSmall persists small objects to the write-cache database and
-// pushes the to the flush workers queue.
-func (c *cache) putSmall(obj objectInfo) error {
-	cacheSize := c.estimateCacheSize()
-	if c.maxCacheSize < c.incSizeDB(cacheSize) {
-		return ErrOutOfSpace
-	}
-
-	var newRecord bool
-	err := c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		key := []byte(obj.addr)
-		newRecord = b.Get(key) == nil
-		if newRecord {
-			return b.Put(key, obj.data)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err == nil {
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(obj.addr),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db PUT"),
-		)
-		if newRecord {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(1)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
 // putBig writes object to FSTree and pushes it to the flush workers queue.
-func (c *cache) putBig(ctx context.Context, addr string, prm common.PutPrm) error {
-	cacheSz := c.estimateCacheSize()
-	if c.maxCacheSize < c.incSizeFS(cacheSz) {
+func (c *cache) putBig(ctx context.Context, prm common.PutPrm) error {
+	addr := prm.Address.EncodeToString()
+	estimatedObjSize := uint64(len(prm.RawData))
+	if estimatedObjSize == 0 {
+		estimatedObjSize = prm.Object.PayloadSize()
+	}
+	if !c.hasFreeSpace(estimatedObjSize) {
 		return ErrOutOfSpace
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
index bc75aaf27..0d2e74302 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
@@ -1,77 +1,20 @@
 package writecache
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"math"
-	"sync/atomic"
-
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-)
-
-func (c *cache) estimateCacheSize() uint64 {
-	dbCount := c.objCounters.DB()
-	fsCount := c.objCounters.FS()
-	if fsCount > 0 {
-		fsCount-- // db file
+func (c *cache) estimateCacheSize() {
+	count, size := c.counter.Value()
+	var ucount, usize uint64
+	if count > 0 {
+		ucount = uint64(count)
 	}
-	dbSize := dbCount * c.smallObjectSize
-	fsSize := fsCount * c.maxObjectSize
-	c.metrics.SetEstimateSize(dbSize, fsSize)
-	c.metrics.SetActualCounters(dbCount, fsCount)
-	return dbSize + fsSize
-}
-
-func (c *cache) incSizeDB(sz uint64) uint64 {
-	return sz + c.smallObjectSize
-}
-
-func (c *cache) incSizeFS(sz uint64) uint64 {
-	return sz + c.maxObjectSize
-}
-
-var _ fstree.FileCounter = &counters{}
-
-type counters struct {
-	cDB, cFS atomic.Uint64
-}
-
-func (x *counters) DB() uint64 {
-	return x.cDB.Load()
-}
-
-func (x *counters) FS() uint64 {
-	return x.cFS.Load()
-}
-
-// Set implements fstree.ObjectCounter.
-func (x *counters) Set(v uint64) {
-	x.cFS.Store(v)
-}
-
-// Inc implements fstree.ObjectCounter.
-func (x *counters) Inc() {
-	x.cFS.Add(1)
-}
-
-// Dec implements fstree.ObjectCounter.
-func (x *counters) Dec() {
-	x.cFS.Add(math.MaxUint64)
-}
-
-func (c *cache) initCounters() error {
-	var inDB uint64
-	err := c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		if b != nil {
-			inDB = uint64(b.Stats().KeyN)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not read write-cache DB counter: %w", err)
+	if size > 0 {
+		usize = uint64(size)
 	}
-	c.objCounters.cDB.Store(inDB)
-	c.estimateCacheSize()
-	return nil
+	c.metrics.SetEstimateSize(ucount)
+	c.metrics.SetActualCounters(usize)
+}
+
+func (c *cache) hasFreeSpace(sz uint64) bool {
+	count, size := c.counter.Value()
+	return (size+int64(sz) <= int64(c.maxCacheSize)) &&
+		(c.maxCacheCount == 0 || count+1 <= int64(c.maxCacheCount))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
index caf997af8..6aface7a5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package writecache
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
@@ -14,49 +13,22 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-// store represents persistent storage with in-memory LRU cache
-// for flushed items on top of it.
-type store struct {
-	db *bbolt.DB
-}
-
-const dbName = "small.bolt"
-
 func (c *cache) openStore(mod mode.ComponentMode) error {
 	err := util.MkdirAllX(c.path, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.db, err = OpenDB(c.path, mod.ReadOnly(), c.openFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not open database: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	c.db.MaxBatchSize = c.maxBatchSize
-	c.db.MaxBatchDelay = c.maxBatchDelay
-
-	if !mod.ReadOnly() {
-		err = c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(defaultBucket)
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not create default bucket: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	c.fsTree = fstree.New(
 		fstree.WithPath(c.path),
 		fstree.WithPerm(os.ModePerm),
 		fstree.WithDepth(1),
 		fstree.WithDirNameLen(1),
 		fstree.WithNoSync(c.noSync),
-		fstree.WithFileCounter(&c.objCounters),
+		fstree.WithFileCounter(c.counter),
 	)
 	if err := c.fsTree.Open(mod); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not open FSTree: %w", err)
@@ -68,41 +40,6 @@ func (c *cache) openStore(mod mode.ComponentMode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *cache) deleteFromDB(key string, batched bool) {
-	var recordDeleted bool
-	var err error
-	if batched {
-		err = c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(key)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			return b.Delete(key)
-		})
-	} else {
-		err = c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(key)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			return b.Delete(key)
-		})
-	}
-
-	if err == nil {
-		c.metrics.Evict(StorageTypeDB)
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(key),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db DELETE"),
-		)
-		if recordDeleted {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(math.MaxUint64)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-	} else {
-		c.log.Error(logs.WritecacheCantRemoveObjectsFromTheDatabase, zap.Error(err))
-	}
-}
-
 func (c *cache) deleteFromDisk(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) {
 	_, err := c.fsTree.Delete(ctx, common.DeletePrm{Address: addr})
 	if err != nil && !client.IsErrObjectNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/util.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ed4a954e..000000000
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package writecache
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-)
-
-// OpenDB opens BoltDB instance for write-cache. Opens in read-only mode if ro is true.
-func OpenDB(p string, ro bool, openFile func(string, int, fs.FileMode) (*os.File, error)) (*bbolt.DB, error) {
-	return bbolt.Open(filepath.Join(p, dbName), os.ModePerm, &bbolt.Options{
-		NoFreelistSync: true,
-		ReadOnly:       ro,
-		Timeout:        100 * time.Millisecond,
-		OpenFile:       openFile,
-	})
-}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/writecache.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/writecache.go
index 71dba61cf..960137dfb 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/writecache.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/writecache.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Cache interface {
 	DumpInfo() Info
 	Flush(context.Context, bool, bool) error
 	Seal(context.Context, bool) error
+	Iterate(context.Context, common.IteratePrm) (common.IterateRes, error)
 
 	Init() error
 	Open(ctx context.Context, mode mode.Mode) error
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type MainStorage interface {
 // Metabase is the interface of the metabase used by Cache implementations.
 type Metabase interface {
 	UpdateStorageID(context.Context, meta.UpdateStorageIDPrm) (meta.UpdateStorageIDRes, error)
+	StorageID(context.Context, meta.StorageIDPrm) (meta.StorageIDRes, error)
 }
 
 var (