diff --git a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
index bdbc102..6b95b7b 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
@@ -158,15 +158,12 @@ func newApp(ctx context.Context, l *zap.Logger, v *viper.Viper) *App {
 		NotificationController: nc,
 	}
 
-	var n neofs.NeoFS
-	n.SetConnectionPool(conns)
-
 	// prepare object layer
-	obj = layer.NewLayer(l, &layerNeoFS{&n}, layerCfg)
+	obj = layer.NewLayer(l, &layerNeoFS{&neoFS}, layerCfg)
 
 	// prepare auth center
 	ctr = auth.New(&neofs.AuthmateNeoFS{
-		NeoFS: n,
+		NeoFS: &neoFS,
 	}, key, getAccessBoxCacheConfig(v, l))
 	handlerOptions := getHandlerOptions(v, l)
 
diff --git a/internal/neofs/neofs.go b/internal/neofs/neofs.go
index 97f0e0c..ca355d6 100644
--- a/internal/neofs/neofs.go
+++ b/internal/neofs/neofs.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func (x *NeoFS) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, prm layer.PrmObjectDelete) err
 
 // AuthmateNeoFS is a mediator which implements authmate.NeoFS through NeoFS.
 type AuthmateNeoFS struct {
-	NeoFS
+	*NeoFS
 }
 
 func (x *AuthmateNeoFS) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, prm authmate.PrmContainerCreate) (*cid.ID, error) {