diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index ef8e97d3..d605746e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -525,7 +525,9 @@ func (s *Shard) collectExpiredTombstones(ctx context.Context, e Event) {
 		}
 
 		log.Debug(logs.ShardHandlingExpiredTombstonesBatch, zap.Int("number", len(tssExp)))
-		s.expiredTombstonesCallback(ctx, tssExp)
+		if len(tssExp) > 0 {
+			s.expiredTombstonesCallback(ctx, tssExp)
+		}
 
 		iterPrm.SetOffset(tss[tssLen-1].Address())
 		tss = tss[:0]