diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
index f92e63b4..907eb8d3 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
@@ -51,5 +51,4 @@ func initControlEvacuateShardCmd() {
 	flags.Bool(dumpIgnoreErrorsFlag, false, "Skip invalid/unreadable objects")
 
 	_ = evacuateShardCmd.MarkFlagRequired(shardIDFlag)
-	_ = evacuateShardCmd.MarkFlagRequired(controlRPC)
 }