diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
index 151d4880..9a8f22b5 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/shard/writecache/config.go
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ func (x *Config) WorkersNumber() int {
 	return WorkersNumberDefault
 }
 
-// SizeLimit returns value of "size_limit" config parameter.
+// SizeLimit returns value of "capacity" config parameter.
 //
 // Returns SizeLimitDefault if value is not a positive number.
 func (x *Config) SizeLimit() uint64 {
 	c := config.SizeInBytesSafe(
 		(*config.Config)(x),
-		"size_limit",
+		"capacity",
 	)
 
 	if c > 0 {
diff --git a/config/example/node.env b/config/example/node.env
index 75fcd7f0..858c2f3a 100644
--- a/config/example/node.env
+++ b/config/example/node.env
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_MEMCACHE_CAPACITY=2147483648
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_SMALL_OBJECT_SIZE=16384
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE=134217728
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_WORKERS_NUMBER=30
-NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_SIZE_LIMIT=3221225472
+NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY=3221225472
 ### Metabase config
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_METABASE_PATH=tmp/0/meta
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_METABASE_PERM=0644
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_MEMCACHE_CAPACITY=2147483648
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_SMALL_OBJECT_SIZE=16384
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE=134217728
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_WORKERS_NUMBER=30
-NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_SIZE_LIMIT=4294967296
+NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_CAPACITY=4294967296
 ### Metabase config
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_METABASE_PATH=tmp/1/meta
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_METABASE_PERM=0644
diff --git a/config/example/node.json b/config/example/node.json
index f1a79076..4da27e54 100644
--- a/config/example/node.json
+++ b/config/example/node.json
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
           "small_object_size": 16384,
           "max_object_size": 134217728,
           "workers_number": 30,
-          "size_limit": 3221225472
+          "capacity": 3221225472
         },
         "metabase": {
           "path": "tmp/0/meta",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
           "small_object_size": 16384,
           "max_object_size": 134217728,
           "workers_number": 30,
-          "size_limit": 4294967296
+          "capacity": 4294967296
         },
         "metabase": {
           "path": "tmp/1/meta",
diff --git a/config/example/node.yaml b/config/example/node.yaml
index 2df5d47b..80a48b98 100644
--- a/config/example/node.yaml
+++ b/config/example/node.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ storage:
 
       writecache:
         path: tmp/0/cache  # write-cache root directory
-        size_limit: 3221225472  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
+        capacity: 3221225472  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
 
       metabase:
         path: tmp/0/meta  # metabase path
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ storage:
     1:
       writecache:
         path: tmp/1/cache  # write-cache root directory
-        size_limit: 4294967296  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
+        capacity: 4294967296  # approximate write-cache total size, bytes
 
       metabase:
         path: tmp/1/meta  # metabase path