diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go
index 52eaa574d..a66d7e06d 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/refs"
 	rawclient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/rpc/client"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-cli/internal/commonflags"
@@ -35,6 +33,7 @@ func initControlIRRemoveContainerCmd() {
 	flags.String(commonflags.CIDFlag, "", commonflags.CIDFlagUsage)
 	flags.String(ownerFlag, "", "Container owner's wallet address.")
 	removeContainerCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(commonflags.CIDFlag, ownerFlag)
+	removeContainerCmd.MarkFlagsOneRequired(commonflags.CIDFlag, ownerFlag)
 }
 
 func removeContainer(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
@@ -74,10 +73,6 @@ func prepareRemoveContainerRequest(cmd *cobra.Command) *ircontrol.RemoveContaine
 	ownerStr, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(ownerFlag)
 	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "failed to get owner: ", err)
 
-	if len(ownerStr) == 0 && len(cidStr) == 0 {
-		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "invalid usage: %w", errors.New("neither owner's wallet address nor container ID are specified"))
-	}
-
 	if len(ownerStr) > 0 {
 		var owner user.ID
 		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "invalid owner ID: %w", owner.DecodeString(ownerStr))