diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock_test.go
index d67f9af24..09ed672fd 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/lock_test.go
@@ -52,52 +52,150 @@ func TestDB_Lock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("removing lock object", func(t *testing.T) {
+		objs, lockObj := putAndLockObj(t, db, 1)
+
+		objAddr := objectcore.AddressOf(objs[0])
+		lockAddr := objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj)
+
+		var inhumePrm meta.InhumePrm
+		inhumePrm.WithGCMark()
+
+		// check locking relation
+
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objAddr)
+		_, err := db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectLocked))
+
+		inhumePrm.WithTombstoneAddress(oidtest.Address())
+		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectLocked))
+
+		// try to remove lock object
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(lockAddr)
+		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+
+		// check that locking relation has not been
+		// dropped
+
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objAddr)
+		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectLocked))
+
+		inhumePrm.WithTombstoneAddress(oidtest.Address())
+		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectLocked))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("lock-unlock scenario", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cnr := cidtest.ID()
+		objs, lockObj := putAndLockObj(t, db, 1)
 
-		obj := generateObjectWithCID(t, cnr)
-
-		var err error
-
-		err = putBig(db, obj)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		lockID := oidtest.ID()
-
-		id, _ := obj.ID()
-
-		// lock the object
-		err = db.Lock(cnr, lockID, []oid.ID{id})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		var tombAddr oid.Address
-		tombAddr.SetContainer(cnr)
-		tombAddr.SetObject(lockID)
+		objAddr := objectcore.AddressOf(objs[0])
+		lockAddr := objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj)
 
 		// try to inhume locked object using tombstone
-		err = meta.Inhume(db, objectcore.AddressOf(obj), tombAddr)
+		err := meta.Inhume(db, objAddr, lockAddr)
 		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectLocked))
 
 		// free locked object
 		var inhumePrm meta.InhumePrm
-		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(tombAddr)
-		inhumePrm.WithGCMark()
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(lockAddr)
+		inhumePrm.WithForceGCMark()
+		inhumePrm.WithLockObjectHandling()
 
-		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		res, err := db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		var lockAddr oid.Address
-		lockAddr.SetObject(lockID)
-		lockAddr.SetContainer(cnr)
+		require.Len(t, res.DeletedLockObjects(), 1)
+		require.Equal(t, objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj), res.DeletedLockObjects()[0])
 
 		err = db.FreeLockedBy([]oid.Address{lockAddr})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(tombAddr)
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objAddr)
 		inhumePrm.WithGCMark()
 
 		// now we can inhume the object
 		_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("force removing lock objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const objsNum = 3
+
+		// put and lock `objsNum` objects
+		objs, lockObj := putAndLockObj(t, db, objsNum)
+
+		// force remove objects
+
+		var inhumePrm meta.InhumePrm
+		inhumePrm.WithForceGCMark()
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj))
+		inhumePrm.WithLockObjectHandling()
+
+		res, err := db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.DeletedLockObjects(), 1)
+		require.Equal(t, objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj), res.DeletedLockObjects()[0])
+
+		// unlock just objects that were locked by
+		// just removed locker
+		err = db.FreeLockedBy([]oid.Address{res.DeletedLockObjects()[0]})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// removing objects after unlock
+
+		inhumePrm.WithGCMark()
+
+		for i := 0; i < objsNum; i++ {
+			inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objectcore.AddressOf(objs[i]))
+
+			res, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, res.DeletedLockObjects(), 0)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skipping lock object handling", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, lockObj := putAndLockObj(t, db, 1)
+
+		var inhumePrm meta.InhumePrm
+		inhumePrm.WithForceGCMark()
+		inhumePrm.WithAddresses(objectcore.AddressOf(lockObj))
+
+		res, err := db.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.DeletedLockObjects(), 0)
+	})
+}
+
+// putAndLockObj puts object, returns it and its locker.
+func putAndLockObj(t *testing.T, db *meta.DB, numOfLockedObjs int) ([]*object.Object, *object.Object) {
+	cnr := cidtest.ID()
+
+	lockedObjs := make([]*object.Object, 0, numOfLockedObjs)
+	lockedObjIDs := make([]oid.ID, 0, numOfLockedObjs)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numOfLockedObjs; i++ {
+		obj := generateObjectWithCID(t, cnr)
+		err := putBig(db, obj)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		id, _ := obj.ID()
+
+		lockedObjs = append(lockedObjs, obj)
+		lockedObjIDs = append(lockedObjIDs, id)
+	}
+
+	lockObj := generateObjectWithCID(t, cnr)
+	lockID, _ := lockObj.ID()
+	lockObj.SetType(object.TypeLock)
+
+	err := putBig(db, lockObj)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = db.Lock(cnr, lockID, lockedObjIDs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return lockedObjs, lockObj
 }