diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 995f4941..3cc38e4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 - Incomplete object put errors do contain the deepest error's message (#2092)
 - Prioritize internal addresses for clients (#2156)
 - Force object removal via control service (#2145)
+- Synchronizing a tree now longer reports an error for a single-node container (#2154)
 
 ### Removed
 - `-g` option from `neofs-cli control ...` and `neofs-cli container create` commands (#2089)
diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
index 896dea55..d14b4c54 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 // ErrNotInContainer is returned when operation could not be performed
 // because the node is not included in the container.
 var ErrNotInContainer = errors.New("node is not in container")
-var errNoOtherNodes = errors.New("no nodes to fetch trees from")
 
 // SynchronizeAllTrees synchronizes all the trees of the container. It fetches
 // tree IDs from the other container nodes. Returns ErrNotInContainer if the node
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *Service) SynchronizeAllTrees(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID) error {
 
 	nodes = randomizeNodeOrder(nodes, pos)
 	if len(nodes) == 0 {
-		return errNoOtherNodes
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	rawCID := make([]byte, sha256.Size)
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *Service) SynchronizeTree(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID, treeID string
 
 	nodes = randomizeNodeOrder(nodes, pos)
 	if len(nodes) == 0 {
-		return errNoOtherNodes
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return s.synchronizeTree(ctx, d, treeID, nodes)