diff --git a/pkg/services/accounting/sign.go b/pkg/services/accounting/sign.go
index be7b08a3..cd6ff030 100644
--- a/pkg/services/accounting/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/accounting/sign.go
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ func NewSignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, svc Server) Server {
 
 func (s *signService) Balance(ctx context.Context, req *accounting.BalanceRequest) (*accounting.BalanceResponse, error) {
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Balance(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/container/sign.go b/pkg/services/container/sign.go
index b336f19c..bba717f6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/container/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/container/sign.go
@@ -24,62 +24,62 @@ func NewSignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, svc Server) Server {
 func (s *signService) Put(ctx context.Context, req *container.PutRequest) (*container.PutResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.PutResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Put(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) Delete(ctx context.Context, req *container.DeleteRequest) (*container.DeleteResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.DeleteResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Delete(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) Get(ctx context.Context, req *container.GetRequest) (*container.GetResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.GetResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Get(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) List(ctx context.Context, req *container.ListRequest) (*container.ListResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.ListResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.List(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) SetExtendedACL(ctx context.Context, req *container.SetExtendedACLRequest) (*container.SetExtendedACLResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.SetExtendedACLResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.SetExtendedACL(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) GetExtendedACL(ctx context.Context, req *container.GetExtendedACLRequest) (*container.GetExtendedACLResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.GetExtendedACLResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.GetExtendedACL(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) AnnounceUsedSpace(ctx context.Context, req *container.AnnounceUsedSpaceRequest) (*container.AnnounceUsedSpaceResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(container.AnnounceUsedSpaceResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.AnnounceUsedSpace(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/netmap/sign.go b/pkg/services/netmap/sign.go
index 2d01164a..305d3443 100644
--- a/pkg/services/netmap/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/netmap/sign.go
@@ -26,26 +26,26 @@ func (s *signService) LocalNodeInfo(
 	req *netmap.LocalNodeInfoRequest) (*netmap.LocalNodeInfoResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(netmap.LocalNodeInfoResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.LocalNodeInfo(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) NetworkInfo(ctx context.Context, req *netmap.NetworkInfoRequest) (*netmap.NetworkInfoResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(netmap.NetworkInfoResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.NetworkInfo(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *signService) Snapshot(ctx context.Context, req *netmap.SnapshotRequest) (*netmap.SnapshotResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(netmap.SnapshotResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Snapshot(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/sign.go b/pkg/services/object/sign.go
index c516872e..f4f40dd7 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/sign.go
@@ -19,29 +19,25 @@ type SignService struct {
 
 type searchStreamSigner struct {
 	SearchStream
-	statusSupported bool
-	sigSvc          *util.SignService
+	sigSvc *util.SignService
 
 	nonEmptyResp bool // set on first Send call
 }
 
 type getStreamSigner struct {
 	GetObjectStream
-	statusSupported bool
-	sigSvc          *util.SignService
+	sigSvc *util.SignService
 }
 
 type putStreamSigner struct {
-	sigSvc          *util.SignService
-	stream          PutObjectStream
-	statusSupported bool
-	err             error
+	sigSvc *util.SignService
+	stream PutObjectStream
+	err    error
 }
 
 type getRangeStreamSigner struct {
 	GetObjectRangeStream
-	statusSupported bool
-	sigSvc          *util.SignService
+	sigSvc *util.SignService
 }
 
 func NewSignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, svc ServiceServer) *SignService {
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ func NewSignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, svc ServiceServer) *SignService {
 }
 
 func (s *getStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.GetResponse) error {
-	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(s.statusSupported, resp, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return s.GetObjectStream.Send(resp)
@@ -62,20 +58,17 @@ func (s *getStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.GetResponse) error {
 func (s *SignService) Get(req *object.GetRequest, stream GetObjectStream) error {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.GetResponse)
-		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 		return stream.Send(resp)
 	}
 
 	return s.svc.Get(req, &getStreamSigner{
 		GetObjectStream: stream,
 		sigSvc:          s.sigSvc,
-		statusSupported: util.IsStatusSupported(req),
 	})
 }
 
 func (s *putStreamSigner) Send(ctx context.Context, req *object.PutRequest) error {
-	s.statusSupported = util.IsStatusSupported(req)
-
 	if s.err = s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); s.err != nil {
 		return util.ErrAbortStream
 	}
@@ -96,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *putStreamSigner) CloseAndRecv(ctx context.Context) (resp *object.PutRes
 		}
 	}
 
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(s.statusSupported, resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *SignService) Put() (PutObjectStream, error) {
@@ -114,24 +107,24 @@ func (s *SignService) Put() (PutObjectStream, error) {
 func (s *SignService) Head(ctx context.Context, req *object.HeadRequest) (*object.HeadResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.HeadResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Head(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *SignService) PutSingle(ctx context.Context, req *object.PutSingleRequest) (*object.PutSingleResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.PutSingleResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.PutSingle(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *searchStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.SearchResponse) error {
 	s.nonEmptyResp = true
-	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(s.statusSupported, resp, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return s.SearchStream.Send(resp)
@@ -140,14 +133,13 @@ func (s *searchStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.SearchResponse) error {
 func (s *SignService) Search(req *object.SearchRequest, stream SearchStream) error {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.SearchResponse)
-		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 		return stream.Send(resp)
 	}
 
 	ss := &searchStreamSigner{
-		SearchStream:    stream,
-		sigSvc:          s.sigSvc,
-		statusSupported: util.IsStatusSupported(req),
+		SearchStream: stream,
+		sigSvc:       s.sigSvc,
 	}
 	err := s.svc.Search(req, ss)
 	if err == nil && !ss.nonEmptyResp {
@@ -164,14 +156,14 @@ func (s *SignService) Search(req *object.SearchRequest, stream SearchStream) err
 func (s *SignService) Delete(ctx context.Context, req *object.DeleteRequest) (*object.DeleteResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.DeleteResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Delete(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
 
 func (s *getRangeStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.GetRangeResponse) error {
-	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(s.statusSupported, resp, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return s.GetObjectRangeStream.Send(resp)
@@ -180,22 +172,21 @@ func (s *getRangeStreamSigner) Send(resp *object.GetRangeResponse) error {
 func (s *SignService) GetRange(req *object.GetRangeRequest, stream GetObjectRangeStream) error {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.GetRangeResponse)
-		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		_ = s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 		return stream.Send(resp)
 	}
 
 	return s.svc.GetRange(req, &getRangeStreamSigner{
 		GetObjectRangeStream: stream,
 		sigSvc:               s.sigSvc,
-		statusSupported:      util.IsStatusSupported(req),
 	})
 }
 
 func (s *SignService) GetRangeHash(ctx context.Context, req *object.GetRangeHashRequest) (*object.GetRangeHashResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(object.GetRangeHashResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.GetRangeHash(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/session/sign.go b/pkg/services/session/sign.go
index ffce0621..690fff89 100644
--- a/pkg/services/session/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/session/sign.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ func NewSignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, svc Server) Server {
 func (s *signService) Create(ctx context.Context, req *session.CreateRequest) (*session.CreateResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.sigSvc.VerifyRequest(req); err != nil {
 		resp := new(session.CreateResponse)
-		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+		return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 	}
 	resp, err := util.EnsureNonNilResponse(s.svc.Create(ctx, req))
-	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(util.IsStatusSupported(req), resp, err)
+	return resp, s.sigSvc.SignResponse(resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/util/sign.go b/pkg/services/util/sign.go
index a26bd311..26586ff4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/util/sign.go
+++ b/pkg/services/util/sign.go
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ func NewUnarySignService(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *SignService {
 // The signature error affects the result depending on the protocol version:
 //   - if status return is supported, panics since we cannot return the failed status, because it will not be signed.
 //   - otherwise, returns error in order to transport it directly.
-func (s *SignService) SignResponse(statusSupported bool, resp ResponseMessage, err error) error {
+func (s *SignService) SignResponse(resp ResponseMessage, err error) error {
 	if err != nil {
-		if !statusSupported {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		setStatusV2(resp, err)
 	}
 
@@ -70,16 +66,6 @@ func EnsureNonNilResponse[T any](resp *T, err error) (*T, error) {
 	return new(T), err
 }
 
-// IsStatusSupported returns true iff request version implies expecting status return.
-// This allows us to handle protocol versions <=2.10 (API statuses was introduced in 2.11 only).
-func IsStatusSupported(req RequestMessage) bool {
-	version := req.GetMetaHeader().GetVersion()
-
-	mjr := version.GetMajor()
-
-	return mjr > 2 || mjr == 2 && version.GetMinor() >= 11
-}
-
 func setStatusV2(resp ResponseMessage, err error) {
 	// unwrap error
 	for e := errors.Unwrap(err); e != nil; e = errors.Unwrap(err) {