diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/service.go b/pkg/services/tree/service.go
index cce54d96..374e80ae 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/service.go
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ type Service struct {
 	containerCache   containerCache
 }
 
-// MaxGetSubTreeDepth represents maximum allowed traversal depth in GetSubTree RPC.
-const MaxGetSubTreeDepth = 10
-
 var _ TreeServiceServer = (*Service)(nil)
 
 // New creates new tree service instance.
diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
index c05c2b1f..f467a357 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func (s *Service) synchronizeSingle(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID, treeID stri
 				ContainerId: rawCID,
 				TreeId:      treeID,
 				Height:      newHeight,
-				Count:       MaxGetSubTreeDepth,
 			},
 		}
 		if err := signMessage(req, s.key); err != nil {