diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
index 5c82f0dc..7f1d094f 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ func addPolicer(c *cfg, keyStorage *util.KeyStorage, clientConstructor *cache.Cl
 				)
 			}
 		}),
-		policer.WithMaxCapacity(c.cfgObject.pool.replicatorPoolSize),
 		policer.WithPool(c.cfgObject.pool.replication),
 		policer.WithMetrics(c.metricsCollector.PolicerMetrics()),
 	)
diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/option.go b/pkg/services/policer/option.go
index fe47555c..92cf83a8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/option.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/option.go
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ type cfg struct {
 
 	taskPool *ants.Pool
 
-	maxCapacity int
-
 	batchSize, cacheSize uint32
 
 	rebalanceFreq, evictDuration, sleepDuration time.Duration
@@ -158,14 +156,6 @@ func WithRedundantCopyCallback(cb RedundantCopyCallback) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithMaxCapacity returns option to set max capacity
-// that can be set to the pool.
-func WithMaxCapacity(capacity int) Option {
-	return func(c *cfg) {
-		c.maxCapacity = capacity
-	}
-}
-
 // WithPool returns option to set pool for
 // policy and replication operations.
 func WithPool(p *ants.Pool) Option {
diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/policer.go b/pkg/services/policer/policer.go
index a68b194d..363c0b92 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/policer.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/policer.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func New(opts ...Option) *Policer {
 		cfg:   c,
 		cache: cache,
 		objsInWork: &objectsInWork{
-			objs: make(map[oid.Address]struct{}, c.maxCapacity),
+			objs: make(map[oid.Address]struct{}, c.taskPool.Cap()),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go b/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
index c73d3362..41abeb38 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func TestProcessObject(t *testing.T) {
 						gotReplicateTo = append(gotReplicateTo, int(node.PublicKey()[0]))
 					}
 				})),
+				WithPool(testPool(t)),
 			)
 
 			addrWithType := objectcore.AddressWithType{
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ func TestProcessObjectError(t *testing.T) {
 	p := New(
 		WithContainerSource(source),
 		WithBuryFunc(buryFn),
+		WithPool(testPool(t)),
 	)
 
 	addrWithType := objectcore.AddressWithType{
@@ -348,6 +350,12 @@ func TestIteratorContract(t *testing.T) {
 	}, it.calls)
 }
 
+func testPool(t *testing.T) *ants.Pool {
+	pool, err := ants.NewPool(4)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return pool
+}
+
 type nextResult struct {
 	objs []objectcore.AddressWithType
 	err  error