diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go b/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
index 9061744a..3ac4e9f4 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	cntClient "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object/acl/eacl"
 	putsvc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object/put"
+	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	netmapSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/netmap"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/user"
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ func newCachedContainerStorage(v container.Source) *ttlContainerStorage {
 	return (*ttlContainerStorage)(lruCnrCache)
 }
 
+func (s *ttlContainerStorage) handleRemoval(cnr cid.ID) {
+	(*ttlNetCache)(s).set(cnr.EncodeToString(), nil, apistatus.ContainerNotFound{})
+}
+
 // Get returns container value from the cache. If value is missing in the cache
 // or expired, then it returns value from side chain and updates the cache.
 func (s *ttlContainerStorage) Get(cnr cid.ID) (*container.Container, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/container.go b/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
index 454fb8ed..b6462978 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ func initContainerService(c *cfg) {
 		)
 	})
 
-	subscribeToContainerRemoval(c, func(e event.Event) {
-		c.log.Debug("container removal event's receipt",
-			zap.Stringer("id", e.(containerEvent.DeleteSuccess).ID),
-		)
-	})
-
 	if c.cfgMorph.disableCache {
 		c.cfgObject.eaclSource = eACLFetcher
 		cnrRdr.eacl = eACLFetcher
@@ -87,6 +81,16 @@ func initContainerService(c *cfg) {
 		cachedEACLStorage := newCachedEACLStorage(eACLFetcher)
 		cachedContainerLister := newCachedContainerLister(wrap)
 
+		subscribeToContainerRemoval(c, func(e event.Event) {
+			ev := e.(containerEvent.DeleteSuccess)
+
+			cachedContainerStorage.handleRemoval(ev.ID)
+
+			c.log.Debug("container removal event's receipt",
+				zap.Stringer("id", ev.ID),
+			)
+		})
+
 		c.cfgObject.eaclSource = cachedEACLStorage
 		c.cfgObject.cnrSource = cachedContainerStorage