diff --git a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
index 28b30532..74926b0c 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
@@ -48,13 +48,9 @@ func defaultConfiguration(cfg *viper.Viper) {
 	cfg.SetDefault("node.persistent_state.path", ".neofs-ir-state")
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("morph.endpoint.client", "")
-	cfg.SetDefault("morph.endpoint.notification", "")
-	cfg.SetDefault("morph.dial_timeout", "10s")
 	cfg.SetDefault("morph.validators", []string{})
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.endpoint.client", "")
-	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.endpoint.notification", "")
-	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.dial_timeout", "10s")
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("wallet.path", "")     // inner ring node NEP-6 wallet
 	cfg.SetDefault("wallet.address", "")  // account address
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config.go
index 8cbd9ac7..2a177b66 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config.go
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ func RPCEndpoint(c *config.Config) []string {
 	return v
 }
 
-// NotificationEndpoint returns list of values of "notification_endpoint" config
-// parameter from "morph" section.
-//
-// Throws panic if list is empty.
-func NotificationEndpoint(c *config.Config) []string {
-	v := config.StringSliceSafe(c.Sub(subsection), "notification_endpoint")
-	if len(v) == 0 {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("no morph chain notification endpoints, see `morph.notification_endpoint` section"))
-	}
-
-	return v
-}
-
 // DialTimeout returns value of "dial_timeout" config parameter
 // from "morph" section.
 //
@@ -68,14 +55,3 @@ func DialTimeout(c *config.Config) time.Duration {
 func DisableCache(c *config.Config) bool {
 	return config.BoolSafe(c.Sub(subsection), "disable_cache")
 }
-
-// MaxConnPerHost return value of "max_connections_per_host" config
-// parameter from "morph" section.
-func MaxConnPerHost(c *config.Config) int {
-	v := config.Uint32Safe(c.Sub(subsection), "max_connections_per_host")
-	if v > 0 {
-		return int(v)
-	}
-
-	return MaxConnPerHostDefault
-}
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config_test.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config_test.go
index 3fef69a4..204fc7a5 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/morph/config_test.go
@@ -15,21 +15,14 @@ func TestMorphSection(t *testing.T) {
 		empty := configtest.EmptyConfig()
 
 		require.Panics(t, func() { morphconfig.RPCEndpoint(empty) })
-		require.Panics(t, func() { morphconfig.NotificationEndpoint(empty) })
 		require.Equal(t, morphconfig.DialTimeoutDefault, morphconfig.DialTimeout(empty))
 		require.Equal(t, false, morphconfig.DisableCache(empty))
-		require.Equal(t, 10, morphconfig.MaxConnPerHost(empty))
 	})
 
 	const path = "../../../../config/example/node"
 
 	var (
 		rpcs = []string{
-			"https://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341",
-			"https://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341",
-		}
-
-		wss = []string{
 			"wss://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws",
 			"wss://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws",
 		}
@@ -37,10 +30,8 @@ func TestMorphSection(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var fileConfigTest = func(c *config.Config) {
 		require.Equal(t, rpcs, morphconfig.RPCEndpoint(c))
-		require.Equal(t, wss, morphconfig.NotificationEndpoint(c))
 		require.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, morphconfig.DialTimeout(c))
 		require.Equal(t, true, morphconfig.DisableCache(c))
-		require.Equal(t, 11, morphconfig.MaxConnPerHost(c))
 	}
 
 	configtest.ForEachFileType(path, fileConfigTest)
diff --git a/config/example/node.env b/config/example/node.env
index f6b80ec6..4a89fdf0 100644
--- a/config/example/node.env
+++ b/config/example/node.env
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ NEOFS_CONTRACTS_PROXY=ad7c6b55b737b696e5c82c85445040964a03e97f
 # Morph chain section
 NEOFS_MORPH_DIAL_TIMEOUT=30s
 NEOFS_MORPH_DISABLE_CACHE=true
-NEOFS_MORPH_RPC_ENDPOINT="https://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341 https://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341"
-NEOFS_MORPH_NOTIFICATION_ENDPOINT="wss://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws wss://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws"
-NEOFS_MORPH_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOST=11
+NEOFS_MORPH_RPC_ENDPOINT="wss://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws wss://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws"
 
 # Main chain section (optional)
 NEOFS_MAINCHAIN_DIAL_TIMEOUT=30s
diff --git a/config/example/node.json b/config/example/node.json
index 2ff17e93..de515fd9 100644
--- a/config/example/node.json
+++ b/config/example/node.json
@@ -94,14 +94,9 @@
     "dial_timeout": "30s",
     "disable_cache": true,
     "rpc_endpoint": [
-      "https://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341",
-      "https://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341"
-    ],
-    "notification_endpoint": [
       "wss://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws",
       "wss://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws"
-    ],
-    "max_connections_per_host": 11
+    ]
   },
   "mainchain": {
     "dial_timeout": "30s",
diff --git a/config/example/node.yaml b/config/example/node.yaml
index a0f2a74b..676dba95 100644
--- a/config/example/node.yaml
+++ b/config/example/node.yaml
@@ -79,12 +79,8 @@ morph:
   dial_timeout: 30s  # timeout for side chain NEO RPC client connection
   disable_cache: true  # do not use TTL cache for side chain GET operations
   rpc_endpoint:  # side chain NEO RPC endpoints; are shuffled and used one by one until the first success
-    - https://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341
-    - https://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341
-  notification_endpoint:  # side chain NEO RPC notification endpoints; are shuffled and used only the first non-error one
     - wss://rpc1.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws
     - wss://rpc2.morph.fs.neo.org:40341/ws
-  max_connections_per_host: 11  # maximum of open connections per one host
 
 mainchain:  # DEPRECATED section, is not used and not read
   dial_timeout: 30s  # timeout for main chain NEO RPC client connection
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 21945185..9d11b656 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -921,12 +921,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 }
 
 func createListener(ctx context.Context, cli *client.Client, p *chainParams) (event.Listener, error) {
-	// config name left unchanged for compatibility, may be its better to rename it to "endpoints"
-	endpoints := p.cfg.GetStringSlice(p.name + ".endpoint.notification")
-	if len(endpoints) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("missing morph notification endpoints")
-	}
-
 	var (
 		sub subscriber.Subscriber
 		err error