diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index c4adeff2b..e33b8b385 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg"
 	apiclient "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/netmap"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
 	netmapV2 "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/netmap"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-node/config"
 	apiclientconfig "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-node/config/apiclient"
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ type cfg struct {
 
 	key *keys.PrivateKey
 
+	ownerIDFromKey *owner.ID // owner ID calculated from key
+
 	apiVersion *pkg.Version
 
 	cfgGRPC cfgGRPC
@@ -221,9 +224,15 @@ func initCfg(path string) *cfg {
 
 	key := nodeconfig.Key(appCfg)
 
+	neo3Wallet, err := owner.NEO3WalletFromPublicKey(&key.PrivateKey.PublicKey)
+	fatalOnErr(err)
+
+	ownerIDFromKey := owner.NewID()
+	ownerIDFromKey.SetNeo3Wallet(neo3Wallet)
+
 	var logPrm logger.Prm
 
-	err := logPrm.SetLevelString(
+	err = logPrm.SetLevelString(
 		loggerconfig.Level(appCfg),
 	)
 	fatalOnErr(err)
@@ -297,6 +306,8 @@ func initCfg(path string) *cfg {
 			apiclient.WithDialTimeout(apiclientconfig.DialTimeout(appCfg)),
 		),
 		persistate: persistate,
+
+		ownerIDFromKey: ownerIDFromKey,
 	}
 
 	if metricsconfig.Address(c.appCfg) != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
index c27f666a4..91f4821f3 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
@@ -120,14 +120,22 @@ func (r *localObjectInhumer) DeleteObjects(ts *objectSDK.Address, addr ...*objec
 
 type delNetInfo struct {
 	netmap.State
-
 	tsLifetime uint64
+
+	cfg *cfg
 }
 
 func (i *delNetInfo) TombstoneLifetime() (uint64, error) {
 	return i.tsLifetime, nil
 }
 
+// returns node owner ID calculated from configured private key.
+//
+// Implements method needed for Object.Delete service.
+func (i *delNetInfo) LocalNodeID() *owner.ID {
+	return i.cfg.ownerIDFromKey
+}
+
 type innerRingFetcherWithNotary struct {
 	sidechain *morphClient.Client
 }
@@ -334,6 +342,8 @@ func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
 		deletesvc.WithNetworkInfo(&delNetInfo{
 			State:      c.cfgNetmap.state,
 			tsLifetime: 5,
+
+			cfg: c,
 		}),
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go b/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
index 07bea7123..094e81b2b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
@@ -232,9 +232,15 @@ func (exec *execCtx) initTombstoneObject() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	tombOwnerID := exec.commonParameters().SessionToken().OwnerID()
+	if tombOwnerID == nil {
+		// make local node a tombstone object owner
+		tombOwnerID = exec.svc.netInfo.LocalNodeID()
+	}
+
 	exec.tombstoneObj = object.NewRaw()
 	exec.tombstoneObj.SetContainerID(exec.containerID())
-	exec.tombstoneObj.SetOwnerID(exec.commonParameters().SessionToken().OwnerID())
+	exec.tombstoneObj.SetOwnerID(tombOwnerID)
 	exec.tombstoneObj.SetType(objectSDK.TypeTombstone)
 	exec.tombstoneObj.SetPayload(payload)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/delete/service.go b/pkg/services/object/delete/service.go
index bb1017972..81f943ea6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/delete/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/delete/service.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package deletesvc
 
 import (
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/netmap"
 	getsvc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object/get"
 	putsvc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object/put"
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ type NetworkInfo interface {
 	// Must return the lifespan of the tombstones
 	// in the NeoFS epochs.
 	TombstoneLifetime() (uint64, error)
+
+	// Returns user ID of the local storage node. Result must not be nil.
+	// New tombstone objects will have the result as an owner ID if removal is executed w/o a session.
+	LocalNodeID() *owner.ID
 }
 
 type cfg struct {