diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
index 8d1e18729..915de5262 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (db *DB) inhumeTx(tx *bbolt.Tx, epoch uint64, prm InhumePrm, res *InhumeRes
 	garbageBKT := tx.Bucket(garbageBucketName)
 	graveyardBKT := tx.Bucket(graveyardBucketName)
 
-	bkt, value, err := db.getInhumeTargetBucketAndValue(garbageBKT, graveyardBKT, &prm)
+	bkt, value, err := db.getInhumeTargetBucketAndValue(garbageBKT, graveyardBKT, prm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (db *DB) applyInhumeResToCounters(tx *bbolt.Tx, res *InhumeRes) error {
 //  1. tombstone address if Inhume was called with
 //     a Tombstone
 //  2. zeroValue if Inhume was called with a GC mark
-func (db *DB) getInhumeTargetBucketAndValue(garbageBKT, graveyardBKT *bbolt.Bucket, prm *InhumePrm) (targetBucket *bbolt.Bucket, value []byte, err error) {
+func (db *DB) getInhumeTargetBucketAndValue(garbageBKT, graveyardBKT *bbolt.Bucket, prm InhumePrm) (targetBucket *bbolt.Bucket, value []byte, err error) {
 	if prm.tomb != nil {
 		targetBucket = graveyardBKT
 		tombKey := addressKey(*prm.tomb, make([]byte, addressKeySize))