diff --git a/internal/logs/logs.go b/internal/logs/logs.go
index 97b18952..87e4e0b4 100644
--- a/internal/logs/logs.go
+++ b/internal/logs/logs.go
@@ -542,6 +542,6 @@ const (
 	StartedWritecacheSealAsync                                           = "started writecache seal async"
 	WritecacheSealCompletedAsync                                         = "writecache seal completed successfully"
 	FailedToSealWritecacheAsync                                          = "failed to seal writecache async"
-	WritecacheShrinkSkippedNotEmpty                                      = "writecache shrink skipped: database is not empty"
+	WritecacheShrinkSkippedNotEmpty                                      = "writecache shrink skipped: not empty"
 	BlobovniczatreeFailedToRemoveRebuildTempFile                         = "failed to remove rebuild temp file"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
similarity index 94%
rename from pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go
rename to pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
index f1e6a619..ff38de40 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cachebbolt.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/cache.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package writecache
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ type cache struct {
 	cancel atomic.Value
 	// wg is a wait group for flush workers.
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
-	// store contains underlying database.
-	store
 	// fsTree contains big files stored directly on file-system.
 	fsTree *fstree.FSTree
 }
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ func New(opts ...Option) Cache {
 			maxCacheSize:    defaultMaxCacheSize,
 			maxBatchSize:    bbolt.DefaultMaxBatchSize,
 			maxBatchDelay:   bbolt.DefaultMaxBatchDelay,
-			openFile:        os.OpenFile,
 			metrics:         DefaultMetrics(),
 		},
 	}
@@ -102,13 +99,15 @@ func (c *cache) Open(_ context.Context, mod mode.Mode) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return metaerr.Wrap(err)
 	}
-
 	return metaerr.Wrap(c.initCounters())
 }
 
 // Init runs necessary services.
 func (c *cache) Init() error {
 	c.metrics.SetMode(mode.ConvertToComponentModeDegraded(c.mode))
+	if err := c.flushAndDropBBoltDB(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flush previous version write-cache database: %w", err)
+	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	c.cancel.Store(cancel)
 	c.runFlushLoop(ctx)
@@ -132,10 +131,10 @@ func (c *cache) Close() error {
 	defer c.modeMtx.Unlock()
 
 	var err error
-	if c.db != nil {
-		err = c.db.Close()
+	if c.fsTree != nil {
+		err = c.fsTree.Close()
 		if err != nil {
-			c.db = nil
+			c.fsTree = nil
 		}
 	}
 	c.metrics.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
index b1a0511e..dda28443 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/delete.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package writecache
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"math"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -45,46 +43,11 @@ func (c *cache) Delete(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) error {
 		return ErrDegraded
 	}
 
-	saddr := addr.EncodeToString()
-
-	var dataSize int
-	_ = c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		dataSize = len(b.Get([]byte(saddr)))
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	if dataSize > 0 {
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		var recordDeleted bool
-		err := c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(saddr)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			err := b.Delete(key)
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(saddr),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db DELETE"),
-		)
-		if recordDeleted {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(math.MaxUint64)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-		deleted = true
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	storageType = StorageTypeFSTree
 	_, err := c.fsTree.Delete(ctx, common.DeletePrm{Address: addr})
 	if err == nil {
 		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(saddr),
+			storagelog.AddressField(addr.EncodeToString()),
 			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
 			storagelog.OpField("fstree DELETE"),
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
index 930ac843..074756e3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
@@ -16,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
@@ -24,10 +26,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// flushBatchSize is amount of keys which will be read from cache to be flushed
-	// to the main storage. It is used to reduce contention between cache put
-	// and cache persist.
-	flushBatchSize = 512
 	// defaultFlushWorkersCount is number of workers for putting objects in main storage.
 	defaultFlushWorkersCount = 20
 	// defaultFlushInterval is default time interval between successive flushes.
@@ -41,112 +39,11 @@ func (c *cache) runFlushLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.disableBackgroundFlush {
 		return
 	}
-	for range c.workersCount {
-		c.wg.Add(1)
-		go c.workerFlushSmall(ctx)
-	}
-
 	c.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		c.workerFlushBig(ctx)
 		c.wg.Done()
 	}()
-
-	c.wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer c.wg.Done()
-
-		tt := time.NewTimer(defaultFlushInterval)
-		defer tt.Stop()
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-tt.C:
-				c.flushSmallObjects(ctx)
-				tt.Reset(defaultFlushInterval)
-				c.estimateCacheSize()
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-}
-
-func (c *cache) flushSmallObjects(ctx context.Context) {
-	var lastKey []byte
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-
-		var m []objectInfo
-
-		c.modeMtx.RLock()
-		if c.readOnly() {
-			c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-			time.Sleep(time.Second)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// We put objects in batches of fixed size to not interfere with main put cycle a lot.
-		_ = c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			cs := b.Cursor()
-
-			var k, v []byte
-
-			if len(lastKey) == 0 {
-				k, v = cs.First()
-			} else {
-				k, v = cs.Seek(lastKey)
-				if bytes.Equal(k, lastKey) {
-					k, v = cs.Next()
-				}
-			}
-
-			for ; k != nil && len(m) < flushBatchSize; k, v = cs.Next() {
-				if len(lastKey) == len(k) {
-					copy(lastKey, k)
-				} else {
-					lastKey = bytes.Clone(k)
-				}
-
-				m = append(m, objectInfo{
-					addr: string(k),
-					data: bytes.Clone(v),
-				})
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
-
-		var count int
-		for i := range m {
-			obj := objectSDK.New()
-			if err := obj.Unmarshal(m[i].data); err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			m[i].obj = obj
-
-			count++
-			select {
-			case c.flushCh <- m[i]:
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		c.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-		if count == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-
-		c.log.Debug(logs.WritecacheTriedToFlushItemsFromWritecache,
-			zap.Int("count", count),
-			zap.String("start", base58.Encode(lastKey)))
-	}
 }
 
 func (c *cache) workerFlushBig(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -197,9 +94,6 @@ func (c *cache) flushFSTree(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
 
 		err = c.flushObject(ctx, &obj, e.ObjectData, StorageTypeFSTree)
 		if err != nil {
-			if ignoreErrors {
-				return nil
-			}
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -211,29 +105,6 @@ func (c *cache) flushFSTree(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// workerFlushSmall writes small objects to the main storage.
-func (c *cache) workerFlushSmall(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer c.wg.Done()
-
-	var objInfo objectInfo
-	for {
-		// Give priority to direct put.
-		select {
-		case objInfo = <-c.flushCh:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		}
-
-		err := c.flushObject(ctx, objInfo.obj, objInfo.data, StorageTypeDB)
-		if err != nil {
-			// Error is handled in flushObject.
-			continue
-		}
-
-		c.deleteFromDB(objInfo.addr, true)
-	}
-}
-
 // flushObject is used to write object directly to the main storage.
 func (c *cache) flushObject(ctx context.Context, obj *objectSDK.Object, data []byte, st StorageType) error {
 	var err error
@@ -300,13 +171,33 @@ func (c *cache) Flush(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors, seal bool) error {
 }
 
 func (c *cache) flush(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
-	if err := c.flushFSTree(ctx, ignoreErrors); err != nil {
-		return err
+	return c.flushFSTree(ctx, ignoreErrors)
+}
+
+type batchItem struct {
+	data    []byte
+	address string
+}
+
+func (c *cache) flushAndDropBBoltDB(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(c.path, dbName))
+	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not check write-cache database existence: %w", err)
+	}
+	db, err := OpenDB(c.path, true, os.OpenFile, c.pageSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not open write-cache database: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = db.Close()
+	}()
 
 	var last string
 	for {
-		batch, err := c.readNextDBBatch(ignoreErrors, last)
+		batch, err := c.readNextDBBatch(db, last)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -316,32 +207,27 @@ func (c *cache) flush(ctx context.Context, ignoreErrors bool) error {
 		for _, item := range batch {
 			var obj objectSDK.Object
 			if err := obj.Unmarshal(item.data); err != nil {
-				c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantDecodeDBObjectAddress, item.address, metaerr.Wrap(err))
-				if ignoreErrors {
-					continue
-				}
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal object from database: %w", err)
 			}
-
 			if err := c.flushObject(ctx, &obj, item.data, StorageTypeDB); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("flush object from database: %w", err)
 			}
-			c.deleteFromDB(item.address, false)
 		}
 		last = batch[len(batch)-1].address
 	}
+	if err := db.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("close write-cache database: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(c.path, dbName)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove write-cache database: %w", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-type batchItem struct {
-	data    []byte
-	address string
-}
-
-func (c *cache) readNextDBBatch(ignoreErrors bool, last string) ([]batchItem, error) {
+func (c *cache) readNextDBBatch(db *bbolt.DB, last string) ([]batchItem, error) {
 	const batchSize = 100
 	var batch []batchItem
-	err := c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+	err := db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		var addr oid.Address
 
 		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
@@ -352,11 +238,7 @@ func (c *cache) readNextDBBatch(ignoreErrors bool, last string) ([]batchItem, er
 				continue
 			}
 			if err := addr.DecodeString(sa); err != nil {
-				c.reportFlushError(logs.FSTreeCantDecodeDBObjectAddress, sa, metaerr.Wrap(err))
-				if ignoreErrors {
-					continue
-				}
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("decode address from database: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			batch = append(batch, batchItem{data: bytes.Clone(data), address: sa})
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
index a637da45..9c7e240e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/flush_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	oidtest "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -47,31 +46,6 @@ func TestFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	failures := []TestFailureInjector[Option]{
-		{
-			Desc: "db, invalid address",
-			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
-				c := wc.(*cache)
-				obj := testutil.GenerateObject()
-				data, err := obj.Marshal()
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.NoError(t, c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-					b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-					return b.Put([]byte{1, 2, 3}, data)
-				}))
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			Desc: "db, invalid object",
-			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
-				c := wc.(*cache)
-				require.NoError(t, c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-					b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-					k := []byte(oidtest.Address().EncodeToString())
-					v := []byte{1, 2, 3}
-					return b.Put(k, v)
-				}))
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			Desc: "fs, read error",
 			InjectFn: func(t *testing.T, wc Cache) {
@@ -263,7 +237,7 @@ func check(t *testing.T, mb *meta.DB, bs *blobstor.BlobStor, objects []objectPai
 		prm.StorageID = mRes.StorageID()
 
 		res, err := bs.Get(context.Background(), prm)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err, objects[i].addr)
 		require.Equal(t, objects[i].obj, res.Object)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
index bf26833b..c0847a65 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func (c *cache) Get(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, e
 		return nil, ErrDegraded
 	}
 
-	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, saddr, addr)
+	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, addr)
 	return obj, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, saddr string, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
+func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
 	found := false
 	storageType := StorageTypeUndefined
 	startedAt := time.Now()
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ func (c *cache) getInternal(ctx context.Context, saddr string, addr oid.Address)
 		c.metrics.Get(time.Since(startedAt), found, storageType)
 	}()
 
-	value, err := Get(c.db, []byte(saddr))
-	if err == nil {
-		obj := objectSDK.New()
-		found = true
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		return obj, obj.Unmarshal(value)
-	}
-
 	res, err := c.fsTree.Get(ctx, common.GetPrm{Address: addr})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
@@ -87,7 +79,7 @@ func (c *cache) Head(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object,
 		return nil, ErrDegraded
 	}
 
-	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, saddr, addr)
+	obj, err := c.getInternal(ctx, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
index 44da9b36..d12dd603 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode.go
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *cache) setMode(ctx context.Context, m mode.Mode, prm setModePrm) error
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := c.closeDB(prm.shrink); err != nil {
+	if err := c.closeStorage(ctx, prm.shrink); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -78,33 +77,37 @@ func (c *cache) setMode(ctx context.Context, m mode.Mode, prm setModePrm) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *cache) closeDB(shrink bool) error {
-	if c.db == nil {
+func (c *cache) closeStorage(ctx context.Context, shrink bool) error {
+	if c.fsTree == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if !shrink {
-		if err := c.db.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("can't close write-cache database: %w", err)
+		if err := c.fsTree.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't close write-cache storage: %w", err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var empty bool
-	err := c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		empty = b == nil || b.Stats().KeyN == 0
-		return nil
+	empty := true
+	_, err := c.fsTree.Iterate(ctx, common.IteratePrm{
+		Handler: func(common.IterationElement) error {
+			return errIterationCompleted
+		},
 	})
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, bbolt.ErrDatabaseNotOpen) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check DB items: %w", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, errIterationCompleted) {
+			empty = false
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to check write-cache items: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
-	if err := c.db.Close(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't close write-cache database: %w", err)
+	if err := c.fsTree.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't close write-cache storage: %w", err)
 	}
 	if empty {
-		err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(c.path, dbName))
+		err := os.RemoveAll(c.path)
 		if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove DB file: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove write-cache files: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		c.log.Info(logs.WritecacheShrinkSkippedNotEmpty)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go
index f684c15b..70cfe838 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/mode_test.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ func TestMode(t *testing.T) {
 		WithPath(t.TempDir()))
 
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Open(context.Background(), mode.DegradedReadOnly))
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
+	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).fsTree)
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Init())
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
+	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).fsTree)
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Close())
 
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Open(context.Background(), mode.Degraded))
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
+	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).fsTree)
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Init())
-	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).db)
+	require.Nil(t, wc.(*cache).fsTree)
 	require.NoError(t, wc.Close())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
index 980cf930..7845c5da 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/options.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger"
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ type options struct {
 	noSync bool
 	// reportError is the function called when encountering disk errors in background workers.
 	reportError func(string, error)
-	// openFile is the function called internally by bbolt to open database files. Useful for hermetic testing.
-	openFile func(string, int, fs.FileMode) (*os.File, error)
 	// metrics is metrics implementation
 	metrics Metrics
 	// disableBackgroundFlush is for testing purposes only.
@@ -155,13 +151,6 @@ func WithReportErrorFunc(f func(string, error)) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithOpenFile sets the OpenFile function to use internally by bolt. Useful for hermetic testing.
-func WithOpenFile(f func(string, int, fs.FileMode) (*os.File, error)) Option {
-	return func(o *options) {
-		o.openFile = f
-	}
-}
-
 // WithMetrics sets metrics implementation.
 func WithMetrics(metrics Metrics) Option {
 	return func(o *options) {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
index ae0e8b77..c53067be 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/put.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	storagelog "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/log"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
@@ -50,62 +49,16 @@ func (c *cache) Put(ctx context.Context, prm common.PutPrm) (common.PutRes, erro
 		return common.PutRes{}, ErrBigObject
 	}
 
-	oi := objectInfo{
-		addr: prm.Address.EncodeToString(),
-		obj:  prm.Object,
-		data: prm.RawData,
-	}
-
-	if sz <= c.smallObjectSize {
-		storageType = StorageTypeDB
-		err := c.putSmall(oi)
-		if err == nil {
-			added = true
-		}
-		return common.PutRes{}, err
-	}
-
 	storageType = StorageTypeFSTree
-	err := c.putBig(ctx, oi.addr, prm)
+	err := c.putBig(ctx, prm)
 	if err == nil {
 		added = true
 	}
 	return common.PutRes{}, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-// putSmall persists small objects to the write-cache database and
-// pushes the to the flush workers queue.
-func (c *cache) putSmall(obj objectInfo) error {
-	if !c.hasEnoughSpaceDB() {
-		return ErrOutOfSpace
-	}
-
-	var newRecord bool
-	err := c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		key := []byte(obj.addr)
-		newRecord = b.Get(key) == nil
-		if newRecord {
-			return b.Put(key, obj.data)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err == nil {
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(obj.addr),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db PUT"),
-		)
-		if newRecord {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(1)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
 // putBig writes object to FSTree and pushes it to the flush workers queue.
-func (c *cache) putBig(ctx context.Context, addr string, prm common.PutPrm) error {
+func (c *cache) putBig(ctx context.Context, prm common.PutPrm) error {
 	if !c.hasEnoughSpaceFS() {
 		return ErrOutOfSpace
 	}
@@ -116,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *cache) putBig(ctx context.Context, addr string, prm common.PutPrm) erro
 	}
 
 	storagelog.Write(c.log,
-		storagelog.AddressField(addr),
+		storagelog.AddressField(prm.Address.EncodeToString()),
 		storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
 		storagelog.OpField("fstree PUT"),
 	)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
index d03f4a63..e4e22f40 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/state.go
@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
 package writecache
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/fstree"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
 func (c *cache) estimateCacheSize() (uint64, uint64) {
-	dbCount := c.objCounters.DB()
 	fsCount := c.objCounters.FS()
-	if fsCount > 0 {
-		fsCount-- // db file
-	}
-	dbSize := dbCount * c.smallObjectSize
 	fsSize := fsCount * c.maxObjectSize
-	c.metrics.SetEstimateSize(dbSize, fsSize)
-	c.metrics.SetActualCounters(dbCount, fsCount)
-	return dbCount + fsCount, dbSize + fsSize
-}
-
-func (c *cache) hasEnoughSpaceDB() bool {
-	return c.hasEnoughSpace(c.smallObjectSize)
+	c.metrics.SetEstimateSize(0, fsSize)
+	c.metrics.SetActualCounters(0, fsCount)
+	return fsCount, fsSize
 }
 
 func (c *cache) hasEnoughSpaceFS() bool {
@@ -41,11 +30,7 @@ func (c *cache) hasEnoughSpace(objectSize uint64) bool {
 var _ fstree.FileCounter = &counters{}
 
 type counters struct {
-	cDB, cFS atomic.Uint64
-}
-
-func (x *counters) DB() uint64 {
-	return x.cDB.Load()
+	cFS atomic.Uint64
 }
 
 func (x *counters) FS() uint64 {
@@ -68,18 +53,6 @@ func (x *counters) Dec() {
 }
 
 func (c *cache) initCounters() error {
-	var inDB uint64
-	err := c.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-		if b != nil {
-			inDB = uint64(b.Stats().KeyN)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not read write-cache DB counter: %w", err)
-	}
-	c.objCounters.cDB.Store(inDB)
 	c.estimateCacheSize()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
index 57021cc1..309bd2a6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/storage.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package writecache
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
@@ -14,16 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-// store represents persistent storage with in-memory LRU cache
-// for flushed items on top of it.
-type store struct {
-	db *bbolt.DB
-}
-
 const dbName = "small.bolt"
 
 func (c *cache) openStore(mod mode.ComponentMode) error {
@@ -32,24 +24,6 @@ func (c *cache) openStore(mod mode.ComponentMode) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.db, err = OpenDB(c.path, mod.ReadOnly(), c.openFile, c.pageSize)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not open database: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	c.db.MaxBatchSize = c.maxBatchSize
-	c.db.MaxBatchDelay = c.maxBatchDelay
-
-	if !mod.ReadOnly() {
-		err = c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(defaultBucket)
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not create default bucket: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	c.fsTree = fstree.New(
 		fstree.WithPath(c.path),
 		fstree.WithPerm(os.ModePerm),
@@ -68,41 +42,6 @@ func (c *cache) openStore(mod mode.ComponentMode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *cache) deleteFromDB(key string, batched bool) {
-	var recordDeleted bool
-	var err error
-	if batched {
-		err = c.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(key)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			return b.Delete(key)
-		})
-	} else {
-		err = c.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-			b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)
-			key := []byte(key)
-			recordDeleted = b.Get(key) != nil
-			return b.Delete(key)
-		})
-	}
-
-	if err == nil {
-		c.metrics.Evict(StorageTypeDB)
-		storagelog.Write(c.log,
-			storagelog.AddressField(key),
-			storagelog.StorageTypeField(wcStorageType),
-			storagelog.OpField("db DELETE"),
-		)
-		if recordDeleted {
-			c.objCounters.cDB.Add(math.MaxUint64)
-			c.estimateCacheSize()
-		}
-	} else {
-		c.log.Error(logs.WritecacheCantRemoveObjectsFromTheDatabase, zap.Error(err))
-	}
-}
-
 func (c *cache) deleteFromDisk(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) {
 	_, err := c.fsTree.Delete(ctx, common.DeletePrm{Address: addr})
 	if err != nil && !client.IsErrObjectNotFound(err) {