diff --git a/pkg/innerring/initialization.go b/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
index 7da0a9794..c4aaeda56 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ func (s *Server) createAlphaSync(cfg *viper.Viper, frostfsCli *frostfsClient.Cli
 			Log:           s.log,
 			Metrics:       s.irMetrics,
 			FrostFSClient: frostfsCli,
-			NetmapClient:  s.netmapClient,
 			AlphabetState: s,
 			EpochState:    s,
 			Voter:         s,
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/handlers_test.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/handlers_test.go
index b73e24318..87040bdef 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/handlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/handlers_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	frostfscontract "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/frostfs"
-	nmClient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/netmap"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/event/rolemanagement"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger/test"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/native/noderoles"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetSyncEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		alphabetKeys: testKeys.mainnetKeys,
 	}
 	f := &testFrostFSClient{}
-	nm := &testNetmapClient{}
 
 	proc, err := New(
 		&Params{
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetSyncEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			MorphClient:   m,
 			MainnetClient: mn,
 			FrostFSClient: f,
-			NetmapClient:  nm,
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -73,10 +70,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetSyncEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, v.votes, "invalid vote calls")
 
-	var irUpdateExp []nmClient.UpdateIRPrm
-
-	require.EqualValues(t, irUpdateExp, nm.updates, "invalid IR updates")
-
 	var expAlphabetUpdate client.UpdateAlphabetListPrm
 	expAlphabetUpdate.SetHash(ev.txHash)
 	expAlphabetUpdate.SetList(testKeys.newInnerRingExp)
@@ -119,7 +112,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetDesignateEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		alphabetKeys: testKeys.mainnetKeys,
 	}
 	f := &testFrostFSClient{}
-	nm := &testNetmapClient{}
 
 	proc, err := New(
 		&Params{
@@ -131,7 +123,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetDesignateEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			MorphClient:   m,
 			MainnetClient: mn,
 			FrostFSClient: f,
-			NetmapClient:  nm,
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -155,9 +146,6 @@ func TestHandleAlphabetDesignateEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, v.votes, "invalid vote calls")
 
-	var irUpdatesExp []nmClient.UpdateIRPrm
-	require.EqualValues(t, irUpdatesExp, nm.updates, "invalid IR updates")
-
 	var alpabetUpdExp client.UpdateAlphabetListPrm
 	alpabetUpdExp.SetList(testKeys.newInnerRingExp)
 	alpabetUpdExp.SetHash(ev.TxHash)
@@ -293,12 +281,3 @@ func (c *testFrostFSClient) AlphabetUpdate(p frostfscontract.AlphabetUpdatePrm)
 	c.updates = append(c.updates, p)
 	return nil
 }
-
-type testNetmapClient struct {
-	updates []nmClient.UpdateIRPrm
-}
-
-func (c *testNetmapClient) UpdateInnerRing(p nmClient.UpdateIRPrm) error {
-	c.updates = append(c.updates, p)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/processor.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/processor.go
index fa267eade..6daea417e 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/governance/processor.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ type (
 		metrics       metrics.Register
 		pool          *ants.Pool
 		frostfsClient FrostFSClient
-		netmapClient  NetmapClient
 
 		alphabetState AlphabetState
 		epochState    EpochState
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ type (
 		MorphClient   MorphClient
 		MainnetClient MainnetClient
 		FrostFSClient FrostFSClient
-		NetmapClient  NetmapClient
 	}
 )
 
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ func New(p *Params) (*Processor, error) {
 		metrics:       metricsRegister,
 		pool:          pool,
 		frostfsClient: p.FrostFSClient,
-		netmapClient:  p.NetmapClient,
 		alphabetState: p.AlphabetState,
 		epochState:    p.EpochState,
 		voter:         p.Voter,