diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
index 45fec21df..ccf64ca6d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
+	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +73,13 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 
 			resExists, err := sh.Exists(existsPrm)
 			if err != nil {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check object existence", err)
+				_, ok := err.(*objectSDK.SplitInfoError)
+				if ok || shard.IsErrRemoved(err) {
+					return true
+				}
+				if !shard.IsErrNotFound(err) {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check object existence", err)
+				}
 				return false
 			} else if !resExists.Exists() {
 				return false
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
index 4822752d8..a0d8549ec 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package engine
 import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
+	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +22,14 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) exists(addr oid.Address) (bool, error) {
 				return true
 			}
 
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check existence of object in shard", err)
+			_, ok := err.(*objectSDK.SplitInfoError)
+			if ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			if !shard.IsErrNotFound(err) {
+				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check existence of object in shard", err)
+			}
+			return false
 		}
 
 		if !exists {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
index 8e03c0f89..155d04be9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
+	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	cidtest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id/test"
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
+	oidtest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +30,15 @@ func TestDB_Exists(t *testing.T) {
 		exists, err := metaExists(db, object.AddressOf(regular))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.True(t, exists)
+
+		t.Run("removed object", func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := metaInhume(db, object.AddressOf(regular), oidtest.Address())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			exists, err := metaExists(db, object.AddressOf(regular))
+			require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved))
+			require.False(t, exists)
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("tombstone object", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -152,4 +163,12 @@ func TestDB_Exists(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, id1, id2)
 		})
 	})
+
+	t.Run("random object", func(t *testing.T) {
+		addr := oidtest.Address()
+
+		exists, err := metaExists(db, addr)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.False(t, exists)
+	})
 }