diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
index a7a6ac9a3..5621b51ca 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ func stringEqualMatcher(key, objVal, filterVal string) bool {
 	switch key {
 	default:
 		return objVal == filterVal
-	case v2object.FilterPropertyChildfree:
-		return (filterVal == v2object.BooleanPropertyValueTrue) == (objVal == v2object.BooleanPropertyValueTrue)
 	case v2object.FilterPropertyPhy, v2object.FilterPropertyRoot:
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
index 5782e82e5..4e27f35e9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/container"
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
-	v2object "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/test"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -174,24 +173,7 @@ func TestDB_SelectProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	lnk.SetID(testOID())
 	lnk.SetChildren(testOID())
 
-	lnkAddr := lnk.Object().Address()
-
 	require.NoError(t, db.Put(lnk.Object()))
-
-	// childfree filter
-	fs = fs[:0]
-	fs.AddChildfreeFilter()
-	testSelect(t, db, fs, childAddr, parAddr)
-
-	// non-childfree filter
-	fs = fs[:0]
-	fs.AddNonChildfreeFilter()
-	testSelect(t, db, fs, lnkAddr)
-
-	// childfree filter (with random false value)
-	fs = fs[:0]
-	fs.AddFilter(v2object.FilterPropertyChildfree, "some false value", objectSDK.MatchStringEqual)
-	testSelect(t, db, fs, lnkAddr)
 }
 
 func TestDB_Path(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
index a42f0e9fa..cda37b898 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
@@ -96,12 +96,7 @@ func addressKey(addr *objectSDK.Address) []byte {
 func objectIndices(obj *object.Object, parent bool) []bucketItem {
 	as := obj.Attributes()
 
-	res := make([]bucketItem, 0, 7+len(as)) // 7 predefined buckets and object attributes
-
-	childfreeVal := v2object.BooleanPropertyValueTrue
-	if len(obj.Children()) > 0 {
-		childfreeVal = ""
-	}
+	res := make([]bucketItem, 0, 6+len(as)) // 6 predefined buckets and object attributes
 
 	res = append(res,
 		bucketItem{
@@ -116,10 +111,6 @@ func objectIndices(obj *object.Object, parent bool) []bucketItem {
 			key: v2object.FilterHeaderOwnerID,
 			val: obj.OwnerID().String(),
 		},
-		bucketItem{
-			key: v2object.FilterPropertyChildfree,
-			val: childfreeVal,
-		},
 		bucketItem{
 			key: v2object.FilterHeaderParent,
 			val: obj.ParentID().String(),
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/search/query/v1/keys.go b/pkg/services/object/search/query/v1/keys.go
index cd062ce11..7b866ce5a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/search/query/v1/keys.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/search/query/v1/keys.go
@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@ import (
 
 // FIXME: this is a temporary solution for object fields filters
 
+// fixme: remove it, it is broken now
 func NewRightChildQuery(par *object.ID) query.Query {
 	q := &Query{
 		filters: make(object.SearchFilters, 0, 2),
 	}
 
 	q.filters.AddFilter(v2object.FilterHeaderParent, idValue(par), object.MatchStringEqual)
-	q.filters.AddFilter(v2object.FilterPropertyChildfree, v2object.BooleanPropertyValueTrue, object.MatchStringEqual)
 
 	return q
 }
 
+// fixme: remove it, it is broken now
 func NewLinkingQuery(par *object.ID) query.Query {
 	q := &Query{
 		filters: make(object.SearchFilters, 0, 2),
 	}
 
 	q.filters.AddFilter(v2object.FilterHeaderParent, idValue(par), object.MatchStringEqual)
-	q.filters.AddFilter(v2object.FilterPropertyChildfree, v2object.BooleanPropertyValueFalse, object.MatchStringEqual)
 
 	return q
 }