diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/forest.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/forest.go
index 1110927f9..4286bdef5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/forest.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/forest.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (f *memoryForest) TreeGetMeta(_ context.Context, cid cid.ID, treeID string,
 		return Meta{}, 0, ErrTreeNotFound
 	}
 
-	return s.getMeta(nodeID), s.infoMap[nodeID].Parent, nil
+	return s.infoMap[nodeID].Meta, s.infoMap[nodeID].Parent, nil
 }
 
 // TreeGetChildren implements the Forest interface.
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/inmemory.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/inmemory.go
index b836d4fb8..1bde312ac 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/inmemory.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/inmemory.go
@@ -204,8 +204,3 @@ func (t tree) getByPath(attr string, path []string, latest bool) []Node {
 
 	return nodes
 }
-
-// getMeta returns meta information of node n.
-func (t tree) getMeta(n Node) Meta {
-	return t.infoMap[n].Meta
-}