diff --git a/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go b/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
index 22928dcd5..c2f92950f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/delete/exec.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+var errDeleteECChunk = errors.New("invalid operation: delete EC object chunk")
+
 type execCtx struct {
 	svc *Service
 
@@ -66,13 +68,16 @@ func (exec *execCtx) newAddress(id oid.ID) oid.Address {
 }
 
 func (exec *execCtx) formExtendedInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
-	_, err := exec.svc.header.head(ctx, exec)
+	obj, err := exec.svc.header.head(ctx, exec)
 
 	var errSplitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
 	var errECInfo *objectSDK.ECInfoError
 
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
+		if ech := obj.ECHeader(); ech != nil {
+			return errDeleteECChunk
+		}
 		return nil
 	case errors.As(err, &errSplitInfo):
 		exec.splitInfo = errSplitInfo.SplitInfo()