diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
index 5d8e4d263..4f983a12a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
@@ -248,19 +248,11 @@ func putUniqueIndexes(
 	}
 
 	// index root object
-	if obj.Type() == objectSDK.TypeRegular && !obj.HasParent() {
-		var (
-			err       error
-			splitInfo []byte
-		)
-
-		if isParent {
-			splitInfo, err = si.Marshal()
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("can't marshal split info: %w", err)
-			}
+	if obj.Type() == objectSDK.TypeRegular && !obj.HasParent() && isParent {
+		splitInfo, err := si.Marshal()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't marshal split info: %w", err)
 		}
-
 		err = putUniqueIndexItem(tx, namedBucketItem{
 			name: rootBucketName(cnr, bucketName),
 			key:  objKey,
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
index 9ff2fd65e..9433135c1 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestDB_SelectRootPhyParent(t *testing.T) {
 		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
 		fs.AddRootFilter()
 		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
-			object.AddressOf(small),
+			// object.AddressOf(small),
 			object.AddressOf(parent),
 		)