diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
index f86d2ff8a..143aa1ca6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr *addressSDK.Address, prm *shard.InhumePr
 }
 
 func (e *StorageEngine) processExpiredTombstones(ctx context.Context, addrs []*addressSDK.Address) {
-	tss := make(map[string]struct{}, len(addrs))
+	tss := make(map[string]*addressSDK.Address, len(addrs))
 
 	for i := range addrs {
-		tss[addrs[i].String()] = struct{}{}
+		tss[addrs[i].String()] = addrs[i]
 	}
 
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
index 65fb4493b..3d463e49c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ func objectType(tx *bbolt.Tx, cid *cid.ID, oidBytes []byte) object.Type {
 // Returns other errors of h directly.
 //
 // Does not modify tss.
-func (db *DB) IterateCoveredByTombstones(tss map[string]struct{}, h func(*addressSDK.Address) error) error {
+func (db *DB) IterateCoveredByTombstones(tss map[string]*addressSDK.Address, h func(*addressSDK.Address) error) error {
 	return db.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		return db.iterateCoveredByTombstones(tx, tss, h)
 	})
 }
 
-func (db *DB) iterateCoveredByTombstones(tx *bbolt.Tx, tss map[string]struct{}, h func(*addressSDK.Address) error) error {
+func (db *DB) iterateCoveredByTombstones(tx *bbolt.Tx, tss map[string]*addressSDK.Address, h func(*addressSDK.Address) error) error {
 	bktGraveyard := tx.Bucket(graveyardBucketName)
 	if bktGraveyard == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
index b3300759a..deb218cee 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func TestDB_IterateCoveredByTombstones(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var handled []*addressSDK.Address
 
-	tss := map[string]struct{}{
-		ts.String(): {},
+	tss := map[string]*addressSDK.Address{
+		ts.String(): ts,
 	}
 
 	err = db.IterateCoveredByTombstones(tss, func(addr *addressSDK.Address) error {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index 90b2d82b6..32586aa64 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *Shard) getExpiredObjects(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64, collectTomb
 // If successful, marks tombstones themselves as garbage.
 //
 // Does not modify tss.
-func (s *Shard) HandleExpiredTombstones(tss map[string]struct{}) {
+func (s *Shard) HandleExpiredTombstones(tss map[string]*addressSDK.Address) {
 	inhume := make([]*addressSDK.Address, 0, len(tss))
 
 	// Collect all objects covered by the tombstones.
@@ -317,21 +317,7 @@ func (s *Shard) HandleExpiredTombstones(tss map[string]struct{}) {
 
 	inhume = inhume[:0]
 
-	for strAddr := range tss {
-		// parse address
-		// TODO: make type of map values *object.Address since keys are calculated from addresses
-		addr := addressSDK.NewAddress()
-
-		err = addr.Parse(strAddr)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.log.Error("could not parse tombstone address",
-				zap.String("text", strAddr),
-				zap.String("error", err.Error()),
-			)
-
-			continue // try process other tombstones
-		}
-
+	for _, addr := range tss {
 		inhume = append(inhume, addr)
 	}