diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go b/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
index 111bd1c3b..2fa66c53d 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/cache.go
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ func (s *ttlContainerStorage) Get(cid *cid.ID) (*containerSDK.Container, error)
 	return val.(*containerSDK.Container), nil
 }
 
-// InvalidateContainer removes cached container value.
-func (s *ttlContainerStorage) InvalidateContainer(cid *cid.ID) {
-	(*ttlNetCache)(s).remove(cid.String())
-}
-
 type ttlEACLStorage ttlNetCache
 
 func newCachedEACLStorage(v eacl.Source) *ttlEACLStorage {
@@ -295,31 +290,6 @@ func (s *ttlContainerLister) InvalidateContainerList(id *owner.ID) {
 	(*ttlNetCache)(s).remove(id.String())
 }
 
-// InvalidateContainerListByCID removes cached list of container IDs. To do that
-// function iterates over all available lists and removes the first list where
-// specified ID is present.
-func (s *ttlContainerLister) InvalidateContainerListByCID(id *cid.ID) {
-	cache := (*ttlNetCache)(s)
-	for _, key := range cache.keys() {
-		val, err := cache.get(key)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		ids, ok := val.([]*cid.ID)
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		for i := range ids {
-			if ids[i].Equal(id) {
-				cache.remove(key)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 type cachedIRFetcher ttlNetCache
 
 func newCachedIRFetcher(f interface{ InnerRingKeys() ([][]byte, error) }) *cachedIRFetcher {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/container.go b/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
index 15890028e..f458399c9 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/container.go
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ func initContainerService(c *cfg) {
 		cnrWrt.cacheEnabled = true
 		cnrWrt.lists = cachedContainerLister
 		cnrWrt.eacls = cachedEACLStorage
-		cnrWrt.containers = cachedContainerStorage
 	}
 
 	localMetrics := &localStorageLoad{
@@ -564,7 +563,6 @@ type morphContainerWriter struct {
 	neoClient *cntClient.Client
 
 	cacheEnabled bool
-	containers   *ttlContainerStorage
 	eacls        *ttlEACLStorage
 	lists        *ttlContainerLister
 }
@@ -583,22 +581,7 @@ func (m morphContainerWriter) Put(cnr *containerSDK.Container) (*cid.ID, error)
 }
 
 func (m morphContainerWriter) Delete(witness containerCore.RemovalWitness) error {
-	err := cntClient.Delete(m.neoClient, witness)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if m.cacheEnabled {
-		containerID := witness.ContainerID()
-
-		m.containers.InvalidateContainer(containerID)
-		m.eacls.InvalidateEACL(containerID)
-		// it is faster to use slower invalidation by CID than making separate
-		// network request to fetch owner ID of the container.
-		m.lists.InvalidateContainerListByCID(containerID)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return cntClient.Delete(m.neoClient, witness)
 }
 
 func (m morphContainerWriter) PutEACL(table *eaclSDK.Table) error {