diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/node/config_test.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/node/config_test.go
index d5335bbde..9c89df7bd 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/node/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/node/config_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestNodeSection(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "NbUgTSFvPmsRxmGeWpuuGeJUoRoi6PErcM", key.Address())
-		require.Equal(t, true, addr.Equal(expectedAddr))
+		require.Equal(t, true, addr.Equal(*expectedAddr))
 		require.Equal(t, true, relay)
 
 		require.Len(t, attributes, 2)
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
index 65efb40db..0dbd4647c 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func (c *reputationClientConstructor) Get(addr *network.Address) (client.Client,
 		for i := range nm.Nodes {
 			netAddr, err := network.AddressFromString(nm.Nodes[i].Address())
 			if err == nil {
-				if netAddr.Equal(addr) {
+				if netAddr.Equal(*addr) {
 					prm := truststorage.UpdatePrm{}
 					prm.SetPeer(reputation.PeerIDFromBytes(nm.Nodes[i].PublicKey()))
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/address.go b/pkg/network/address.go
index 214e1cd1a..d2905fd66 100644
--- a/pkg/network/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/address.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (a Address) String() string {
 }
 
 // Equal compares Address's.
-func (a Address) Equal(addr *Address) bool {
+func (a Address) Equal(addr Address) bool {
 	return a.ma.Equal(addr.ma)
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func multiaddrStringFromHostAddr(host string) (string, error) {
 // IsLocalAddress returns true if network endpoint from local address
 // source is equal to network endpoint of passed address.
 func IsLocalAddress(src LocalAddressSource, addr *Address) bool {
-	return src.LocalAddress().Equal(addr)
+	return src.LocalAddress().Equal(*addr)
 }
 
 // HostAddrFromMultiaddr converts "/dns4/localhost/tcp/8080" to "localhost:8080".