diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
index 5d42e412..0d438e10 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -111,70 +110,6 @@ func (db *DB) iterateExpired(tx *bbolt.Tx, epoch uint64, h ExpiredObjectHandler)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IterateCoveredByTombstones iterates over all objects in DB which are covered
-// by tombstone with string address from tss. Locked objects are not included
-// (do not confuse with objects of type LOCK).
-//
-// If h returns ErrInterruptIterator, nil returns immediately.
-// Returns other errors of h directly.
-//
-// Does not modify tss.
-func (db *DB) IterateCoveredByTombstones(ctx context.Context, tss map[string]oid.Address, h func(oid.Address) error) error {
-	var (
-		startedAt = time.Now()
-		success   = false
-	)
-	defer func() {
-		db.metrics.AddMethodDuration("IterateCoveredByTombstones", time.Since(startedAt), success)
-	}()
-	_, span := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "metabase.IterateCoveredByTombstones")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	db.modeMtx.RLock()
-	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
-
-	if db.mode.NoMetabase() {
-		return ErrDegradedMode
-	}
-
-	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]oid.Address, h func(oid.Address) error) error {
-	bktGraveyard := tx.Bucket(graveyardBucketName)
-
-	err := bktGraveyard.ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
-		var addr oid.Address
-		if err := decodeAddressFromKey(&addr, v); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if _, ok := tss[addr.EncodeToString()]; ok {
-			var addr oid.Address
-
-			err := decodeAddressFromKey(&addr, k)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not parse address of the object under tombstone: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			if objectLocked(tx, addr.Container(), addr.Object()) {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			return h(addr)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrInterruptIterator) {
-		err = nil
-	}
-
-	return err
-}
-
 func iteratePhyObjects(tx *bbolt.Tx, f func(cid.ID, oid.ID, *objectSDK.Object) error) error {
 	var cid cid.ID
 	var oid oid.ID
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
index 7eed32c5..4c957996 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/iterators_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/testutil"
 	meta "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	objectV2 "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/api/object"
-	cidtest "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id/test"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	oidtest "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id/test"
@@ -67,65 +66,3 @@ func putWithExpiration(t *testing.T, db *meta.DB, typ objectSDK.Type, expiresAt
 
 	return object2.AddressOf(obj)
 }
-
-func TestDB_IterateCoveredByTombstones(t *testing.T) {
-	db := newDB(t)
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, db.Close(context.Background())) }()
-
-	cnr := cidtest.ID()
-	ts := oidtest.Address()
-	protected1 := oidtest.Address()
-	protected2 := oidtest.Address()
-	protectedLocked := oidtest.Address()
-	garbage := oidtest.Address()
-	ts.SetContainer(cnr)
-	protected1.SetContainer(cnr)
-	protected2.SetContainer(cnr)
-	protectedLocked.SetContainer(cnr)
-
-	var prm meta.InhumePrm
-	var err error
-
-	prm.SetAddresses(protected1, protected2, protectedLocked)
-	prm.SetTombstoneAddress(ts)
-
-	_, err = db.Inhume(context.Background(), prm)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	prm.SetAddresses(garbage)
-	prm.SetGCMark()
-
-	_, err = db.Inhume(context.Background(), prm)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	var handled []oid.Address
-
-	tss := map[string]oid.Address{
-		ts.EncodeToString(): ts,
-	}
-
-	err = db.IterateCoveredByTombstones(context.Background(), tss, func(addr oid.Address) error {
-		handled = append(handled, addr)
-		return nil
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Len(t, handled, 3)
-	require.Contains(t, handled, protected1)
-	require.Contains(t, handled, protected2)
-	require.Contains(t, handled, protectedLocked)
-
-	err = db.Lock(context.Background(), protectedLocked.Container(), oidtest.ID(), []oid.ID{protectedLocked.Object()})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	handled = handled[:0]
-
-	err = db.IterateCoveredByTombstones(context.Background(), tss, func(addr oid.Address) error {
-		handled = append(handled, addr)
-		return nil
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Len(t, handled, 2)
-	require.NotContains(t, handled, protectedLocked)
-}