diff --git a/api/handler/put.go b/api/handler/put.go
index cd98a4164..a0e7ff31e 100644
--- a/api/handler/put.go
+++ b/api/handler/put.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/policy"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api/layer"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/creds/accessbox"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ func (h *handler) CreateBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	p.BoxData, err = getBoxData(r.Context())
+	p.BoxData, err = layer.GetBoxData(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not get boxData")
 		return
@@ -172,17 +170,3 @@ func parseBasicACL(basicACL string) (uint32, error) {
 		return uint32(value), nil
 	}
 }
-
-func getBoxData(ctx context.Context) (*accessbox.Box, error) {
-	var boxData *accessbox.Box
-	data, ok := ctx.Value(api.BoxData).(*accessbox.Box)
-	if !ok || data == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get box data from context")
-	}
-
-	boxData = data
-	if boxData.Gate == nil {
-		boxData.Gate = &accessbox.GateData{}
-	}
-	return boxData, nil
-}
diff --git a/api/layer/util.go b/api/layer/util.go
index 9f4247f1b..5bcee8b3a 100644
--- a/api/layer/util.go
+++ b/api/layer/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package layer
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/creds/accessbox"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -172,3 +176,18 @@ func (o *ObjectInfo) ID() *object.ID { return o.id }
 
 // IsDir allows to check if object is a directory.
 func (o *ObjectInfo) IsDir() bool { return o.isDir }
+
+// GetBoxData  extracts accessbox.Box from context.
+func GetBoxData(ctx context.Context) (*accessbox.Box, error) {
+	var boxData *accessbox.Box
+	data, ok := ctx.Value(api.BoxData).(*accessbox.Box)
+	if !ok || data == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get box data from context")
+	}
+
+	boxData = data
+	if boxData.Gate == nil {
+		boxData.Gate = &accessbox.GateData{}
+	}
+	return boxData, nil
+}