diff --git a/api/handler/delete_test.go b/api/handler/delete_test.go
index 70e93921a..45ae8f707 100644
--- a/api/handler/delete_test.go
+++ b/api/handler/delete_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ func TestDeleteObjectVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, existInMockedNeoFS(tc, bktInfo, objInfo), "object exists but shouldn't")
 }
 
+func TestDeleteObjectUnversioned(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
+
+	bktName, objName := "bucket-for-removal-unversioned", "object-to-delete-unversioned"
+	bktInfo, objInfo := createBucketAndObject(t, tc, bktName, objName)
+
+	checkFound(t, tc, bktName, objName, emptyVersion)
+	deleteObject(t, tc, bktName, objName, emptyVersion)
+	checkNotFound(t, tc, bktName, objName, emptyVersion)
+
+	versions := listVersions(t, tc, bktName)
+	require.Len(t, versions.DeleteMarker, 0, "delete markers must be empty")
+	require.Len(t, versions.Version, 0, "versions must be empty")
+
+	require.False(t, existInMockedNeoFS(tc, bktInfo, objInfo), "object exists but shouldn't")
+}
+
 func TestRemoveDeleteMarker(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
 
diff --git a/api/layer/layer.go b/api/layer/layer.go
index b66b9f4f9..8c6dab499 100644
--- a/api/layer/layer.go
+++ b/api/layer/layer.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func getRandomOID() (oid.ID, error) {
 }
 
 func (n *layer) deleteObject(ctx context.Context, bkt *data.BucketInfo, settings *data.BucketSettings, obj *VersionedObject) *VersionedObject {
-	if len(obj.VersionID) != 0 {
+	if len(obj.VersionID) != 0 || settings.IsNoneStatus {
 		var nodeVersion *data.NodeVersion
 		if nodeVersion, obj.Error = n.getNodeVersionToDelete(ctx, bkt, obj); obj.Error != nil {
 			return obj