diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
index d067b936..ffe7fe98 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ func (db *DB) Put(obj *object.Object) error {
 			// 1. add prefix byte (0 if empty);
 			v := []byte(indices[i].val)
 
-			// put value to key bucket (it is needed for iteration over all values (Select))
-			if err := keyBucket.Put(keyWithPrefix(v, false), nil); err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrapf(err, "(%T) could not put header value", db)
-			}
-
 			// create address bucket for the value
 			valBucket, err := keyBucket.CreateBucketIfNotExists(keyWithPrefix(v, true))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -91,8 +86,8 @@ func keyWithPrefix(key []byte, bucket bool) []byte {
 	return append([]byte{b}, key...)
 }
 
-func keyWithoutPrefix(key []byte) ([]byte, bool) {
-	return key[1:], key[0] == 1
+func cutKeyBytes(key []byte) []byte {
+	return key[1:]
 }
 
 func addressKey(addr *objectSDK.Address) []byte {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
index ac8cf116..227f483c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ func (db *DB) Select(fs object.SearchFilters) ([]*object.Address, error) {
 
 			// iterate over all existing values for the key
 			if err := keyBucket.ForEach(func(k, _ []byte) error {
-				if k, bucket := keyWithoutPrefix(k); !bucket {
-					if !matchFunc(string(k), fVal) {
-						// exclude all addresses with this value
-						return keyBucket.Bucket(keyWithPrefix(k, true)).ForEach(func(k, _ []byte) error {
-							mAddr[string(k)] = struct{}{}
+				if !matchFunc(string(cutKeyBytes(k)), fVal) {
+					// exclude all addresses with this value
+					return keyBucket.Bucket(k).ForEach(func(k, _ []byte) error {
+						mAddr[string(k)] = struct{}{}
 
-							return nil
-						})
-					}
+						return nil
+					})
 				}
 
 				return nil