diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
index 03c7c1b5..0b929589 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (cp *Processor) processContainerPut(put *containerEvent.Put) {
 	err := cp.morphClient.NotaryInvoke(cp.containerContract, cp.feeProvider.SideChainFee(), putContainerMethod,
 		cnrData,
 		put.Signature(),
-		put.PublicKey().Bytes())
+		put.PublicKey())
 	if err != nil {
 		cp.log.Error("can't invoke new container", zap.Error(err))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/morph/event/container/put.go b/pkg/morph/event/container/put.go
index 094dc77a..9bf7ee35 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/event/container/put.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/event/container/put.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package container
 
 import (
-	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event"
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 type Put struct {
 	rawContainer []byte
 	signature    []byte
-	publicKey    *keys.PublicKey
+	publicKey    []byte
 }
 
 // MorphEvent implements Neo:Morph Event interface.
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ func (p Put) Container() []byte { return p.rawContainer }
 func (p Put) Signature() []byte { return p.signature }
 
 // PublicKey of container owner.
-func (p Put) PublicKey() *keys.PublicKey { return p.publicKey }
+func (p Put) PublicKey() []byte { return p.publicKey }
 
 // ParsePut from notification into container event structure.
 func ParsePut(params []stackitem.Item) (event.Event, error) {
@@ -53,15 +51,10 @@ func ParsePut(params []stackitem.Item) (event.Event, error) {
 	}
 
 	// parse public key
-	key, err := client.BytesFromStackItem(params[2])
+	ev.publicKey, err = client.BytesFromStackItem(params[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get public key: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	ev.publicKey, err = keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes(key, elliptic.P256())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse public key: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return ev, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/morph/event/container/put_test.go b/pkg/morph/event/container/put_test.go
index 5f363850..75bce11e 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/event/container/put_test.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/event/container/put_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package container
 
 import (
-	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
-	crypto "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +12,7 @@ func TestParsePut(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		containerData = []byte("containerData")
 		signature     = []byte("signature")
-		publicKey     = &test.DecodeKey(-1).PublicKey
+		publicKey     = []byte("pubkey")
 	)
 
 	t.Run("wrong number of parameters", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,17 +56,14 @@ func TestParsePut(t *testing.T) {
 		ev, err := ParsePut([]stackitem.Item{
 			stackitem.NewByteArray(containerData),
 			stackitem.NewByteArray(signature),
-			stackitem.NewByteArray(crypto.MarshalPublicKey(publicKey)),
+			stackitem.NewByteArray(publicKey),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		expectedKey, err := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes(crypto.MarshalPublicKey(publicKey), elliptic.P256())
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
 		require.Equal(t, Put{
 			rawContainer: containerData,
 			signature:    signature,
-			publicKey:    expectedKey,
+			publicKey:    publicKey,
 		}, ev)
 	})
 }