diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/remove_copies.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/remove_copies.go
index c50c0844c..25872333d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/remove_copies.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/remove_copies.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) removeObjects(ctx context.Context, ch <-chan oid.Address
 
 			var deletePrm shard.DeletePrm
 			deletePrm.SetAddresses(addr)
-			_, err = shards[i].Delete(deletePrm)
+			_, err = shards[i].Delete(ctx, deletePrm)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index d727d27a5..34617e1ee 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ func (s *Shard) Reload(opts ...Option) error {
 		opts[i](&c)
 	}
 
-	s.m.Lock()
-	defer s.m.Unlock()
+	unlock := s.lockExclusive()
+	defer unlock()
 
 	ok, err := s.metaBase.Reload(c.metaOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -327,3 +327,15 @@ func (s *Shard) Reload(opts ...Option) error {
 	s.log.Info("trying to restore read-write mode")
 	return s.setMode(mode.ReadWrite)
 }
+
+func (s *Shard) lockExclusive() func() {
+	s.setModeRequested.Store(true)
+	val := s.gcCancel.Load()
+	if val != nil {
+		cancelGC := val.(context.CancelFunc)
+		cancelGC()
+	}
+	s.m.Lock()
+	s.setModeRequested.Store(false)
+	return s.m.Unlock
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
index 6ae3bf7dd..3fc7b627e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package shard
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
@@ -27,84 +28,88 @@ func (p *DeletePrm) SetAddresses(addr ...oid.Address) {
 
 // Delete removes data from the shard's writeCache, metaBase and
 // blobStor.
-func (s *Shard) Delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
+func (s *Shard) Delete(ctx context.Context, prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 	s.m.RLock()
 	defer s.m.RUnlock()
 
-	return s.delete(prm)
+	return s.delete(ctx, prm)
 }
 
-func (s *Shard) delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
+func (s *Shard) delete(ctx context.Context, prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 	if s.info.Mode.ReadOnly() {
 		return DeleteRes{}, ErrReadOnlyMode
 	} else if s.info.Mode.NoMetabase() {
 		return DeleteRes{}, ErrDegradedMode
 	}
 
-	ln := len(prm.addr)
-
-	smalls := make(map[oid.Address][]byte, ln)
-
-	for i := range prm.addr {
-		if s.hasWriteCache() {
-			err := s.writeCache.Delete(prm.addr[i])
-			if err != nil && !IsErrNotFound(err) && !errors.Is(err, writecache.ErrReadOnly) {
-				s.log.Warn("can't delete object from write cache", zap.String("error", err.Error()))
-			}
+	for _, addr := range prm.addr {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return DeleteRes{}, ctx.Err()
+		default:
 		}
 
-		var sPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
-		sPrm.SetAddress(prm.addr[i])
+		s.deleteObjectFromWriteCacheSafe(addr)
 
-		res, err := s.metaBase.StorageID(sPrm)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.log.Debug("can't get storage ID from metabase",
-				zap.Stringer("object", prm.addr[i]),
-				zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+		s.deleteFromBlobstorSafe(addr)
 
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if res.StorageID() != nil {
-			smalls[prm.addr[i]] = res.StorageID()
+		if err := s.deleteFromMetabase(addr); err != nil {
+			return DeleteRes{}, err // stop on metabase error ?
 		}
 	}
+	return DeleteRes{}, nil
+}
 
+func (s *Shard) deleteObjectFromWriteCacheSafe(addr oid.Address) {
+	if s.hasWriteCache() {
+		err := s.writeCache.Delete(addr)
+		if err != nil && !IsErrNotFound(err) && !errors.Is(err, writecache.ErrReadOnly) {
+			s.log.Warn("can't delete object from write cache", zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Shard) deleteFromMetabase(addr oid.Address) error {
 	var delPrm meta.DeletePrm
-	delPrm.SetAddresses(prm.addr...)
+	delPrm.SetAddresses(addr)
 
 	res, err := s.metaBase.Delete(delPrm)
 	if err != nil {
-		return DeleteRes{}, err // stop on metabase error ?
+		return err
 	}
 
-	var totalRemovedPayload uint64
-
 	s.decObjectCounterBy(physical, res.RawObjectsRemoved())
 	s.decObjectCounterBy(logical, res.AvailableObjectsRemoved())
-	for i := range prm.addr {
-		removedPayload := res.RemovedPhysicalObjectSizes()[i]
-		totalRemovedPayload += removedPayload
-		logicalRemovedPayload := res.RemovedLogicalObjectSizes()[i]
-		if logicalRemovedPayload > 0 {
-			s.addToContainerSize(prm.addr[i].Container().EncodeToString(), -int64(logicalRemovedPayload))
-		}
+	removedPayload := res.RemovedPhysicalObjectSizes()[0]
+	logicalRemovedPayload := res.RemovedLogicalObjectSizes()[0]
+	if logicalRemovedPayload > 0 {
+		s.addToContainerSize(addr.Container().EncodeToString(), -int64(logicalRemovedPayload))
 	}
-	s.addToPayloadSize(-int64(totalRemovedPayload))
+	s.addToPayloadSize(-int64(removedPayload))
 
-	for i := range prm.addr {
-		var delPrm common.DeletePrm
-		delPrm.Address = prm.addr[i]
-		id := smalls[prm.addr[i]]
-		delPrm.StorageID = id
-
-		_, err = s.blobStor.Delete(delPrm)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.log.Debug("can't remove object from blobStor",
-				zap.Stringer("object_address", prm.addr[i]),
-				zap.String("error", err.Error()))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return DeleteRes{}, nil
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shard) deleteFromBlobstorSafe(addr oid.Address) {
+	var sPrm meta.StorageIDPrm
+	sPrm.SetAddress(addr)
+
+	res, err := s.metaBase.StorageID(sPrm)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Debug("can't get storage ID from metabase",
+			zap.Stringer("object", addr),
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+	}
+	storageID := res.StorageID()
+
+	var delPrm common.DeletePrm
+	delPrm.Address = addr
+	delPrm.StorageID = storageID
+
+	_, err = s.blobStor.Delete(delPrm)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Debug("can't remove object from blobStor",
+			zap.Stringer("object_address", addr),
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete_test.go
index c37dfa285..7ecfb59aa 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func testShardDelete(t *testing.T, hasWriteCache bool) {
 		_, err = testGet(t, sh, getPrm, hasWriteCache)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, err = sh.Delete(delPrm)
+		_, err = sh.Delete(context.Background(), delPrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		_, err = sh.Get(context.Background(), getPrm)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func testShardDelete(t *testing.T, hasWriteCache bool) {
 		_, err = sh.Get(context.Background(), getPrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, err = sh.Delete(delPrm)
+		_, err = sh.Delete(context.Background(), delPrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		_, err = sh.Get(context.Background(), getPrm)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index efa61c85c..254a7ced7 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ func (gc *gc) stop() {
 // with GC-marked graves.
 // Does nothing if shard is in "read-only" mode.
 func (s *Shard) removeGarbage() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s.gcCancel.Store(cancel)
+	if s.setModeRequested.Load() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	s.m.RLock()
 	defer s.m.RUnlock()
 
@@ -207,6 +215,12 @@ func (s *Shard) removeGarbage() {
 
 	var iterPrm meta.GarbageIterationPrm
 	iterPrm.SetHandler(func(g meta.GarbageObject) error {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+
 		buf = append(buf, g.Address())
 
 		if len(buf) == s.rmBatchSize {
@@ -233,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *Shard) removeGarbage() {
 	deletePrm.SetAddresses(buf...)
 
 	// delete accumulated objects
-	_, err = s.delete(deletePrm)
+	_, err = s.delete(ctx, deletePrm)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.log.Warn("could not delete the objects",
 			zap.String("error", err.Error()),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/metrics_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/metrics_test.go
index 18e97e259..d39a98224 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/metrics_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestCounters(t *testing.T) {
 		deletedNumber := int(phy / 4)
 		prm.SetAddresses(addrFromObjs(oo[:deletedNumber])...)
 
-		_, err := sh.Delete(prm)
+		_, err := sh.Delete(context.Background(), prm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, phy-uint64(deletedNumber), mm.objCounters[physical])
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode.go
index 17ed3f3c8..dd4e08f2b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ var ErrDegradedMode = logicerr.New("shard is in degraded mode")
 // Returns any error encountered that did not allow
 // setting shard mode.
 func (s *Shard) SetMode(m mode.Mode) error {
-	s.m.Lock()
-	defer s.m.Unlock()
+	unlock := s.lockExclusive()
+	defer unlock()
 
 	return s.setMode(m)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
index 6d1fba141..b77df62d0 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package shard
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor"
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ type Shard struct {
 	metaBase *meta.DB
 
 	tsSource TombstoneSource
+
+	gcCancel         atomic.Value
+	setModeRequested atomic.Bool
 }
 
 // Option represents Shard's constructor option.
@@ -209,12 +213,12 @@ func WithWriteCache(use bool) Option {
 }
 
 // hasWriteCache returns bool if write cache exists on shards.
-func (s Shard) hasWriteCache() bool {
+func (s *Shard) hasWriteCache() bool {
 	return s.cfg.useWriteCache
 }
 
 // needRefillMetabase returns true if metabase is needed to be refilled.
-func (s Shard) needRefillMetabase() bool {
+func (s *Shard) needRefillMetabase() bool {
 	return s.cfg.refillMetabase
 }