diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index d2795412d7..1203744403 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	gc := &gc{
-		gcCfg:   s.gcCfg,
-		remover: s.removeGarbage,
+	s.gc = &gc{
+		gcCfg:       s.gcCfg,
+		remover:     s.removeGarbage,
+		stopChannel: make(chan struct{}),
 		mEventHandler: map[eventType]*eventHandlers{
 			eventNewEpoch: {
 				cancelFunc: func() {},
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	gc.init()
+	s.gc.init()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -74,5 +75,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Close() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	s.gc.stop()
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index 9b916c1fc9..395d0d4673 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ type eventHandlers struct {
 type gc struct {
 	*gcCfg
 
+	stopChannel chan struct{}
+
 	workerPool util.WorkerPool
 
 	remover func()
@@ -146,12 +148,21 @@ func (gc *gc) tickRemover() {
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
 	for {
-		<-timer.C
-		gc.remover()
-		timer.Reset(gc.removerInterval)
+		select {
+		case <-gc.stopChannel:
+			gc.log.Debug("GC is stopped")
+			return
+		case <-timer.C:
+			gc.remover()
+			timer.Reset(gc.removerInterval)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (gc *gc) stop() {
+	gc.stopChannel <- struct{}{}
+}
+
 // iterates over metabase graveyard and deletes objects
 // with GC-marked graves.
 func (s *Shard) removeGarbage() {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
index b85403e290..0f470728e9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 type Shard struct {
 	*cfg
 
+	gc *gc
+
 	mode *atomic.Uint32
 
 	writeCache writecache.Cache