diff --git a/pkg/core/object/errors.go b/pkg/core/object/errors.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c4c99c65e..000000000
--- a/pkg/core/object/errors.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package object
-
-import (
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
-)
-
-// ErrObjectIsExpired is returned when the requested object's
-// epoch is less than the current one. Such objects are considered
-// as removed and should not be returned from the Storage Engine.
-var ErrObjectIsExpired = logicerr.New("object is expired")
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go
index 3f8547e2e..0604d7e0c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestCounters_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, o := range oo {
 		_, err := metaGet(db, o, true)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, objectcore.ErrObjectIsExpired)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired)
 	}
 
 	// 3. inhuming an expired object with GCMark (like it would
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/errors.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/errors.go
index 927cbf83b..c02e0f498 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/errors.go
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ package meta
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 )
 
+// ErrObjectIsExpired is returned when the requested object's
+// epoch is less than the current one. Such objects are considered
+// as removed and should not be returned from the Storage Engine.
+var ErrObjectIsExpired = logicerr.New("object is expired")
+
 // IsErrRemoved checks if error returned by Shard Exists/Get/Put method
 // corresponds to removed object.
 func IsErrRemoved(err error) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists.go
index 825ec5118..efd77066d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	objectV2 "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ func (db *DB) exists(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, currEpoch uint64) (exists b
 	case 2:
 		return false, logicerr.Wrap(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved{})
 	case 3:
-		return false, object.ErrObjectIsExpired
+		return false, ErrObjectIsExpired
 	}
 
 	objKey := objectKey(addr.Object(), make([]byte, objectKeySize))
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
index ca8f829f1..e5c3245d4 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/exists_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestDB_Exists(t *testing.T) {
 		checkExpiredObjects(t, db, func(exp, nonExp *objectSDK.Object) {
 			gotObj, err := metaExists(db, object.AddressOf(exp))
 			require.False(t, gotObj)
-			require.ErrorIs(t, err, object.ErrObjectIsExpired)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired)
 
 			gotObj, err = metaExists(db, object.AddressOf(nonExp))
 			require.True(t, gotObj)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
index b3e008adb..b4d399a9b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package meta
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func (db *DB) get(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, key []byte, checkStatus, raw b
 		case 2:
 			return nil, logicerr.Wrap(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved{})
 		case 3:
-			return nil, object.ErrObjectIsExpired
+			return nil, ErrObjectIsExpired
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
index 38842a663..b284836ef 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestDB_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		checkExpiredObjects(t, db, func(exp, nonExp *objectSDK.Object) {
 			gotExp, err := metaGet(db, object.AddressOf(exp), false)
 			require.Nil(t, gotExp)
-			require.ErrorIs(t, err, object.ErrObjectIsExpired)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired)
 
 			gotNonExp, err := metaGet(db, object.AddressOf(nonExp), false)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index 1378d4979..22e64b91f 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (s *Shard) refillMetabase() error {
 		mPrm.SetStorageID(descriptor)
 
 		_, err := s.metaBase.Put(mPrm)
-		if err != nil && !meta.IsErrRemoved(err) && !errors.Is(err, object.ErrObjectIsExpired) {
+		if err != nil && !meta.IsErrRemoved(err) && !errors.Is(err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired) {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
index 3aa3ddc83..31cd5836a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package shard
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
+	meta "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 )
 
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ func IsErrOutOfRange(err error) bool {
 // IsErrObjectExpired checks if an error returned by Shard corresponds to
 // expired object.
 func IsErrObjectExpired(err error) bool {
-	return errors.Is(err, object.ErrObjectIsExpired)
+	return errors.Is(err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/init.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/init.go
index 175463f50..5cfa50434 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/init.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/init.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package writecache
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/common"
 	meta "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func (c *cache) isFlushed(addr oid.Address) bool {
 
 	mRes, err := c.metabase.Exists(existsPrm)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Is(err, object.ErrObjectIsExpired) || errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved))
+		return errors.Is(err, meta.ErrObjectIsExpired) || errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved))
 	}
 
 	if !mRes.Exists() {