diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
index 2980491585..b167439e05 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ func (a *applicationConfiguration) setLimiter(target *shardCfg, source *shardcon
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if target.limiter != nil {
-		target.limiter.Close()
-	}
 	target.limiter = limiter
 	return nil
 }