diff --git a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
index a1b1b755a..8e681e410 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func defaultConfiguration(cfg *viper.Viper) {
 	// gas native contract in LE
 	cfg.SetDefault("contracts.gas", "a6a6c15dcdc9b997dac448b6926522d22efeedfb")
 
-	cfg.SetDefault("timers.epoch", "5s")
+	cfg.SetDefault("timers.epoch", "0")
 	cfg.SetDefault("timers.emit", "30s")
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("workers.netmap", "10")
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 16bd12858..cabb82a38 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/fixedn"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ type (
 		morphListener   event.Listener
 		mainnetListener event.Listener
 		localTimers     *timers.Timers
+		epochTimer      *timers.BlockTimer
 
 		// global state
 		morphClient    *client.Client
@@ -121,6 +123,18 @@ func (s *Server) Start(ctx context.Context, intError chan<- error) error {
 	go s.morphListener.ListenWithError(ctx, morphErr)      // listen for neo:morph events
 	go s.mainnetListener.ListenWithError(ctx, mainnnetErr) // listen for neo:mainnet events
 
+	s.morphListener.RegisterBlockHandler(func(b *block.Block) {
+		s.log.Info("new block",
+			zap.Uint32("index", b.Index),
+		)
+
+		s.epochTimer.Tick()
+	})
+
+	if err := s.epochTimer.Reset(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	s.startWorkers(ctx)
 
 	return nil
@@ -164,7 +178,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 	// create local timer instance
 	server.localTimers = timers.New(&timers.Params{
 		Log:              log,
-		EpochDuration:    cfg.GetDuration("timers.epoch"),
 		AlphabetDuration: cfg.GetDuration("timers.emit"),
 	})
 
@@ -259,12 +272,21 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var netmapProcessor *netmap.Processor
+
+	server.epochTimer = timers.NewBlockTimer(
+		timers.StaticBlockMeter(cfg.GetUint32("timers.epoch")),
+		func() {
+			netmapProcessor.HandleNewEpochTick(timers.NewEpochTick{})
+		},
+	)
+
 	// create netmap processor
-	netmapProcessor, err := netmap.New(&netmap.Params{
+	netmapProcessor, err = netmap.New(&netmap.Params{
 		Log:              log,
 		PoolSize:         cfg.GetInt("workers.netmap"),
 		NetmapContract:   server.contracts.netmap,
-		EpochTimer:       server.localTimers,
+		EpochTimer:       (*blockTimerWrapper)(server.epochTimer),
 		MorphClient:      server.morphClient,
 		EpochState:       server,
 		ActiveState:      server,
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/handlers.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/handlers.go
index 2e11891d3..23046a8b1 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/handlers.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-func (np *Processor) handleNewEpochTick(ev event.Event) {
+func (np *Processor) HandleNewEpochTick(ev event.Event) {
 	_ = ev.(timerEvent.NewEpochTick)
 	np.log.Info("tick", zap.String("type", "epoch"))
 
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
index 069b0acfc..d96942367 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ import (
 // local epoch timer.
 func (np *Processor) processNewEpoch(epoch uint64) {
 	np.epochState.SetEpochCounter(epoch)
-	np.epochTimer.ResetEpochTimer()
+	if err := np.epochTimer.ResetEpochTimer(); err != nil {
+		np.log.Warn("can't reset epoch timer",
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+
+		return
+	}
 
 	// get new netmap snapshot
 	snapshot, err := invoke.NetmapSnapshot(np.morphClient, np.netmapContract)
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/processor.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/processor.go
index 7a71c871f..1877257f1 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/processor.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package netmap
 
 import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/timers"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event"
 	netmapEvent "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event/netmap"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	// EpochTimerReseter is a callback interface for tickers component.
 	EpochTimerReseter interface {
-		ResetEpochTimer()
+		ResetEpochTimer() error
 	}
 
 	// EpochState is a callback interface for inner ring global state.
@@ -160,13 +159,5 @@ func (np *Processor) ListenerHandlers() []event.HandlerInfo {
 
 // TimersHandlers for the 'Timers' event producer.
 func (np *Processor) TimersHandlers() []event.HandlerInfo {
-	var handlers []event.HandlerInfo
-
-	// new epoch handler
-	newEpoch := event.HandlerInfo{}
-	newEpoch.SetType(timers.EpochTimer)
-	newEpoch.SetHandler(np.handleNewEpochTick)
-	handlers = append(handlers, newEpoch)
-
-	return handlers
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/timers/epoch.go b/pkg/innerring/timers/epoch.go
index a7da6bbbe..5ba2e404e 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/timers/epoch.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/timers/epoch.go
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@ type NewEpochTick struct{}
 
 // MorphEvent implements Event interface.
 func (NewEpochTick) MorphEvent() {}
-
-// ResetEpochTimer to start it again when event has been processed.
-func (t *Timers) ResetEpochTimer() {
-	t.epoch.timer.Reset(t.epoch.duration)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/timers/timers.go b/pkg/innerring/timers/timers.go
index 22eff8925..dd7923139 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/timers/timers.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/timers/timers.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type (
 	Timers struct {
 		log *zap.Logger
 
-		epoch    localTimer
 		alphabet localTimer
 	}
 
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ type (
 )
 
 const (
-	// EpochTimer is a type for HandlerInfo structure.
-	EpochTimer = "EpochTimer"
 	// AlphabetTimer is a type for HandlerInfo structure.
 	AlphabetTimer = "AlphabetTimer"
 )
@@ -43,14 +40,12 @@ const (
 func New(p *Params) *Timers {
 	return &Timers{
 		log:      p.Log,
-		epoch:    localTimer{duration: p.EpochDuration},
 		alphabet: localTimer{duration: p.AlphabetDuration},
 	}
 }
 
 // Start runs all available local timers.
 func (t *Timers) Start(ctx context.Context) {
-	t.epoch.timer = time.NewTimer(t.epoch.duration)
 	t.alphabet.timer = time.NewTimer(t.alphabet.duration)
 	go t.serve(ctx)
 }
@@ -60,15 +55,9 @@ func (t *Timers) serve(ctx context.Context) {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			t.log.Info("timers are getting stopped")
-			t.epoch.timer.Stop()
 			t.alphabet.timer.Stop()
 
 			return
-		case <-t.epoch.timer.C:
-			// reset timer so it can tick once again
-			t.epoch.timer.Reset(t.epoch.duration)
-			// call handler, it should be always set
-			t.epoch.handler(NewEpochTick{})
 		case <-t.alphabet.timer.C:
 			// reset timer so it can tick once again
 			t.alphabet.timer.Reset(t.alphabet.duration)
@@ -85,8 +74,6 @@ func (t *Timers) RegisterHandler(h event.HandlerInfo) error {
 	}
 
 	switch h.GetType() {
-	case EpochTimer:
-		t.epoch.handler = h.Handler()
 	case AlphabetTimer:
 		t.alphabet.handler = h.Handler()
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/util.go b/pkg/innerring/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..028c0f1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/innerring/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package innerring
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/timers"
+)
+
+type blockTimerWrapper timers.BlockTimer
+
+func (t *blockTimerWrapper) ResetEpochTimer() error {
+	return (*timers.BlockTimer)(t).Reset()
+}