diff --git a/block/block_manager.go b/block/block_manager.go
index d4217edfb..27079cd0a 100644
--- a/block/block_manager.go
+++ b/block/block_manager.go
@@ -504,8 +504,34 @@ func (bm *Manager) CompactIndexes(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return bm.fetchCommittedIndexAndMaybeCompact(ctx, 1)
 }
 
-// ListBlocks returns the metadata about blocks with a given prefix and kind.
-func (bm *Manager) ListBlocks(prefix string) ([]Info, error) {
+// ListBlocks returns IDs of blocks matching given prefix.
+func (bm *Manager) ListBlocks(prefix string) ([]string, error) {
+	bm.lock()
+	defer bm.unlock()
+
+	var result []string
+
+	appendToResult := func(i Info) error {
+		if i.Deleted || !strings.HasPrefix(i.BlockID, prefix) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if bi, ok := bm.packIndexBuilder[i.BlockID]; ok && bi.Deleted {
+			return nil
+		}
+		result = append(result, i.BlockID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, bi := range bm.packIndexBuilder {
+		_ = appendToResult(*bi)
+	}
+
+	_ = bm.committedBlocks.listBlocks(prefix, appendToResult)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// ListBlockInfos returns the metadata about blocks with a given prefix and kind.
+func (bm *Manager) ListBlockInfos(prefix string) ([]Info, error) {
 	bm.lock()
 	defer bm.unlock()
 
diff --git a/cli/command_block_list.go b/cli/command_block_list.go
index b80aeb34b..c04bd3c66 100644
--- a/cli/command_block_list.go
+++ b/cli/command_block_list.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func runListBlocksAction(ctx context.Context, rep *repo.Repository) error {
-	blocks, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlocks(*blockListPrefix)
+	blocks, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlockInfos(*blockListPrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cli/command_block_stats.go b/cli/command_block_stats.go
index e699de0d1..2d9ead5dc 100644
--- a/cli/command_block_stats.go
+++ b/cli/command_block_stats.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func runBlockStatsAction(ctx context.Context, rep *repo.Repository) error {
-	blocks, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlocks("")
+	blocks, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlockInfos("")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cli/command_object_ls.go b/cli/command_object_ls.go
index 99b9009ea..6c974016d 100644
--- a/cli/command_object_ls.go
+++ b/cli/command_object_ls.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func runListObjectsAction(ctx context.Context, rep *repo.Repository) error {
-	info, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlocks(*objectListPrefix)
+	info, err := rep.Blocks.ListBlockInfos(*objectListPrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/examples/repository/main.go b/examples/repository/main.go
index 964ec4a32..3dbc1307e 100644
--- a/examples/repository/main.go
+++ b/examples/repository/main.go
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	for _, b := range blks {
-		log.Printf("found block: %v with length %v", b.BlockID, b.Length)
+		log.Printf("found block %v", b)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/manifest/manifest_manager.go b/manifest/manifest_manager.go
index a81944ab9..e407bc203 100644
--- a/manifest/manifest_manager.go
+++ b/manifest/manifest_manager.go
@@ -246,16 +246,14 @@ func (m *Manager) load(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) loadManifestBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.Info) error {
+func (m *Manager) loadManifestBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockIDs []string) error {
 	t0 := time.Now()
 
 	log.Debug().Dur("duration_ms", time.Since(t0)).Msgf("finished loading manifest blocks.")
 
-	for _, b := range blocks {
-		m.blockIDs = append(m.blockIDs, b.BlockID)
-	}
+	m.blockIDs = append(m.blockIDs, blockIDs...)
 
-	manifests, err := m.loadBlocksInParallel(ctx, blocks)
+	manifests, err := m.loadBlocksInParallel(ctx, blockIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -276,10 +274,10 @@ func (m *Manager) loadManifestBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.Info) e
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) loadBlocksInParallel(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.Info) ([]manifest, error) {
-	errors := make(chan error, len(blocks))
-	manifests := make(chan manifest, len(blocks))
-	blockIDs := make(chan string, len(blocks))
+func (m *Manager) loadBlocksInParallel(ctx context.Context, blockIDs []string) ([]manifest, error) {
+	errors := make(chan error, len(blockIDs))
+	manifests := make(chan manifest, len(blockIDs))
+	ch := make(chan string, len(blockIDs))
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ func (m *Manager) loadBlocksInParallel(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.Info)
 		go func(workerID int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			for blk := range blockIDs {
+			for blk := range ch {
 				t1 := time.Now()
 				man, err := m.loadManifestBlock(ctx, blk)
 				log.Debug().Dur("duration", time.Since(t1)).Str("blk", blk).Int("worker", workerID).Err(err).Msg("manifest block loaded")
@@ -301,10 +299,10 @@ func (m *Manager) loadBlocksInParallel(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.Info)
 	}
 
 	// feed block IDs for goroutines
-	for _, b := range blocks {
-		blockIDs <- b.BlockID
+	for _, b := range blockIDs {
+		ch <- b
 	}
-	close(blockIDs)
+	close(ch)
 
 	// wait for workers to complete
 	wg.Wait()