diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.cpp b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.cpp
index 8e0975372f54..633cbc9c9752 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.cpp
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 LWTRACE_USING(ACTORLIB_PROVIDER);
 
 namespace NActors {
-    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedDescriptor(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed) {
+    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedDescriptor(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event) {
         const size_t amount = sizeof(TChannelPart) + sizeof(TEventDescr2);
         if (task.GetInternalFreeAmount() < amount) {
             return false;
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ namespace NActors {
         // append them to the packet
         task.Write<false>(&part, sizeof(part));
         task.Write<false>(&descr, sizeof(descr));
-
-        *weightConsumed += amount;
         OutputQueueSize -= sizeof(TEventDescr2);
         Metrics->UpdateOutputChannelEvents(ChannelId);
 
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ namespace NActors {
         }
     }
 
-    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedBuf(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, ui64 serial, ui64 *weightConsumed) {
+    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedBuf(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, ui64 serial) {
         for (;;) {
             Y_ABORT_UNLESS(!Queue.empty());
             TEventHolder& event = Queue.front();
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ namespace NActors {
                     break;
 
                 case EState::BODY:
-                    if (FeedPayload(task, event, weightConsumed)) {
+                    if (FeedPayload(task, event)) {
                         State = EState::DESCRIPTOR;
                     } else {
                         return false;
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ namespace NActors {
                     break;
 
                 case EState::DESCRIPTOR:
-                    if (!FeedDescriptor(task, event, weightConsumed)) {
+                    if (!FeedDescriptor(task, event)) {
                         return false;
                     }
                     event.Serial = serial;
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ namespace NActors {
         return complete;
     }
 
-    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed) {
+    bool TEventOutputChannel::FeedPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event) {
         for (;;) {
             // calculate inline or external part size (it may cover a few sections, not just single one)
             while (!PartLenRemain) {
@@ -255,8 +253,8 @@ namespace NActors {
 
             // serialize bytes
             const auto complete = IsPartInline
-                ? FeedInlinePayload(task, event, weightConsumed)
-                : FeedExternalPayload(task, event, weightConsumed);
+                ? FeedInlinePayload(task, event)
+                : FeedExternalPayload(task, event);
             if (!complete) { // no space to serialize
                 return false;
             } else if (*complete) { // event serialized
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ namespace NActors {
         }
     }
 
-    std::optional<bool> TEventOutputChannel::FeedInlinePayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed) {
+    std::optional<bool> TEventOutputChannel::FeedInlinePayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event) {
         if (task.GetInternalFreeAmount() <= sizeof(TChannelPart)) {
             return std::nullopt;
         }
@@ -284,13 +282,12 @@ namespace NActors {
         };
 
         task.WriteBookmark(std::move(partBookmark), &part, sizeof(part));
-        *weightConsumed += sizeof(TChannelPart) + part.Size;
         OutputQueueSize -= part.Size;
 
         return complete;
     }
 
-    std::optional<bool> TEventOutputChannel::FeedExternalPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed) {
+    std::optional<bool> TEventOutputChannel::FeedExternalPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event) {
         const size_t partSize = sizeof(TChannelPart) + sizeof(ui8) + sizeof(ui16) + (Params.Encryption ? 0 : sizeof(ui32));
         if (task.GetInternalFreeAmount() < partSize || task.GetExternalFreeAmount() == 0) {
             return std::nullopt;
@@ -330,8 +327,6 @@ namespace NActors {
         }
 
         task.WriteBookmark(std::move(partBookmark), buffer, partSize);
-
-        *weightConsumed += partSize + bytesSerialized;
         OutputQueueSize -= bytesSerialized;
 
         return complete;
diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.h b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.h
index d038c727d903..a70a48bfaca5 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.h
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_channel.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace NActors {
 
         void DropConfirmed(ui64 confirm);
 
-        bool FeedBuf(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, ui64 serial, ui64 *weightConsumed);
+        bool FeedBuf(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, ui64 serial);
 
         bool IsEmpty() const {
             return Queue.empty();
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ namespace NActors {
         template<bool External>
         bool SerializeEvent(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, size_t *bytesSerialized);
 
-        bool FeedPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed);
-        std::optional<bool> FeedInlinePayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed);
-        std::optional<bool> FeedExternalPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed);
+        bool FeedPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event);
+        std::optional<bool> FeedInlinePayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event);
+        std::optional<bool> FeedExternalPayload(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event);
 
-        bool FeedDescriptor(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event, ui64 *weightConsumed);
+        bool FeedDescriptor(TTcpPacketOutTask& task, TEventHolder& event);
 
         void AccountTraffic() {
             if (const ui64 amount = std::exchange(UnaccountedTraffic, 0)) {
diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_tcp_session.cpp b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_tcp_session.cpp
index ce43da1ff760..12f0f542c320 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_tcp_session.cpp
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/interconnect_tcp_session.cpp
@@ -953,8 +953,11 @@ namespace NActors {
 
             // generate some data within this channel
             const ui64 netBefore = channel->GetBufferedAmountOfData();
-            ui64 gross = 0;
-            const bool eventDone = channel->FeedBuf(task, serial, &gross);
+            const ui32 grossBefore = task.GetDataSize();
+            const bool eventDone = channel->FeedBuf(task, serial);
+            const ui32 grossAfter = task.GetDataSize();
+            Y_DEBUG_ABORT_UNLESS(grossBefore <= grossAfter);
+            const ui32 gross = grossAfter - grossBefore;
             channel->UnaccountedTraffic += gross;
             const ui64 netAfter = channel->GetBufferedAmountOfData();
             Y_DEBUG_ABORT_UNLESS(netAfter <= netBefore); // net amount should shrink
@@ -964,7 +967,7 @@ namespace NActors {
             TotalOutputQueueSize -= net;
             Proxy->Metrics->SubOutputBuffersTotalSize(net);
             bytesGenerated += gross;
-            Y_DEBUG_ABORT_UNLESS(!!net == !!gross && gross >= net, "net# %" PRIu64 " gross# %" PRIu64, net, gross);
+            Y_DEBUG_ABORT_UNLESS(gross || !net, "net# %" PRIu64 " gross# %" PRIu32, net, gross);
 
             // return it back to queue or delete, depending on whether this channel is still working or not
             ChannelScheduler->FinishPick(gross, EqualizeCounter);
diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/ut/channel_scheduler_ut.cpp b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/ut/channel_scheduler_ut.cpp
index 2d9b0db26374..9a459b1675f7 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/ut/channel_scheduler_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/interconnect/ut/channel_scheduler_ut.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(ChannelScheduler) {
             while (numEvents) {
                 TEventOutputChannel *channel = scheduler.PickChannelWithLeastConsumedWeight();
                 ui32 before = task.GetDataSize();
-                ui64 weightConsumed = 0;
-                numEvents -= channel->FeedBuf(task, 0, &weightConsumed);
+                ui64 weightConsumed = task.GetDataSize();
+                numEvents -= channel->FeedBuf(task, 0);
+                weightConsumed = task.GetDataSize() - weightConsumed;
                 ui32 after = task.GetDataSize();
                 Y_ABORT_UNLESS(after >= before);
                 scheduler.FinishPick(weightConsumed, 0);