diff --git a/.changelog/6446.bugfix.md b/.changelog/6446.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c0aad84a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/6446.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+go/worker/storage: Fix runtime state pruner
+
+Disabling pruning shouldn't prune any data including stale one
+(data marked as ready to be pruned) from the previous run when
+node had pruning enabled.
diff --git a/go/runtime/config/config.go b/go/runtime/config/config.go
index ab2f52ba2c9..458fa51572b 100644
--- a/go/runtime/config/config.go
+++ b/go/runtime/config/config.go
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ type PruneConfig struct {
 	NumKept uint64 `yaml:"num_kept"`
 }
 
+// PruningEnabled returns true when pruning is enabled.
+func (p PruneConfig) PruningEnabled() bool {
+	return p.Strategy != "none"
+}
+
 // IndexerConfig is history indexer configuration.
 type IndexerConfig struct {
 	// BatchSize is max number of blocks committed in a batch during history reindex.
diff --git a/go/worker/storage/committee/worker.go b/go/worker/storage/committee/worker.go
index ab3d2ffa80b..05016f34998 100644
--- a/go/worker/storage/committee/worker.go
+++ b/go/worker/storage/committee/worker.go
@@ -163,11 +163,19 @@ type Worker struct {
 	diffCh     chan *fetchedDiff
 	finalizeCh chan finalizeResult
 
-	pruneInterval time.Duration
+	pruneCfg PruneConfig
 
 	initCh chan struct{}
 }
 
+// PruneConfig configures pruning of the state DB.
+type PruneConfig struct {
+	// Enabled is true when pruning is enabled.
+	Enabled bool
+	// Interval specifies frequency at which pruning will be triggered.
+	Interval time.Duration
+}
+
 // New creates a new storage worker.
 func New(
 	commonNode *committee.Node,
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ func New(
 	workerCommonCfg workerCommon.Config,
 	localStorage storageApi.LocalBackend,
 	checkpointSyncCfg *CheckpointSyncConfig,
-	pruneInterval time.Duration,
+	pruneCfg PruneConfig,
 ) (*Worker, error) {
 	initMetrics()
 
@@ -199,7 +207,7 @@ func New(
 		diffCh:     make(chan *fetchedDiff),
 		finalizeCh: make(chan finalizeResult),
 
-		pruneInterval: pruneInterval,
+		pruneCfg: pruneCfg,
 
 		initCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
@@ -1012,12 +1020,14 @@ func (w *Worker) Serve(ctx context.Context) error { // nolint: gocyclo
 	close(w.initCh)
 	w.logger.Info("initialized")
 
-	statePruner := newPruner(w.localStorage.NodeDB(), w.commonNode.Runtime.History(), w.pruneInterval)
-	wg.Go(func() {
-		if err := statePruner.serve(ctx); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-			w.logger.Error("state pruner failed: %w", err)
-		}
-	})
+	if w.pruneCfg.Enabled {
+		statePruner := newPruner(w.localStorage.NodeDB(), w.commonNode.Runtime.History(), w.pruneCfg.Interval)
+		wg.Go(func() {
+			if err := statePruner.serve(ctx); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+				w.logger.Error("state pruner failed: %w", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 
 	// Notify the checkpointer of the genesis round so it can be checkpointed.
 	w.checkpointer.ForceCheckpoint(genesisBlock.Header.Round)
diff --git a/go/worker/storage/worker.go b/go/worker/storage/worker.go
index 35d65d6e31f..79336380993 100644
--- a/go/worker/storage/worker.go
+++ b/go/worker/storage/worker.go
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ func (w *Worker) registerRuntime(commonNode *committeeCommon.Node) error {
 			Disabled:          config.GlobalConfig.Storage.CheckpointSyncDisabled,
 			ChunkFetcherCount: config.GlobalConfig.Storage.FetcherCount,
 		},
-		config.GlobalConfig.Runtime.Prune.Interval,
+		committee.PruneConfig{
+			Enabled:  config.GlobalConfig.Runtime.Prune.PruningEnabled(),
+			Interval: config.GlobalConfig.Runtime.Prune.Interval,
+		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err