diff --git a/src/box/box.cc b/src/box/box.cc
index e6638e2f4b134c6c661c3821d11e5a13193736df..2da4d688bd75ed42e8205de7b8df7dbee9e4e822 100644
--- a/src/box/box.cc
+++ b/src/box/box.cc
@@ -793,17 +793,66 @@ box_select(struct port *port, uint32_t space_id, uint32_t index_id,
 	   int iterator, uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
 	   const char *key, const char *key_end)
 {
+	(void)key_end;
+
 	rmean_collect(rmean_box, IPROTO_SELECT, 1);
+
+	if (iterator >= iterator_type_MAX) {
+		diag_set(ClientError, ER_ILLEGAL_PARAMS,
+			 "Invalid iterator type");
+		diag_log();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	struct space *space = space_cache_find(space_id);
 	if (space == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	if (access_check_space(space, PRIV_R) != 0)
 		return -1;
+	struct index *index = index_find(space, index_id);
+	if (index == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	enum iterator_type type = (enum iterator_type) iterator;
+	uint32_t part_count = key ? mp_decode_array(&key) : 0;
+	if (key_validate(index->def, type, key, part_count))
+		return -1;
+
+	ERROR_INJECT(ERRINJ_TESTING, {
+		diag_set(ClientError, ER_INJECTION, "ERRINJ_TESTING");
+		return -1;
+	});
+
 	struct txn *txn;
 	if (txn_begin_ro_stmt(space, &txn) != 0)
 		return -1;
-	if (space_execute_select(space, txn, index_id, iterator,
-				 offset, limit, key, key_end, port) != 0) {
+
+	struct iterator *it = index_create_iterator(index, type,
+						    key, part_count);
+	if (it == NULL) {
+		txn_rollback_stmt();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	int rc = 0;
+	uint32_t found = 0;
+	struct tuple *tuple;
+	while (found < limit) {
+		rc = it->next(it, &tuple);
+		if (rc != 0 || tuple == NULL)
+			break;
+		if (offset > 0) {
+			offset--;
+			continue;
+		}
+		rc = port_add_tuple(port, tuple);
+		if (rc != 0)
+			break;
+		found++;
+	}
+	it->free(it);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
 		txn_rollback_stmt();
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/box/memtx_space.c b/src/box/memtx_space.c
index 6dba29517a9c115fdcfc52bb09ef4a788e45d366..0b05d3c8bf2a7536301dd59fdad6dcaead379360 100644
--- a/src/box/memtx_space.c
+++ b/src/box/memtx_space.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "memtx_tree.h"
 #include "memtx_rtree.h"
 #include "memtx_bitset.h"
-#include "port.h"
 #include "memtx_tuple.h"
 #include "column_mask.h"
 #include "sequence.h"
@@ -511,62 +510,6 @@ memtx_space_execute_upsert(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-memtx_space_execute_select(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-			   uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-			   uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-			   const char *key, const char *key_end,
-			   struct port *port)
-{
-	(void)txn;
-	(void)key_end;
-
-	struct index *index = index_find(space, index_id);
-	if (index == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	ERROR_INJECT(ERRINJ_TESTING, {
-		diag_set(ClientError, ER_INJECTION, "ERRINJ_TESTING");
-		return -1;
-	});
-
-	uint32_t found = 0;
-	if (iterator >= iterator_type_MAX) {
-		diag_set(ClientError, ER_ILLEGAL_PARAMS,
-			 "Invalid iterator type");
-		diag_log();
-		return -1;
-	}
-	enum iterator_type type = (enum iterator_type) iterator;
-
-	uint32_t part_count = key ? mp_decode_array(&key) : 0;
-	if (key_validate(index->def, type, key, part_count))
-		return -1;
-
-	struct iterator *it = index_create_iterator(index, type,
-						    key, part_count);
-	if (it == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	int rc = 0;
-	struct tuple *tuple;
-	while (found < limit) {
-		rc = it->next(it, &tuple);
-		if (rc != 0 || tuple == NULL)
-			break;
-		if (offset > 0) {
-			offset--;
-			continue;
-		}
-		rc = port_add_tuple(port, tuple);
-		if (rc != 0)
-			break;
-		found++;
-	}
-	it->free(it);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /* }}} DML */
 
 /* {{{ DDL */
@@ -951,7 +894,6 @@ static const struct space_vtab memtx_space_vtab = {
 	/* .execute_delete = */ memtx_space_execute_delete,
 	/* .execute_update = */ memtx_space_execute_update,
 	/* .execute_upsert = */ memtx_space_execute_upsert,
-	/* .execute_select = */ memtx_space_execute_select,
 	/* .init_system_space = */ memtx_init_system_space,
 	/* .check_index_def = */ memtx_space_check_index_def,
 	/* .create_index = */ memtx_space_create_index,
diff --git a/src/box/space.c b/src/box/space.c
index c643ae8f82c52352c6dba32b230af98c82a72802..703270361f4dde90e0223107eddf2f1fa90b941e 100644
--- a/src/box/space.c
+++ b/src/box/space.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "trigger.h"
 #include "user.h"
 #include "session.h"
-#include "port.h"
 #include "xrow.h"
 #include "iproto_constants.h"
 #include "sequence.h"
@@ -242,57 +241,6 @@ index_name_by_id(struct space *space, uint32_t id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int
-generic_space_execute_select(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-			     uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-			     uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-			     const char *key, const char *key_end,
-			     struct port *port)
-{
-	(void)txn;
-	(void)key_end;
-
-	struct index *index = index_find(space, index_id);
-	if (index == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	uint32_t found = 0;
-	if (iterator >= iterator_type_MAX) {
-		diag_set(ClientError, ER_ILLEGAL_PARAMS,
-			 "Invalid iterator type");
-		diag_log();
-		return -1;
-	}
-	enum iterator_type type = (enum iterator_type) iterator;
-
-	uint32_t part_count = key ? mp_decode_array(&key) : 0;
-	if (key_validate(index->def, type, key, part_count))
-		return -1;
-
-	struct iterator *it = index_create_iterator(index, type,
-						    key, part_count);
-	if (it == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	int rc = 0;
-	struct tuple *tuple;
-	while (found < limit) {
-		rc = it->next(it, &tuple);
-		if (rc != 0 || tuple == NULL)
-			break;
-		if (offset > 0) {
-			offset--;
-			continue;
-		}
-		rc = port_add_tuple(port, tuple);
-		if (rc != 0)
-			break;
-		found++;
-	}
-	it->free(it);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int
 space_def_check_compatibility(const struct space_def *old_def,
 			      const struct space_def *new_def,
diff --git a/src/box/space.h b/src/box/space.h
index dabb97ec3a3f52e0bd5694dc53a8496bfba06086..17ecbb31c5c65715fe90581607a2dca0fbdf2b6a 100644
--- a/src/box/space.h
+++ b/src/box/space.h
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ struct space_vtab {
 	int (*execute_update)(struct space *, struct txn *,
 			      struct request *, struct tuple **result);
 	int (*execute_upsert)(struct space *, struct txn *, struct request *);
-	int (*execute_select)(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-			      uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-			      uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-			      const char *key, const char *key_end,
-			      struct port *port);
 
 	void (*init_system_space)(struct space *);
 	/**
@@ -334,17 +329,6 @@ int
 space_execute_upsert(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
 		     struct request *request);
 
-static inline int
-space_execute_select(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-		     uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-		     uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-		     const char *key, const char *key_end,
-		     struct port *port)
-{
-	return space->vtab->execute_select(space, txn, index_id, iterator,
-					   offset, limit, key, key_end, port);
-}
-
 static inline void
 init_system_space(struct space *space)
 {
@@ -419,14 +403,6 @@ space_commit_alter(struct space *old_space, struct space *new_space)
 	new_space->vtab->commit_alter(old_space, new_space);
 }
 
-/** Generic implementation of space_vtab::execute_select method. */
-int
-generic_space_execute_select(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-			     uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-			     uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-			     const char *key, const char *key_end,
-			     struct port *port);
-
 static inline bool
 space_is_memtx(struct space *space) { return space->engine->id == 0; }
 
@@ -580,18 +556,6 @@ space_execute_upsert_xc(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
 		diag_raise();
 }
 
-static inline void
-space_execute_select_xc(struct space *space, struct txn *txn,
-			uint32_t index_id, uint32_t iterator,
-			uint32_t offset, uint32_t limit,
-			const char *key, const char *key_end,
-			struct port *port)
-{
-	if (space_execute_select(space, txn, index_id, iterator,
-				 offset, limit, key, key_end, port) != 0)
-		diag_raise();
-}
-
 static inline void
 space_check_index_def_xc(struct space *space, struct index_def *index_def)
 {
diff --git a/src/box/sysview_engine.c b/src/box/sysview_engine.c
index 8d33ddd6d5f767073f833d70cd24a4f3508c996c..6f7c2c87eefdfd9a5e1fac31a08ddb30b8f0a78a 100644
--- a/src/box/sysview_engine.c
+++ b/src/box/sysview_engine.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static const struct space_vtab sysview_space_vtab = {
 	/* .execute_delete = */ sysview_space_execute_delete,
 	/* .execute_update = */ sysview_space_execute_update,
 	/* .execute_upsert = */ sysview_space_execute_upsert,
-	/* .execute_select = */ generic_space_execute_select,
 	/* .init_system_space = */ sysview_init_system_space,
 	/* .check_index_def = */ sysview_space_check_index_def,
 	/* .create_index = */ sysview_space_create_index,
diff --git a/src/box/vinyl_space.c b/src/box/vinyl_space.c
index 795de57309083331d0083ad700459f8e0a884524..a203cd1c5a70b175a87666b3a07fa65ba778d49f 100644
--- a/src/box/vinyl_space.c
+++ b/src/box/vinyl_space.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static const struct space_vtab vinyl_space_vtab = {
 	/* .execute_delete = */ vinyl_space_execute_delete,
 	/* .execute_update = */ vinyl_space_execute_update,
 	/* .execute_upsert = */ vinyl_space_execute_upsert,
-	/* .execute_select = */ generic_space_execute_select,
 	/* .init_system_space = */ vinyl_init_system_space,
 	/* .check_index_def = */ vinyl_space_check_index_def,
 	/* .create_index = */ vinyl_space_create_index,