diff --git a/dvc/data/gc.py b/dvc/data/gc.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..338f3ccfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/data/gc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+def gc(odb, used, jobs=None, cache_odb=None, shallow=True):
+    from dvc.data.tree import Tree
+    from dvc.objects.errors import ObjectDBPermissionError
+
+    if odb.read_only:
+        raise ObjectDBPermissionError("Cannot gc read-only ODB")
+    if not cache_odb:
+        cache_odb = odb
+    used_hashes = set()
+    for hash_info in used:
+        used_hashes.add(hash_info.value)
+        if hash_info.isdir and not shallow:
+            tree = Tree.load(cache_odb, hash_info)
+            used_hashes.update(
+                entry_obj.hash_info.value for _, entry_obj in tree
+            )
+
+    def _is_dir_hash(_hash):
+        from dvc.hash_info import HASH_DIR_SUFFIX
+
+        return _hash.endswith(HASH_DIR_SUFFIX)
+
+    removed = False
+    # hashes must be sorted to ensure we always remove .dir files first
+    for hash_ in sorted(
+        odb.all(jobs, odb.fs_path),
+        key=_is_dir_hash,
+        reverse=True,
+    ):
+        if hash_ in used_hashes:
+            continue
+        fs_path = odb.hash_to_path(hash_)
+        if _is_dir_hash(hash_):
+            # backward compatibility
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            odb._remove_unpacked_dir(hash_)
+        odb.fs.remove(fs_path)
+        removed = True
+
+    return removed
diff --git a/dvc/objects/db.py b/dvc/objects/db.py
index 97b2dc7a2..1d5eee565 100644
--- a/dvc/objects/db.py
+++ b/dvc/objects/db.py
@@ -356,46 +356,6 @@ class ObjectDB:
     def _remove_unpacked_dir(self, hash_):
         pass
 
-    def gc(self, used, jobs=None, cache_odb=None, shallow=True):
-        from dvc.data.tree import Tree
-
-        if self.read_only:
-            raise ObjectDBPermissionError("Cannot gc read-only ODB")
-        if not cache_odb:
-            cache_odb = self
-        used_hashes = set()
-        for hash_info in used:
-            used_hashes.add(hash_info.value)
-            if hash_info.isdir and not shallow:
-                tree = Tree.load(cache_odb, hash_info)
-                used_hashes.update(
-                    entry_obj.hash_info.value for _, entry_obj in tree
-                )
-
-        def _is_dir_hash(_hash):
-            from dvc.hash_info import HASH_DIR_SUFFIX
-
-            return _hash.endswith(HASH_DIR_SUFFIX)
-
-        removed = False
-        # hashes must be sorted to ensure we always remove .dir files first
-        for hash_ in sorted(
-            self.all(jobs, self.fs_path),
-            key=_is_dir_hash,
-            reverse=True,
-        ):
-            if hash_ in used_hashes:
-                continue
-            fs_path = self.hash_to_path(hash_)
-            if _is_dir_hash(hash_):
-                # backward compatibility
-                # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                self._remove_unpacked_dir(hash_)
-            self.fs.remove(fs_path)
-            removed = True
-
-        return removed
-
     def list_hashes_exists(self, hashes, jobs=None, name=None):
         """Return list of the specified hashes which exist in this fs.
         Hashes will be queried individually.
diff --git a/dvc/repo/gc.py b/dvc/repo/gc.py
index 549f315bb..6aa98ac22 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/gc.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/gc.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def gc(
     from contextlib import ExitStack
 
     from dvc.data.db import get_index
+    from dvc.data.gc import gc as ogc
     from dvc.repo import Repo
 
     if not repos:
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def gc(
         if not odb:
             continue
 
-        removed = odb.gc(used_obj_ids, jobs=jobs)
+        removed = ogc(odb, used_obj_ids, jobs=jobs)
         if not removed:
             logger.info(f"No unused '{scheme}' cache to remove.")
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def gc(
         return
 
     odb = self.cloud.get_remote_odb(remote, "gc -c")
-    removed = odb.gc(used_obj_ids)
+    removed = ogc(odb, used_obj_ids)
     if removed:
         get_index(odb).clear()
     else: