diff --git a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeDataPartWriterCompact.cpp b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeDataPartWriterCompact.cpp
index f2ac7555af8..acf4df879ac 100644
--- a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeDataPartWriterCompact.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeDataPartWriterCompact.cpp
@@ -99,14 +99,13 @@ void MergeTreeDataPartWriterCompact::writeBlock(const Block & block)
 
         for (const auto & column : columns_list)
         {
-            /// There could already be enough data to compress into the new block.
-            if (stream->compressed.offset() >= settings.min_compress_block_size)
-                stream->compressed.next();
-
             writeIntBinary(stream->plain_hashing.count(), stream->marks);
             writeIntBinary(stream->compressed.offset(), stream->marks);
 
             writeColumnSingleGranule(block.getByName(column.name), current_row, rows_to_write);
+
+            /// Write one compressed block per column in granule for more optimal reading.
+            stream->compressed.next();
         }
 
         ++from_mark;
diff --git a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.cpp b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.cpp
index b14a1aebf82..b1fd67005d8 100644
--- a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ MergeTreeReaderCompact::MergeTreeReaderCompact(
 
     /// Do not use max_read_buffer_size, but try to lower buffer size with maximal size of granule to avoid reading much data.
     auto buffer_size = getReadBufferSize(data_part, marks_loader, column_positions, all_mark_ranges);
-    std::cerr << "buffer_size: " << buffer_size << "\n";
     if (!buffer_size || settings.max_read_buffer_size < buffer_size)
         buffer_size = settings.max_read_buffer_size;
 
@@ -276,19 +275,11 @@ public:
             return *this;
         }
 
-        Iterator operator++(int)
-        {
-            auto tmp = *this;
-            ++*this;
-            return tmp;
-        }
-
         bool operator==(const Iterator & other) const { return row == other.row && column == other.column; }
         bool operator!=(const Iterator & other) const { return !(*this == other); }
     };
 
     Iterator get(size_t row, size_t column) { return Iterator(row, column, this); }
-    Iterator begin() { return get(0, 0); }
     Iterator end() { return get(rows_num, 0); }
 
 private:
@@ -299,16 +290,16 @@ private:
 }
 
 size_t MergeTreeReaderCompact::getReadBufferSize(
-    const DataPartPtr & data_part,
+    const DataPartPtr & part,
     MergeTreeMarksLoader & marks_loader,
     const ColumnPositions & column_positions,
     const MarkRanges & mark_ranges)
 {
     size_t buffer_size = 0;
     size_t columns_num = column_positions.size();
-    size_t file_size = data_part->getFileSizeOrZero(MergeTreeDataPartCompact::DATA_FILE_NAME_WITH_EXTENSION);
+    size_t file_size = part->getFileSizeOrZero(MergeTreeDataPartCompact::DATA_FILE_NAME_WITH_EXTENSION);
 
-    MarksCounter counter(data_part->getMarksCount(), data_part->getColumns().size());
+    MarksCounter counter(part->getMarksCount(), part->getColumns().size());
 
     for (const auto & mark_range : mark_ranges)
     {
diff --git a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.h b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.h
index ef2ef8f148d..2b4b0c922ed 100644
--- a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.h
+++ b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeReaderCompact.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private:
     /// Returns maximal value of granule size in compressed file from @mark_ranges.
     /// This value is used as size of read buffer.
     static size_t getReadBufferSize(
-        const DataPartPtr & data_part,
+        const DataPartPtr & part,
         MergeTreeMarksLoader & marks_loader,
         const ColumnPositions & column_positions,
         const MarkRanges & mark_ranges);