diff --git a/cmd/tier-handlers.go b/cmd/tier-handlers.go
index 813e9cd37..9c4fc4d26 100644
--- a/cmd/tier-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/tier-handlers.go
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) AddTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, cred := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.SetTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -135,8 +134,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) ListTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.ListTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -156,8 +154,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) EditTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, cred := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.SetTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
@@ -203,8 +200,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) RemoveTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.SetTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -235,8 +231,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) VerifyTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.ListTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -256,8 +251,7 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) TierStatsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
 
 	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.ListTierAction)
-	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
-		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+	if objAPI == nil {
 		return
 	}