diff --git a/cmd/config/errors-utils.go b/cmd/config/errors-utils.go
index 2bec6fd65..2847cf3ec 100644
--- a/cmd/config/errors-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/config/errors-utils.go
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ type Err struct {
 // Return the error message
 func (u Err) Error() string {
 	if u.detail == "" {
-		return u.msg
+		if u.msg != "" {
+			return u.msg
+		}
+		return "<nil>"
 	}
 	return u.detail
 }
@@ -77,6 +80,10 @@ func newErrFn(msg, action, hint string) ErrFn {
 // ErrorToErr inspects the passed error and transforms it
 // to the appropriate UI error.
 func ErrorToErr(err error) Err {
+	if err == nil {
+		return Err{}
+	}
+
 	// If this is already a Err, do nothing
 	if e, ok := err.(Err); ok {
 		return e
@@ -95,7 +102,6 @@ func ErrorToErr(err error) Err {
 		// Failed to identify what type of error this, return a simple UI error
 		return Err{msg: err.Error()}
 	}
-
 }
 
 // FmtError converts a fatal error message to a more clear error
diff --git a/cmd/format-xl.go b/cmd/format-xl.go
index 4688092d7..951b323c9 100644
--- a/cmd/format-xl.go
+++ b/cmd/format-xl.go
@@ -155,24 +155,9 @@ func newFormatXLV3(numSets int, setLen int) *formatXLV3 {
 	return format
 }
 
-// Returns formatXL.XL.Version information, this code is specifically
-// used to read XL `format.json` and capture any version information
-// that it may have.
-func formatXLGetVersion(formatPath string) (string, error) {
-	format := &formatXLVersionDetect{}
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(formatPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(b, format); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return format.XL.Version, nil
-}
-
-// Returns format meta format version from `format.json`. This code
-// is specifically used to detect meta format.
-func formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(formatPath string) (string, error) {
+// Returns format XL version after reading `format.json`, returns
+// successfully the version only if the backend is XL.
+func formatGetBackendXLVersion(formatPath string) (string, error) {
 	meta := &formatMetaV1{}
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(formatPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -184,7 +169,15 @@ func formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(formatPath string) (string, error) {
 	if meta.Version != formatMetaVersionV1 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(`format.Version expected: %s, got: %s`, formatMetaVersionV1, meta.Version)
 	}
-	return meta.Format, nil
+	if meta.Format != formatBackendXL {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(`found backend %s, expected %s`, meta.Format, formatBackendXL)
+	}
+	// XL backend found, proceed to detect version.
+	format := &formatXLVersionDetect{}
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(b, format); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return format.XL.Version, nil
 }
 
 // Migrates all previous versions to latest version of `format.json`,
@@ -192,30 +185,27 @@ func formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(formatPath string) (string, error) {
 // first before it V2 migrates to V3.
 func formatXLMigrate(export string) error {
 	formatPath := pathJoin(export, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
-	backend, err := formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(formatPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if backend != formatBackendXL {
-		return fmt.Errorf(`Disk %s: found backend %s, expected %s`, export, backend, formatBackendXL)
-	}
-	version, err := formatXLGetVersion(formatPath)
+	version, err := formatGetBackendXLVersion(formatPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	switch version {
 	case formatXLVersionV1:
-		if err = formatXLMigrateV1ToV2(export); err != nil {
+		if err = formatXLMigrateV1ToV2(export, version); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Migrate successful v1 => v2, proceed to v2 => v3
+		version = formatXLVersionV2
 		fallthrough
 	case formatXLVersionV2:
-		if err = formatXLMigrateV2ToV3(export); err != nil {
+		if err = formatXLMigrateV2ToV3(export, version); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Migrate successful v2 => v3, v3 is latest
+		version = formatXLVersionV3
 		fallthrough
 	case formatXLVersionV3:
-		// format-V3 is the latest verion.
+		// v3 is the latest version, return.
 		return nil
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf(`%s: unknown format version %s`, export, version)
@@ -223,16 +213,13 @@ func formatXLMigrate(export string) error {
 
 // Migrates version V1 of format.json to version V2 of format.json,
 // migration fails upon any error.
-func formatXLMigrateV1ToV2(export string) error {
-	formatPath := pathJoin(export, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
-	version, err := formatXLGetVersion(formatPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+func formatXLMigrateV1ToV2(export, version string) error {
 	if version != formatXLVersionV1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf(`Disk %s: format version expected %s, found %s`, export, formatXLVersionV1, version)
 	}
 
+	formatPath := pathJoin(export, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
+
 	formatV1 := &formatXLV1{}
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(formatPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -260,15 +247,12 @@ func formatXLMigrateV1ToV2(export string) error {
 }
 
 // Migrates V2 for format.json to V3 (Flat hierarchy for multipart)
-func formatXLMigrateV2ToV3(export string) error {
-	formatPath := pathJoin(export, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
-	version, err := formatXLGetVersion(formatPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+func formatXLMigrateV2ToV3(export, version string) error {
 	if version != formatXLVersionV2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf(`Disk %s: format version expected %s, found %s`, export, formatXLVersionV2, version)
 	}
+
+	formatPath := pathJoin(export, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
 	formatV2 := &formatXLV2{}
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(formatPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -360,18 +344,18 @@ func saveFormatXL(disk StorageAPI, format interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tmpFormatJSON := mustGetUUID() + ".json"
+	tmpFormat := mustGetUUID()
 
 	// Purge any existing temporary file, okay to ignore errors here.
-	defer disk.DeleteFile(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormatJSON)
+	defer disk.DeleteFile(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormat)
 
-	// Append file `format.json.tmp`.
-	if err = disk.WriteAll(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormatJSON, bytes.NewReader(formatBytes)); err != nil {
+	// write to unique file.
+	if err = disk.WriteAll(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormat, bytes.NewReader(formatBytes)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Rename file `uuid.json` --> `format.json`.
-	return disk.RenameFile(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormatJSON, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
+	return disk.RenameFile(minioMetaBucket, tmpFormat, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile)
 }
 
 var ignoredHiddenDirectories = []string{
@@ -635,6 +619,39 @@ func formatXLV3Check(reference *formatXLV3, format *formatXLV3) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Disk ID %s not found in any disk sets %s", this, format.XL.Sets)
 }
 
+// Initializes meta volume on all input storage disks.
+func initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatXLV3) error {
+	// This happens for the first time, but keep this here since this
+	// is the only place where it can be made expensive optimizing all
+	// other calls. Create minio meta volume, if it doesn't exist yet.
+
+	// Initialize errs to collect errors inside go-routine.
+	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))
+
+	// Initialize all disks in parallel.
+	for index := range storageDisks {
+		index := index
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			if formats[index] == nil || storageDisks[index] == nil {
+				// Ignore create meta volume on disks which are not found.
+				return nil
+			}
+			return makeFormatXLMetaVolumes(storageDisks[index])
+		}, index)
+	}
+
+	// Return upon first error.
+	for _, err := range g.Wait() {
+		if err == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		return toObjectErr(err, minioMetaBucket)
+	}
+
+	// Return success here.
+	return nil
+}
+
 // saveFormatXLAll - populates `format.json` on disks in its order.
 func saveFormatXLAll(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatXLV3) error {
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))
@@ -646,6 +663,9 @@ func saveFormatXLAll(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*
 			if formats[index] == nil || storageDisks[index] == nil {
 				return errDiskNotFound
 			}
+			if err := makeFormatXLMetaVolumes(storageDisks[index]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			return saveFormatXL(storageDisks[index], formats[index])
 		}, index)
 	}
@@ -745,11 +765,6 @@ func initFormatXL(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, setCount, driv
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Initialize meta volume, if volume already exists ignores it.
-	if err := initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks, formats); err != nil {
-		return format, fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize '.minio.sys' meta volume, %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// Save formats `format.json` across all disks.
 	if err := saveFormatXLAll(ctx, storageDisks, formats); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -760,23 +775,9 @@ func initFormatXL(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, setCount, driv
 
 // Make XL backend meta volumes.
 func makeFormatXLMetaVolumes(disk StorageAPI) error {
-	// Attempt to create `.minio.sys`.
-	if err := disk.MakeVol(minioMetaBucket); err != nil {
-		if !IsErrIgnored(err, initMetaVolIgnoredErrs...) {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if err := disk.MakeVol(minioMetaTmpBucket); err != nil {
-		if !IsErrIgnored(err, initMetaVolIgnoredErrs...) {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if err := disk.MakeVol(minioMetaBackgroundOpsBucket); err != nil {
-		if !IsErrIgnored(err, initMetaVolIgnoredErrs...) {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if err := disk.MakeVol(minioMetaMultipartBucket); err != nil {
+	// Attempt to create MinIO internal buckets.
+	err := disk.MakeVolBulk(minioMetaBucket, minioMetaTmpBucket, minioMetaMultipartBucket, minioMetaBackgroundOpsBucket)
+	if err != nil {
 		if !IsErrIgnored(err, initMetaVolIgnoredErrs...) {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -786,39 +787,6 @@ func makeFormatXLMetaVolumes(disk StorageAPI) error {
 
 var initMetaVolIgnoredErrs = append(baseIgnoredErrs, errVolumeExists)
 
-// Initializes meta volume on all input storage disks.
-func initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatXLV3) error {
-	// This happens for the first time, but keep this here since this
-	// is the only place where it can be made expensive optimizing all
-	// other calls. Create minio meta volume, if it doesn't exist yet.
-
-	// Initialize errs to collect errors inside go-routine.
-	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))
-
-	// Initialize all disks in parallel.
-	for index := range storageDisks {
-		index := index
-		g.Go(func() error {
-			if formats[index] == nil || storageDisks[index] == nil {
-				// Ignore create meta volume on disks which are not found.
-				return nil
-			}
-			return makeFormatXLMetaVolumes(storageDisks[index])
-		}, index)
-	}
-
-	// Return upon first error.
-	for _, err := range g.Wait() {
-		if err == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		return toObjectErr(err, minioMetaBucket)
-	}
-
-	// Return success here.
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Get all UUIDs which are present in reference format should
 // be present in the list of formats provided, those are considered
 // as online UUIDs.
diff --git a/cmd/format-xl_test.go b/cmd/format-xl_test.go
index 1de011903..efc713964 100644
--- a/cmd/format-xl_test.go
+++ b/cmd/format-xl_test.go
@@ -149,95 +149,6 @@ func TestFormatXLEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Tests format xl get version.
-func TestFormatXLGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	// Get test root.
-	rootPath, err := getTestRoot()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(rootPath)
-
-	v := &formatXLVersionDetect{}
-	v.XL.Version = "1"
-	b, err := json.Marshal(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile), b, os.FileMode(0644)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = formatXLGetVersion("not-found")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("Expected to fail but found success")
-	}
-
-	vstr, err := formatXLGetVersion(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if vstr != "1" {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected version '1', got '%s'", vstr)
-	}
-}
-
-// Tests format get backend format.
-func TestFormatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(t *testing.T) {
-	// Get test root.
-	rootPath, err := getTestRoot()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(rootPath)
-
-	m := &formatMetaV1{
-		Format:  "fs",
-		Version: formatMetaVersionV1,
-	}
-
-	b, err := json.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile), b, os.FileMode(0644)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL("not-found")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("Expected to fail but found success")
-	}
-
-	format, err := formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if format != m.Format {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected format value %s, got %s", m.Format, format)
-	}
-
-	m = &formatMetaV1{
-		Format:  "xl",
-		Version: "2",
-	}
-
-	b, err = json.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile), b, os.FileMode(0644)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = formatMetaGetFormatBackendXL(pathJoin(rootPath, formatConfigFile))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("Expected to fail with incompatible meta version")
-	}
-}
-
 // Tests xl format migration.
 func TestFormatXLMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	// Get test root.
@@ -271,10 +182,11 @@ func TestFormatXLMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	migratedVersion, err := formatXLGetVersion(pathJoin(rootPath, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile))
+	migratedVersion, err := formatGetBackendXLVersion(pathJoin(rootPath, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
 	if migratedVersion != formatXLVersionV3 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected version: %s, got: %s", formatXLVersionV3, migratedVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/naughty-disk_test.go b/cmd/naughty-disk_test.go
index e1a201d70..f548f8143 100644
--- a/cmd/naughty-disk_test.go
+++ b/cmd/naughty-disk_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ func (d *naughtyDisk) DiskInfo() (info DiskInfo, err error) {
 	return d.disk.DiskInfo()
 }
 
+func (d *naughtyDisk) MakeVolBulk(volumes ...string) (err error) {
+	if err := d.calcError(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return d.disk.MakeVolBulk(volumes...)
+}
+
 func (d *naughtyDisk) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
 	if err := d.calcError(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/posix-diskid-check.go b/cmd/posix-diskid-check.go
index 611089456..794d27e66 100644
--- a/cmd/posix-diskid-check.go
+++ b/cmd/posix-diskid-check.go
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ func (p *posixDiskIDCheck) DiskInfo() (info DiskInfo, err error) {
 	return p.storage.DiskInfo()
 }
 
+func (p *posixDiskIDCheck) MakeVolBulk(volumes ...string) (err error) {
+	if p.isDiskStale() {
+		return errDiskNotFound
+	}
+	return p.storage.MakeVolBulk(volumes...)
+}
+
 func (p *posixDiskIDCheck) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
 	if p.isDiskStale() {
 		return errDiskNotFound
diff --git a/cmd/posix.go b/cmd/posix.go
index 52ae73524..dd02a4c2f 100644
--- a/cmd/posix.go
+++ b/cmd/posix.go
@@ -551,6 +551,15 @@ func (s *posix) SetDiskID(id string) {
 	// storage rest server for remote disks.
 }
 
+func (s *posix) MakeVolBulk(volumes ...string) (err error) {
+	for _, volume := range volumes {
+		if err = s.MakeVol(volume); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Make a volume entry.
 func (s *posix) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/cmd/prepare-storage.go b/cmd/prepare-storage.go
index fc3537f24..e74f19b84 100644
--- a/cmd/prepare-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/prepare-storage.go
@@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ func connectLoadInitFormats(retryCount int, firstDisk bool, endpoints Endpoints,
 		// Assign globalDeploymentID on first run for the
 		// minio server managing the first disk
 		globalDeploymentID = format.ID
-	} else {
-		// The first will always recreate some directories inside .minio.sys
-		// such as, tmp, multipart and background-ops
-		if firstDisk {
-			initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks, formatConfigs)
-		}
+		return format, nil
+	}
+
+	// The first will always recreate some directories inside .minio.sys
+	// such as, tmp, multipart and background-ops
+	if firstDisk {
+		initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks, formatConfigs)
 	}
 
 	// Return error when quorum unformatted disks - indicating we are
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ func connectLoadInitFormats(retryCount int, firstDisk bool, endpoints Endpoints,
 	if err = formatXLFixLocalDeploymentID(endpoints, storageDisks, format); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return format, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/storage-interface.go b/cmd/storage-interface.go
index 4348814a0..f6e85b02e 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-interface.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-interface.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type StorageAPI interface {
 
 	// Volume operations.
 	MakeVol(volume string) (err error)
+	MakeVolBulk(volumes ...string) (err error)
 	ListVols() (vols []VolInfo, err error)
 	StatVol(volume string) (vol VolInfo, err error)
 	DeleteVol(volume string) (err error)
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
index 571aeae0f..e2166ab58 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/http"
@@ -189,6 +190,15 @@ func (client *storageRESTClient) DiskInfo() (info DiskInfo, err error) {
 	return info, err
 }
 
+// MakeVolBulk - create multiple volumes in a bulk operation.
+func (client *storageRESTClient) MakeVolBulk(volumes ...string) (err error) {
+	values := make(url.Values)
+	values.Set(storageRESTVolumes, strings.Join(volumes, ","))
+	respBody, err := client.call(storageRESTMethodMakeVolBulk, values, nil, -1)
+	defer http.DrainBody(respBody)
+	return err
+}
+
 // MakeVol - create a volume on a remote disk.
 func (client *storageRESTClient) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
 	values := make(url.Values)
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-common.go b/cmd/storage-rest-common.go
index 46fb58811..964c81368 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-common.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-common.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	storageRESTMethodDiskInfo             = "/diskinfo"
 	storageRESTMethodCrawlAndGetDataUsage = "/crawlandgetdatausage"
 	storageRESTMethodMakeVol              = "/makevol"
+	storageRESTMethodMakeVolBulk          = "/makevolbulk"
 	storageRESTMethodStatVol              = "/statvol"
 	storageRESTMethodDeleteVol            = "/deletevol"
 	storageRESTMethodListVols             = "/listvols"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const (
 
 const (
 	storageRESTVolume     = "volume"
+	storageRESTVolumes    = "volumes"
 	storageRESTDirPath    = "dir-path"
 	storageRESTFilePath   = "file-path"
 	storageRESTSrcVolume  = "source-volume"
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
index 9a6dc258c..2a60b5d1e 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -150,6 +151,19 @@ func (s *storageRESTServer) MakeVolHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	}
 }
 
+// MakeVolBulkHandler - create multiple volumes as a bulk operation.
+func (s *storageRESTServer) MakeVolBulkHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.IsValid(w, r) {
+		return
+	}
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	volumes := strings.Split(vars[storageRESTVolumes], ",")
+	err := s.storage.MakeVolBulk(volumes...)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.writeErrorResponse(w, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // ListVolsHandler - list volumes.
 func (s *storageRESTServer) ListVolsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !s.IsValid(w, r) {
@@ -605,6 +619,7 @@ func registerStorageRESTHandlers(router *mux.Router, endpointZones EndpointZones
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodDiskInfo).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.DiskInfoHandler))
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodCrawlAndGetDataUsage).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.CrawlAndGetDataUsageHandler))
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodMakeVol).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.MakeVolHandler)).Queries(restQueries(storageRESTVolume)...)
+			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodMakeVolBulk).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.MakeVolBulkHandler)).Queries(restQueries(storageRESTVolumes)...)
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodStatVol).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.StatVolHandler)).Queries(restQueries(storageRESTVolume)...)
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodDeleteVol).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.DeleteVolHandler)).Queries(restQueries(storageRESTVolume)...)
 			subrouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(storageRESTVersionPrefix + storageRESTMethodListVols).HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(server.ListVolsHandler))
diff --git a/cmd/xl-sets.go b/cmd/xl-sets.go
index 22269c5a5..36b26b71a 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-sets.go
@@ -1491,12 +1491,6 @@ func (s *xlSets) HealFormat(ctx context.Context, dryRun bool) (res madmin.HealRe
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Initialize meta volume, if volume already exists ignores it, all disks which
-		// are not found are ignored as well.
-		if err = initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks, tmpNewFormats); err != nil {
-			return madmin.HealResultItem{}, fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize '.minio.sys' meta volume, %w", err)
-		}
-
 		// Save formats `format.json` across all disks.
 		if err = saveFormatXLAll(ctx, storageDisks, tmpNewFormats); err != nil {
 			return madmin.HealResultItem{}, err