diff --git a/restapi/user_objects.go b/restapi/user_objects.go
index 02c626ab9..89c4e0fd5 100644
--- a/restapi/user_objects.go
+++ b/restapi/user_objects.go
@@ -573,12 +573,7 @@ func getDeleteObjectResponse(session *models.Principal, params user_api.DeleteOb
 	if params.AllVersions != nil {
 		allVersions = *params.AllVersions
 	}
-	minClient, err := newMinioClient(session)
-	if err != nil {
-		return prepareError(err)
-	}
-	client2 := minioClient{client: minClient}
-	err = deleteObjects(ctx, mcClient, client2, params.BucketName, prefix, version, rec, allVersions)
+	err = deleteObjects(ctx, mcClient, params.BucketName, prefix, version, rec, allVersions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return prepareError(err)
 	}
@@ -593,11 +588,6 @@ func getDeleteMultiplePathsResponse(session *models.Principal, params user_api.D
 	if params.AllVersions != nil {
 		allVersions = *params.AllVersions
 	}
-	minClient, err := newMinioClient(session)
-	if err != nil {
-		return prepareError(err)
-	}
-	client2 := minioClient{client: minClient}
 	for i := 0; i < len(params.Files); i++ {
 		if params.Files[i].VersionID != "" {
 			version = params.Files[i].VersionID
@@ -610,7 +600,7 @@ func getDeleteMultiplePathsResponse(session *models.Principal, params user_api.D
 		// create a mc S3Client interface implementation
 		// defining the client to be used
 		mcClient := mcClient{client: s3Client}
-		err = deleteObjects(ctx, mcClient, client2, params.BucketName, params.Files[i].Path, version, params.Files[i].Recursive, allVersions)
+		err = deleteObjects(ctx, mcClient, params.BucketName, params.Files[i].Path, version, params.Files[i].Recursive, allVersions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return prepareError(err)
 		}
@@ -619,22 +609,10 @@ func getDeleteMultiplePathsResponse(session *models.Principal, params user_api.D
 }
 
 // deleteObjects deletes either a single object or multiple objects based on recursive flag
-func deleteObjects(ctx context.Context, client MCClient, client2 MinioClient, bucket string, path string, versionID string, recursive bool, allVersions bool) error {
+func deleteObjects(ctx context.Context, client MCClient, bucket string, path string, versionID string, recursive bool, allVersions bool) error {
 	if allVersions {
-		if recursive {
-			if err := deleteMultipleObjects(ctx, client, recursive, true); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			objects, err := listBucketObjects(ctx, client2, bucket, path, recursive, true, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			for i := range objects {
-				if err := deleteSingleObject(ctx, client, bucket, path, objects[i].VersionID); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
+		if err := deleteMultipleObjects(ctx, client, recursive, true); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if recursive {
diff --git a/restapi/user_objects_test.go b/restapi/user_objects_test.go
index 962429407..67ff2d165 100644
--- a/restapi/user_objects_test.go
+++ b/restapi/user_objects_test.go
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ func Test_listObjects(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_deleteObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s3Client1 := s3ClientMock{}
-	minioClient1 := minioClientMock{}
 	type args struct {
 		bucket     string
 		path       string
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ func Test_deleteObjects(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.test, func(t *testing.T) {
 			mcListMock = tt.args.listFunc
 			mcRemoveMock = tt.args.removeFunc
-			err := deleteObjects(ctx, s3Client1, minioClient1, tt.args.bucket, tt.args.path, tt.args.versionID, tt.args.recursive, false)
+			err := deleteObjects(ctx, s3Client1, tt.args.bucket, tt.args.path, tt.args.versionID, tt.args.recursive, false)
 			if err == nil && tt.wantError != nil {
 				t.Errorf("deleteObjects() error: %v, wantErr: %v", err, tt.wantError)
 			} else if err != nil && tt.wantError == nil {