diff --git a/cmd/bucket-object-lock.go b/cmd/bucket-object-lock.go
index 887ba43bf..f94004002 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-object-lock.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-object-lock.go
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ func enforceRetentionForDeletion(ctx context.Context, objInfo ObjectInfo) (locke
 // governance bypass headers are set and user has governance bypass permissions.
 // Objects in "Compliance" mode can be overwritten only if retention date is past.
 func enforceRetentionBypassForDelete(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, bucket string, object ObjectToDelete, oi ObjectInfo, gerr error) APIErrorCode {
-	opts, err := getOpts(ctx, r, bucket, object.ObjectName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return toAPIErrorCode(ctx, err)
-	}
-
-	opts.VersionID = object.VersionID
 	if gerr != nil { // error from GetObjectInfo
 		if _, ok := gerr.(MethodNotAllowed); ok {
 			// This happens usually for a delete marker
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication-utils.go b/cmd/bucket-replication-utils.go
index b143965b1..2a8f09ad3 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication-utils.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ func getHealReplicateObjectInfo(objInfo ObjectInfo, rcfg replicationConfig) Repl
 				ObjectName: oi.Name,
 				VersionID:  oi.VersionID,
 			},
-		}, oi, ObjectOptions{VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(oi.Bucket, oi.Name)}, nil)
+		}, oi, ObjectOptions{
+			Versioned:        globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(oi.Bucket, oi.Name),
+			VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(oi.Bucket, oi.Name),
+		}, nil)
 	} else {
 		dsc = mustReplicate(GlobalContext, oi.Bucket, oi.Name, getMustReplicateOptions(ObjectInfo{
 			UserDefined: oi.UserDefined,
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 54484c9d0..a4892a2f0 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -2298,6 +2298,14 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 		return
 	}
 
+	replica := r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzBucketReplicationStatus) == replication.Replica.String()
+	if replica {
+		if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.ReplicateDeleteAction, bucket, object); s3Error != ErrNone {
+			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(s3Error), r.URL)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	if globalDNSConfig != nil {
 		_, err := globalDNSConfig.Get(bucket)
 		if err != nil && err != dns.ErrNotImplemented {
@@ -2311,10 +2319,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
 		return
 	}
-	var (
-		goi  ObjectInfo
-		gerr error
-	)
+
+	rcfg, _ := globalBucketObjectLockSys.Get(bucket)
+	if rcfg.LockEnabled && opts.DeletePrefix {
+		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, errors.New("force-delete is forbidden in a locked-enabled bucket")), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
 
 	getObjectInfo := objectAPI.GetObjectInfo
 	if api.CacheAPI() != nil {
@@ -2327,7 +2337,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	// the null version's remote object to delete if
 	// transitioned.
 	goiOpts := os.GetOpts()
-	goi, gerr = getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, goiOpts)
+	goi, gerr := getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, goiOpts)
 	if gerr == nil {
 		os.SetTransitionState(goi.TransitionedObject)
 	}
@@ -2338,17 +2348,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 			VersionID:  opts.VersionID,
 		},
 	}, goi, opts, gerr)
+
+	vID := opts.VersionID
 	if dsc.ReplicateAny() {
 		opts.SetDeleteReplicationState(dsc, opts.VersionID)
 	}
-
-	vID := opts.VersionID
-	if r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzBucketReplicationStatus) == replication.Replica.String() {
-		// check if replica has permission to be deleted.
-		if apiErrCode := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.ReplicateDeleteAction, bucket, object); apiErrCode != ErrNone {
-			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(apiErrCode), r.URL)
-			return
-		}
+	if replica {
 		opts.SetReplicaStatus(replication.Replica)
 		if opts.VersionPurgeStatus().Empty() {
 			// opts.VersionID holds delete marker version ID to replicate and not yet present on disk
@@ -2357,23 +2362,17 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	}
 
 	apiErr := ErrNone
-	if rcfg, _ := globalBucketObjectLockSys.Get(bucket); rcfg.LockEnabled {
-		if opts.DeletePrefix {
-			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, errors.New("force-delete is forbidden in a locked-enabled bucket")), r.URL)
+	if vID != "" {
+		apiErr = enforceRetentionBypassForDelete(ctx, r, bucket, ObjectToDelete{
+			ObjectV: ObjectV{
+				ObjectName: object,
+				VersionID:  vID,
+			},
+		}, goi, gerr)
+		if apiErr != ErrNone && apiErr != ErrNoSuchKey {
+			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(apiErr), r.URL)
 			return
 		}
-		if vID != "" {
-			apiErr = enforceRetentionBypassForDelete(ctx, r, bucket, ObjectToDelete{
-				ObjectV: ObjectV{
-					ObjectName: object,
-					VersionID:  vID,
-				},
-			}, goi, gerr)
-			if apiErr != ErrNone && apiErr != ErrNoSuchKey {
-				writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(apiErr), r.URL)
-				return
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	if apiErr == ErrNoSuchKey {
diff --git a/docs/bucket/replication/setup_2site_existing_replication.sh b/docs/bucket/replication/setup_2site_existing_replication.sh
index cdcf59587..15f0f3be9 100755
--- a/docs/bucket/replication/setup_2site_existing_replication.sh
+++ b/docs/bucket/replication/setup_2site_existing_replication.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ remote_arn=$(./mc replicate ls sitea/bucket --json | jq -r .rule.Destination.Buc
 sleep 1
 
 ./mc replicate resync start sitea/bucket/ --remote-bucket "${remote_arn}"
-sleep 10s ## sleep for 10s idea is that we give 100ms per object.
+sleep 20s ## sleep for 20s idea is that we give 200ms per object.
 
 count=$(./mc replicate resync status sitea/bucket --remote-bucket "${remote_arn}" --json | jq .resyncInfo.target[].replicationCount)