diff --git a/cmd/admin-handler-utils.go b/cmd/admin-handler-utils.go
index d8404f3bb..a6658468a 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handler-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handler-utils.go
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ func toAdminAPIErr(ctx context.Context, err error) APIError {
 				Description:    err.Error(),
 				HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusConflict,
 			}
+		case errors.Is(err, errTierBackendNotEmpty):
+			apiErr = APIError{
+				Code:           "XMinioAdminTierBackendNotEmpty",
+				Description:    err.Error(),
+				HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			}
 		case errors.Is(err, errTierInsufficientCreds):
 			apiErr = APIError{
 				Code:           "XMinioAdminTierInsufficientCreds",
diff --git a/cmd/admin-router.go b/cmd/admin-router.go
index c7b583798..196a5e293 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-router.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-router.go
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ func registerAdminRouter(router *mux.Router, enableConfigOps bool) {
 			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path(adminVersion + "/tier").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.AddTierHandler)))
 			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path(adminVersion + "/tier/{tier}").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.EditTierHandler)))
 			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(adminVersion + "/tier").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.ListTierHandler)))
-
+			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path(adminVersion + "/tier/{tier}").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.RemoveTierHandler)))
+			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(adminVersion + "/tier/{tier}").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.VerifyTierHandler)))
 			// Tier stats
 			adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(adminVersion + "/tier-stats").HandlerFunc(gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.TierStatsHandler)))
 
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-common.go b/cmd/gateway-common.go
index cce5df346..cb76dad6d 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-common.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-common.go
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ func ErrorRespToObjectError(err error, params ...string) error {
 	switch minioErr.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusMethodNotAllowed:
 		err = toObjectErr(errMethodNotAllowed, bucket, object)
+	case http.StatusBadGateway:
+		return BackendDown{Err: err.Error()}
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/tier-handlers.go b/cmd/tier-handlers.go
index 5f3308629..133d67208 100644
--- a/cmd/tier-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/tier-handlers.go
@@ -205,6 +205,69 @@ func (api adminAPIHandlers) EditTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	writeSuccessNoContent(w)
 }
 
+func (api adminAPIHandlers) RemoveTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := newContext(r, w, "RemoveTier")
+
+	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
+
+	if !globalIsErasure {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrNotImplemented), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.SetTierAction)
+	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	tier := vars["tier"]
+	if err := globalTierConfigMgr.Reload(ctx, objAPI); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := globalTierConfigMgr.Remove(ctx, tier); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := globalTierConfigMgr.Save(ctx, objAPI); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+	globalNotificationSys.LoadTransitionTierConfig(ctx)
+
+	writeSuccessNoContent(w)
+}
+
+func (api adminAPIHandlers) VerifyTierHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := newContext(r, w, "VerifyTier")
+
+	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
+
+	if !globalIsErasure {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrNotImplemented), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	objAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.ListTierAction)
+	if objAPI == nil || globalNotificationSys == nil || globalTierConfigMgr == nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	tier := vars["tier"]
+	if err := globalTierConfigMgr.Verify(ctx, tier); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeSuccessNoContent(w)
+}
+
 func (api adminAPIHandlers) TierStatsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "TierStats")
 
diff --git a/cmd/tier.go b/cmd/tier.go
index 221323087..824bb3025 100644
--- a/cmd/tier.go
+++ b/cmd/tier.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ var (
 	errTierInsufficientCreds = errors.New("insufficient tier credentials supplied")
 	errTierBackendInUse      = errors.New("remote tier backend already in use")
 	errTierTypeUnsupported   = errors.New("unsupported tier type")
+	errTierBackendNotEmpty   = errors.New("remote tier not empty")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -116,6 +117,35 @@ func (config *TierConfigMgr) Add(ctx context.Context, tier madmin.TierConfig) er
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Remove removes tier if it is empty.
+func (config *TierConfigMgr) Remove(ctx context.Context, tier string) error {
+	d, err := config.getDriver(tier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if inuse, err := d.InUse(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if inuse {
+		return errTierBackendNotEmpty
+	} else {
+		config.Lock()
+		delete(config.Tiers, tier)
+		delete(config.drivercache, tier)
+		config.Unlock()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Verify verifies if tier's config is valid by performing all supported
+// operations on the corresponding warmbackend.
+func (config *TierConfigMgr) Verify(ctx context.Context, tier string) error {
+	d, err := config.getDriver(tier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return checkWarmBackend(ctx, d)
+}
+
 // Empty returns if tier targets are empty
 func (config *TierConfigMgr) Empty() bool {
 	return len(config.ListTiers()) == 0