diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers_test.go b/cmd/admin-handlers_test.go
index b258d1373..248b1c5aa 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func prepareAdminErasureTestBed(ctx context.Context) (*adminErasureTestBed, erro
 
 	globalEndpoints = mustGetPoolEndpoints(erasureDirs...)
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	initConfigSubsystem(ctx, objLayer)
 
diff --git a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
index 8663204af..04f346cc4 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ type allHealState struct {
 }
 
 // newHealState - initialize global heal state management
-func newHealState(ctx context.Context, cleanup bool) *allHealState {
+func newHealState(cleanup bool) *allHealState {
 	hstate := &allHealState{
 		healSeqMap:     make(map[string]*healSequence),
 		healLocalDisks: make(map[Endpoint]bool),
 		healStatus:     make(map[string]healingTracker),
 	}
 	if cleanup {
-		go hstate.periodicHealSeqsClean(ctx)
+		go hstate.periodicHealSeqsClean(GlobalContext)
 	}
 	return hstate
 }
diff --git a/cmd/auth-handler_test.go b/cmd/auth-handler_test.go
index 2d8214838..f1aba829c 100644
--- a/cmd/auth-handler_test.go
+++ b/cmd/auth-handler_test.go
@@ -360,10 +360,7 @@ func mustNewSignedBadMD5Request(method string, urlStr string, contentLength int6
 
 // Tests is requested authenticated function, tests replies for s3 errors.
 func TestIsReqAuthenticated(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(GlobalContext)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -372,7 +369,10 @@ func TestIsReqAuthenticated(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable initialize config file, %s", err)
 	}
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
 
 	initConfigSubsystem(ctx, objLayer)
 
@@ -414,10 +414,7 @@ func TestIsReqAuthenticated(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCheckAdminRequestAuthType(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -443,6 +440,7 @@ func TestCheckAdminRequestAuthType(t *testing.T) {
 		{Request: mustNewPresignedV2Request(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:9000", 0, nil, t), ErrCode: ErrAccessDenied},
 		{Request: mustNewPresignedRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:9000", 0, nil, t), ErrCode: ErrAccessDenied},
 	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
 		if _, s3Error := checkAdminRequestAuth(ctx, testCase.Request, iampolicy.AllAdminActions, globalSite.Region); s3Error != testCase.ErrCode {
 			t.Errorf("Test %d: Unexpected s3error returned wanted %d, got %d", i, testCase.ErrCode, s3Error)
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@ func TestValidateAdminSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -464,7 +462,8 @@ func TestValidateAdminSignature(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable initialize config file, %s", err)
 	}
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
+
 	initConfigSubsystem(ctx, objLayer)
 
 	globalIAMSys.Init(ctx, objLayer, globalEtcdClient, 2*time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/config-current_test.go b/cmd/config-current_test.go
index 7299312c3..6c2fa2526 100644
--- a/cmd/config-current_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config-current_test.go
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestServerConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/config-migrate_test.go b/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
index c46bc1c57..0132c198d 100644
--- a/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -29,10 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test if config v1 is purged
 func TestServerConfigMigrateV1(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -168,9 +164,6 @@ func TestServerConfigMigrateInexistentConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test if a config migration from v2 to v33 is successfully done
 func TestServerConfigMigrateV2toV33(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
 	rootPath, err := ioutil.TempDir(globalTestTmpDir, "minio-")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -179,7 +172,7 @@ func TestServerConfigMigrateV2toV33(t *testing.T) {
 
 	globalConfigDir = &ConfigDir{path: rootPath}
 
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dynamic-timeouts_test.go b/cmd/dynamic-timeouts_test.go
index 42f66c998..1cb5e16ae 100644
--- a/cmd/dynamic-timeouts_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dynamic-timeouts_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func TestDynamicTimeoutConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+				timeout.LogFailure()
 				for j := 0; j < 100; j++ {
 					timeout.LogSuccess(time.Duration(float64(time.Second) * rng.Float64()))
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 72cf7a3d7..c3c5b556a 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ func initMetaVolumeFS(fsPath, fsUUID string) error {
 }
 
 // NewFSObjectLayer - initialize new fs object layer.
-func NewFSObjectLayer(ctx context.Context, fsPath string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
+func NewFSObjectLayer(fsPath string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
+	ctx := GlobalContext
 	if fsPath == "" {
 		return nil, errInvalidArgument
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1_test.go b/cmd/fs-v1_test.go
index 382dc20fa..471fff001 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1_test.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"context"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -30,19 +29,17 @@ import (
 // TestNewFS - tests initialization of all input disks
 // and constructs a valid `FS` object layer.
 func TestNewFS(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
 	// Do not attempt to create this path, the test validates
 	// so that NewFSObjectLayer initializes non existing paths
 	// and successfully returns initialized object layer.
 	disk := filepath.Join(globalTestTmpDir, "minio-"+nextSuffix())
 	defer os.RemoveAll(disk)
 
-	_, err := NewFSObjectLayer(ctx, "")
+	_, err := NewFSObjectLayer("")
 	if err != errInvalidArgument {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting error invalid argument, got %s", err)
 	}
-	_, err = NewFSObjectLayer(ctx, disk)
+	_, err = NewFSObjectLayer(disk)
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := "Unable to recognize backend format, Disk is not in FS format."
 		if err.Error() == errMsg {
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index ccea13baf..c8aed3f5f 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 	newObject = NewGatewayLayerWithLocker(newObject)
 
 	// Calls all New() for all sub-systems.
-	initAllSubsystems(GlobalContext)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	// Once endpoints are finalized, initialize the new object api in safe mode.
 	globalObjLayerMutex.Lock()
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-startup-msg_test.go b/cmd/gateway-startup-msg_test.go
index 7e0bde1eb..a4c827937 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-startup-msg_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-startup-msg_test.go
@@ -18,17 +18,13 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 // Test printing Gateway common message.
 func TestPrintGatewayCommonMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -43,10 +39,7 @@ func TestPrintGatewayCommonMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test print gateway startup message.
 func TestPrintGatewayStartupMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
index f41e09c2e..16c45db9a 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (g *NAS) Name() string {
 // NewGatewayLayer returns nas gatewaylayer.
 func (g *NAS) NewGatewayLayer(creds madmin.Credentials) (minio.ObjectLayer, error) {
 	var err error
-	newObject, err := minio.NewFSObjectLayer(minio.GlobalContext, g.path)
+	newObject, err := minio.NewFSObjectLayer(g.path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/handler-utils_test.go b/cmd/handler-utils_test.go
index d093c9ee8..17c6bdfbc 100644
--- a/cmd/handler-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/handler-utils_test.go
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 // Tests validate bucket LocationConstraint.
 func TestIsValidLocationContraint(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/jwt_test.go b/cmd/jwt_test.go
index a40e7d7de..0774839f5 100644
--- a/cmd/jwt_test.go
+++ b/cmd/jwt_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -30,10 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func testAuthenticate(authType string, t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -107,10 +103,7 @@ func getTokenString(accessKey, secretKey string) (string, error) {
 
 // Tests web request authenticator.
 func TestWebRequestAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -164,10 +157,7 @@ func TestWebRequestAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkParseJWTStandardClaims(b *testing.B) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -195,10 +185,7 @@ func BenchmarkParseJWTStandardClaims(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkParseJWTMapClaims(b *testing.B) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -228,10 +215,7 @@ func BenchmarkParseJWTMapClaims(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAuthenticateNode(b *testing.B) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -260,10 +244,7 @@ func BenchmarkAuthenticateNode(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAuthenticateWeb(b *testing.B) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/lock-rest-server-common_test.go b/cmd/lock-rest-server-common_test.go
index 1ef884532..8d339da0c 100644
--- a/cmd/lock-rest-server-common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/lock-rest-server-common_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Helper function to create a lock server for testing
-func createLockTestServer(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (string, *lockRESTServer, string) {
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+func createLockTestServer(t *testing.T) (string, *lockRESTServer, string) {
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -53,10 +52,7 @@ func createLockTestServer(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (string, *lockRESTS
 
 // Test function to remove lock entries from map based on name & uid combination
 func TestLockRpcServerRemoveEntry(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	testPath, locker, _ := createLockTestServer(ctx, t)
+	testPath, locker, _ := createLockTestServer(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(testPath)
 
 	lockRequesterInfo1 := lockRequesterInfo{
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
index 13c7cbe44..46dd5f94a 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ func initFSObjectsB(disk string, t *testing.B) (obj ObjectLayer) {
 
 	newTestConfig(globalMinioDefaultRegion, obj)
 
-	initAllSubsystems(GlobalContext)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 	return obj
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers_test.go b/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
index a97e84ac5..c1c66cec2 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
+	humanize "github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/auth"
 	xhttp "github.com/minio/minio/internal/http"
 	ioutilx "github.com/minio/minio/internal/ioutil"
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index f3a2e176a..47f4dee5e 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/cli"
-	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
+	minio "github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/credentials"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/bucket/bandwidth"
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ func serverHandleEnvVars() {
 
 var globalHealStateLK sync.RWMutex
 
-func initAllSubsystems(ctx context.Context) {
+func initAllSubsystems() {
 	globalHealStateLK.Lock()
 	// New global heal state
-	globalAllHealState = newHealState(ctx, true)
-	globalBackgroundHealState = newHealState(ctx, false)
+	globalAllHealState = newHealState(true)
+	globalBackgroundHealState = newHealState(false)
 	globalHealStateLK.Unlock()
 
 	// Create new notification system and initialize notification peer targets
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func initAllSubsystems(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Create the bucket bandwidth monitor
-	globalBucketMonitor = bandwidth.NewMonitor(ctx, totalNodeCount())
+	globalBucketMonitor = bandwidth.NewMonitor(GlobalContext, totalNodeCount())
 
 	// Create a new config system.
 	globalConfigSys = NewConfigSys()
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	initHelp()
 
 	// Initialize all sub-systems
-	initAllSubsystems(GlobalContext)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	// Is distributed setup, error out if no certificates are found for HTTPS endpoints.
 	if globalIsDistErasure {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func newObjectLayer(ctx context.Context, endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools
 	// For FS only, directly use the disk.
 	if endpointServerPools.NEndpoints() == 1 {
 		// Initialize new FS object layer.
-		newObject, err = NewFSObjectLayer(ctx, endpointServerPools[0].Endpoints[0].Path)
+		newObject, err = NewFSObjectLayer(endpointServerPools[0].Endpoints[0].Path)
 		if err == nil {
 			return newObject, nil
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go b/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
index b305b64ac..3024addaf 100644
--- a/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -72,10 +71,7 @@ func TestStripStandardPorts(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test printing server common message.
 func TestPrintServerCommonMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -90,10 +86,7 @@ func TestPrintServerCommonMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests print cli access message.
 func TestPrintCLIAccessMsg(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -108,10 +101,7 @@ func TestPrintCLIAccessMsg(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test print startup message.
 func TestPrintStartupMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/signature-v2_test.go b/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
index 5125a952c..4a00ad2c0 100644
--- a/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
+++ b/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -42,10 +41,7 @@ func TestResourceListSorting(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests presigned v2 signature.
 func TestDoesPresignedV2SignatureMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -165,10 +161,7 @@ func TestDoesPresignedV2SignatureMatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestValidateV2AuthHeader - Tests validate the logic of V2 Authorization header validator.
 func TestValidateV2AuthHeader(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -239,10 +232,7 @@ func TestValidateV2AuthHeader(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDoesPolicySignatureV2Match(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/signature-v4-utils_test.go b/cmd/signature-v4-utils_test.go
index fe876b91a..97a156eee 100644
--- a/cmd/signature-v4-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/signature-v4-utils_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestCheckValid(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func TestCheckValid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable initialize config file, %s", err)
 	}
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
+
 	initConfigSubsystem(ctx, objLayer)
 
 	globalIAMSys.Init(ctx, objLayer, globalEtcdClient, 2*time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/signature-v4_test.go b/cmd/signature-v4_test.go
index 3a96179a5..26e3aa67d 100644
--- a/cmd/signature-v4_test.go
+++ b/cmd/signature-v4_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -94,10 +93,7 @@ func TestDoesPolicySignatureMatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDoesPresignedSignatureMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	obj, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/test-utils_test.go b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
index a5692bf84..98485e917 100644
--- a/cmd/test-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func calculateStreamContentLength(dataLen, chunkSize int64) int64 {
 	return streamLen
 }
 
-func prepareFS(ctx context.Context) (ObjectLayer, string, error) {
+func prepareFS() (ObjectLayer, string, error) {
 	nDisks := 1
 	fsDirs, err := getRandomDisks(nDisks)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ func prepareFS(ctx context.Context) (ObjectLayer, string, error) {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
-	globalIAMSys.Init(ctx, obj, globalEtcdClient, 2*time.Second)
+	globalIAMSys.Init(context.Background(), obj, globalEtcdClient, 2*time.Second)
 	return obj, fsDirs[0], nil
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func initFSObjects(disk string, t *testing.T) (obj ObjectLayer) {
 
 	newTestConfig(globalMinioDefaultRegion, obj)
 
-	initAllSubsystems(GlobalContext)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 	return obj
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func initTestServerWithBackend(ctx context.Context, t TestErrHandler, testServer
 	globalMinioPort = port
 	globalMinioAddr = getEndpointsLocalAddr(testServer.Disks)
 
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	globalEtcdClient = nil
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func resetGlobalIsErasure() {
 func resetGlobalHealState() {
 	// Init global heal state
 	if globalAllHealState == nil {
-		globalAllHealState = newHealState(GlobalContext, false)
+		globalAllHealState = newHealState(false)
 	} else {
 		globalAllHealState.Lock()
 		for _, v := range globalAllHealState.healSeqMap {
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func resetGlobalHealState() {
 
 	// Init background heal state
 	if globalBackgroundHealState == nil {
-		globalBackgroundHealState = newHealState(GlobalContext, false)
+		globalBackgroundHealState = newHealState(false)
 	} else {
 		globalBackgroundHealState.Lock()
 		for _, v := range globalBackgroundHealState.healSeqMap {
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ func getRandomDisks(N int) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Initialize object layer with the supplied disks, objectLayer is nil upon any error.
 func newTestObjectLayer(ctx context.Context, endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools) (newObject ObjectLayer, err error) {
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	return newErasureServerPools(ctx, endpointServerPools)
 }
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ func removeDiskN(disks []string, n int) {
 // initialies the root and returns its path.
 // return credentials.
 func initAPIHandlerTest(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectLayer, endpoints []string) (string, http.Handler, error) {
-	initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+	initAllSubsystems()
 
 	initConfigSubsystem(ctx, obj)
 
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ func prepareTestBackend(ctx context.Context, instanceType string) (ObjectLayer,
 		return prepareErasure16(ctx)
 	default:
 		// return FS backend by default.
-		obj, disk, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+		obj, disk, err := prepareFS()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ func ExecObjectLayerAPITest(t *testing.T, objAPITest objAPITestType, endpoints [
 	// this is to make sure that the tests are not affected by modified value.
 	resetTestGlobals()
 
-	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+	objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Initialization of object layer failed for single node setup: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -1793,12 +1793,13 @@ func ExecObjectLayerTest(t TestErrHandler, objTest objTestType) {
 			localMetacacheMgr.deleteAll()
 		}
 
-		objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS(ctx)
+		objLayer, fsDir, err := prepareFS()
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Initialization of object layer failed for single node setup: %s", err)
 		}
 		setObjectLayer(objLayer)
-		initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+
+		initAllSubsystems()
 
 		// initialize the server and obtain the credentials and root.
 		// credentials are necessary to sign the HTTP request.
@@ -1824,7 +1825,7 @@ func ExecObjectLayerTest(t TestErrHandler, objTest objTestType) {
 			localMetacacheMgr.deleteAll()
 		}
 
-		initAllSubsystems(ctx)
+		initAllSubsystems()
 		objLayer, fsDirs, err := prepareErasureSets32(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Initialization of object layer failed for Erasure setup: %s", err)