diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index ceed0320f..5ec439f3a 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 			VersionSuspended: vc.Suspended(),
 		}
 
-		if replicateDeletes || object.VersionID != "" && hasLockEnabled || !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() {
+		if replicateDeletes || hasLockEnabled || !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() {
 			if !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() && object.VersionID == "" && opts.VersionSuspended {
 				opts.VersionID = nullVersionID
 			}
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 				object.ReplicateDecisionStr = dsc.String()
 			}
 		}
-		if object.VersionID != "" && hasLockEnabled {
+		if hasLockEnabled {
 			if apiErrCode := enforceRetentionBypassForDelete(ctx, r, bucket, object, goi, gerr); apiErrCode != ErrNone {
 				apiErr := errorCodes.ToAPIErr(apiErrCode)
 				deleteResults[index].errInfo = DeleteError{
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 48123c464..43d602680 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -3453,17 +3453,15 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, errors.New("force-delete is forbidden in a locked-enabled bucket")), 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
-			}
+		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
 		}
 	}