diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index eeb00253d..66321b1fe 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) decommissionPool(ctx context.Context, idx int, pool
 			for _, version := range fivs.Versions {
 				// Apply lifecycle rules on the objects that are expired.
 				if filterLifecycle(bi.Name, version.Name, version) {
-					logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("found %s/%s (%s) expired object based on ILM rules, skipping and scheduled for deletion", bi.Name, version.Name, version.VersionID))
+					decommissionedCount++
 					continue
 				}