diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 565eb7b4b..1da1c1e0f 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 			VersionSuspended: vc.Suspended(),
 		}
 
-		if replicateDeletes || hasLockEnabled || !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() {
+		if replicateDeletes || object.VersionID != "" && hasLockEnabled || !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() {
 			if !globalTierConfigMgr.Empty() && object.VersionID == "" && opts.VersionSuspended {
 				opts.VersionID = nullVersionID
 			}
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 				object.ReplicateDecisionStr = dsc.String()
 			}
 		}
-		if hasLockEnabled {
+		if object.VersionID != "" && 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 924ee724d..1a69cde94 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -3458,15 +3458,17 @@ 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
 		}
-		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
+			}
 		}
 	}