diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index a75e77505..a5c961ab2 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -618,14 +618,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 
 	}
 
-	// Clean up transitioned objects from remote tier
-	for _, os := range oss {
-		if os == nil { // skip objects that weren't deleted due to invalid versionID etc.
-			continue
-		}
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
-	}
-
 	// Notify deleted event for objects.
 	for _, dobj := range deletedObjects {
 		eventName := event.ObjectRemovedDelete
@@ -650,6 +642,14 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 			Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 		})
 	}
+
+	// Clean up transitioned objects from remote tier
+	for _, os := range oss {
+		if os == nil { // skip objects that weren't deleted due to invalid versionID etc.
+			continue
+		}
+		logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
+	}
 }
 
 // PutBucketHandler - PUT Bucket
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 4b1662a17..2fc524d6c 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -1395,8 +1395,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		}
 
 		// Remove the transitioned object whose object version is being overwritten.
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
+		defer logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
 	}
+
 	objInfo.ETag = getDecryptedETag(r.Header, objInfo, false)
 	response := generateCopyObjectResponse(objInfo.ETag, objInfo.ModTime)
 	encodedSuccessResponse := encodeResponse(response)
@@ -1684,11 +1685,11 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	// Ensure that metadata does not contain sensitive information
 	crypto.RemoveSensitiveEntries(metadata)
 
-	oc := newObjSweeper(bucket, object)
+	os := newObjSweeper(bucket, object)
 	// Get appropriate object info to identify the remote object to delete
-	goiOpts := oc.GetOpts()
+	goiOpts := os.GetOpts()
 	if goi, gerr := getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, goiOpts); gerr == nil {
-		oc.SetTransitionState(goi)
+		os.SetTransitionState(goi)
 	}
 
 	// Create the object..
@@ -1735,9 +1736,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		scheduleReplication(ctx, objInfo.Clone(), objectAPI, sync, replication.ObjectReplicationType)
 	}
 
-	// Remove the transitioned object whose object version is being overwritten.
-	logger.LogIf(ctx, oc.Sweep())
-
 	setPutObjHeaders(w, objInfo, false)
 
 	writeSuccessResponseHeadersOnly(w)
@@ -1752,6 +1750,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
 		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
+
+	// Remove the transitioned object whose object version is being overwritten.
+	logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
 }
 
 // PutObjectExtractHandler - PUT Object extract is an extended API
@@ -3118,9 +3119,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWrite
 		scheduleReplication(ctx, objInfo.Clone(), objectAPI, sync, replication.ObjectReplicationType)
 	}
 
-	// Remove the transitioned object whose object version is being overwritten.
-	logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
-
 	// Write success response.
 	writeSuccessResponseXML(w, encodedSuccessResponse)
 
@@ -3134,6 +3132,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWrite
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
 		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
+
+	// Remove the transitioned object whose object version is being overwritten.
+	logger.LogIf(ctx, os.Sweep())
 }
 
 /// Delete objectAPIHandlers