markDelete := goi.VersionID != ""

	// Default deleteMarker to true if object is under versioning
	deleteMarker := opts.Versioned

	if opts.VersionID != "" {
		// case where replica version needs to be deleted on target cluster
		if versionFound && opts.DeleteMarkerReplicationStatus() == replication.Replica {
			markDelete = false
		}

	}

	err := z.s3Peer.DeleteBucket(ctx, bucket, opts)
	if err == nil || isErrBucketNotFound(err) {
		// If site replication is configured, hold on to deleted bucket state until sites sync
		if opts.SRDeleteOp == MarkDelete {
			z.s3Peer.MakeBucket(context.Background(), pathJoin(minioMetaBucket, bucketMetaPrefix, deletedBucketsPrefix, bucket), MakeBucketOptions{})
		}
	}

	if err == nil {