if ignoreNotFoundErr(err) != nil {
					transitionLogIf(es.ctx, err)
					traceFn(ILMFreeVersionDelete, nil, err)
					continue
				}

				// Remove this free version
				_, err = es.objAPI.DeleteObject(es.ctx, oi.Bucket, oi.Name, ObjectOptions{
					VersionID:        oi.VersionID,
					InclFreeVersions: true,
				})
				if err == nil {
					auditLogLifecycle(es.ctx, oi, ILMFreeVersionDelete, nil, traceFn)
				}

			}
			timeILM(numVersions)
		}
	}()

	dobj, err = objLayer.DeleteObject(ctx, obj.Bucket, encodeDirObject(obj.Name), opts)
	if err != nil {
		if isErrObjectNotFound(err) || isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
			traceFn(ILMExpiry, nil, nil)
			return false
		}
		// Assume it is still there.
		err := fmt.Errorf("DeleteObject(%s, %s): %w", obj.Bucket, obj.Name, err)

	return reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, g.Wait(), objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum)
}

// DeleteObject - deletes an object, this call doesn't necessary reply
// any error as it is not necessary for the handler to reply back a
// response to the client request.
func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, err error) {
	if !opts.NoAuditLog {