if !reflect.DeepEqual(compareMeta1, compareMeta2) {
		return replicateMetadata
	}

	return replicateNone
}

// replicateObject replicates the specified version of the object to destination bucket
// The source object is then updated to reflect the replication status.
func replicateObject(ctx context.Context, ri ReplicateObjectInfo, objectAPI ObjectLayer) {
	var replicationStatus replication.StatusType
	defer func() {

		if err != nil && !isReplicationPermissionCheck(ErrorRespToObjectError(err, bucket, obj)) {
			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErrWithErr(ErrReplicationValidationError, fmt.Errorf("s3:ReplicateObject permissions missing for replication user: %w", err)), r.URL)
			return
		}

		err = c.RemoveObject(ctx, clnt.Bucket, obj, minio.RemoveObjectOptions{
			VersionID: ui.VersionID,