diff --git a/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go b/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
index 544429882..fc3f2db84 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/tags"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 	bucketsse "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/bucket/encryption"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/bucket/lifecycle"
 	objectlock "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/bucket/object/lock"
@@ -176,6 +177,13 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) Update(bucket string, configFile string, configDat
 // If no metadata exists errConfigNotFound is returned and a new metadata is returned.
 // Only a shallow copy is returned, so referenced data should not be modified,
 // but can be replaced atomically.
+//
+// This function should only be used with
+// - GetBucketInfo
+// - ListBuckets
+// - ListBucketsHeal (only in case of erasure coding mode)
+// For all other bucket specific metadata, use the relevant
+// calls implemented specifically for each of those features.
 func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) Get(bucket string) (BucketMetadata, error) {
 	if globalIsGateway || bucket == minioMetaBucket {
 		return newBucketMetadata(bucket), errConfigNotFound
@@ -397,8 +405,9 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) Init(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, ob
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Load PolicySys once during boot.
-	return sys.load(ctx, buckets, objAPI)
+	// Load bucket metadata sys in background
+	go logger.LogIf(ctx, sys.load(ctx, buckets, objAPI))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // concurrently load bucket metadata to speed up loading bucket metadata.
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-targets.go b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
index c42b7818b..2b2eedaea 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-targets.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) Init(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, objA
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Load bucket targets once during boot.
-	sys.load(ctx, buckets, objAPI)
+	// Load bucket targets once during boot in background.
+	go sys.load(ctx, buckets, objAPI)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index 2eb34ed4e..fc42501d4 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Fatal(err, "Unable to list buckets")
 		}
-		logger.FatalIf(globalNotificationSys.Init(buckets, newObject), "Unable to initialize notification system")
+		logger.FatalIf(globalNotificationSys.Init(GlobalContext, buckets, newObject), "Unable to initialize notification system")
 	}
 
 	if globalEtcdClient != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/notification.go b/cmd/notification.go
index 5f735315f..0b4a2dc5d 100644
--- a/cmd/notification.go
+++ b/cmd/notification.go
@@ -588,31 +588,6 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) DeleteBucketMetadata(ctx context.Context, bucketName
 	}
 }
 
-// AddRemoteTarget - adds event rules map, HTTP/PeerRPC client target to bucket name.
-func (sys *NotificationSys) AddRemoteTarget(bucketName string, target event.Target, rulesMap event.RulesMap) error {
-	if err := sys.targetList.Add(target); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sys.Lock()
-	targetMap := sys.bucketRemoteTargetRulesMap[bucketName]
-	if targetMap == nil {
-		targetMap = make(map[event.TargetID]event.RulesMap)
-	}
-
-	rulesMap = rulesMap.Clone()
-	targetMap[target.ID()] = rulesMap
-	sys.bucketRemoteTargetRulesMap[bucketName] = targetMap
-
-	rulesMap = rulesMap.Clone()
-	rulesMap.Add(sys.bucketRulesMap[bucketName])
-	sys.bucketRulesMap[bucketName] = rulesMap
-
-	sys.Unlock()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Loads notification policies for all buckets into NotificationSys.
 func (sys *NotificationSys) load(buckets []BucketInfo, objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 	for _, bucket := range buckets {
@@ -634,7 +609,7 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) load(buckets []BucketInfo, objAPI ObjectLayer) error
 }
 
 // Init - initializes notification system from notification.xml and listenxl.meta of all buckets.
-func (sys *NotificationSys) Init(buckets []BucketInfo, objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
+func (sys *NotificationSys) Init(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 	if objAPI == nil {
 		return errServerNotInitialized
 	}
@@ -657,13 +632,13 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) Init(buckets []BucketInfo, objAPI ObjectLayer) error
 			if res.Err != nil {
 				reqInfo := &logger.ReqInfo{}
 				reqInfo.AppendTags("targetID", res.ID.Name)
-				ctx := logger.SetReqInfo(GlobalContext, reqInfo)
-				logger.LogOnceIf(ctx, res.Err, res.ID)
+				logger.LogOnceIf(logger.SetReqInfo(GlobalContext, reqInfo), res.Err, res.ID)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return sys.load(buckets, objAPI)
+	go logger.LogIf(ctx, sys.load(buckets, objAPI))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // AddRulesMap - adds rules map for bucket name.
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 7a5986e48..ff9243b17 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ func initAllSubsystems(ctx context.Context, newObject ObjectLayer) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize notification system.
-	if err = globalNotificationSys.Init(buckets, newObject); err != nil {
+	if err = globalNotificationSys.Init(ctx, buckets, newObject); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize notification system: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize bucket targets sub-system.
-	if err = globalBucketTargetSys.Init(GlobalContext, buckets, newObject); err != nil {
+	if err = globalBucketTargetSys.Init(ctx, buckets, newObject); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize bucket target sub-system: %w", err)
 	}