diff --git a/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go b/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
index fc105ac84..dbf3caabd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) getObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
-	metadata, err := server.driver.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, "")
+	metadata, err := server.driver.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object)
 	switch err := iodine.ToError(err).(type) {
 	case nil: // success
 		{
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) headObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
-	metadata, err := server.driver.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, "")
+	metadata, err := server.driver.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object)
 	switch err := iodine.ToError(err).(type) {
 	case nil:
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_test.go b/pkg/api/api_test.go
index 569eaf774..d64e1821a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_test.go
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestEmptyObject(c *C) {
 	typedDriver.On("CreateBucket", "bucket", "private").Return(nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("CreateObject", "bucket", "object", "", "", 0, mock.Anything).Return(metadata.Md5, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Twice()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
 	httpHandler := HTTPHandler(driver)
 	testServer := httptest.NewServer(httpHandler)
 	defer testServer.Close()
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestEmptyObject(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(true, Equals, bytes.Equal(responseBody, buffer.Bytes()))
 
-	resMetadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object", "")
+	resMetadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	verifyHeaders(c, response.Header, resMetadata.Created, 0, "application/octet-stream", resMetadata.Md5)
 }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestObject(c *C) {
 	typedDriver.On("CreateBucket", "bucket", "private").Return(nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("CreateObject", "bucket", "object", "", "", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(metadata.Md5, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Twice()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(metadata, nil).Twice()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(metadata, nil).Twice()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "object", []byte("hello world"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestObject(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(responseBody, DeepEquals, []byte("hello world"))
 
-	resMetadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object", "")
+	resMetadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	verifyHeaders(c, response.Header, resMetadata.Created, len("hello world"), "application/octet-stream", metadata.Md5)
 }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 
 	// test non-existant object
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 
 	// get object
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object1", "").Return(metadata1, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object1").Return(metadata1, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "object1", []byte("hello one"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object1").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object1", nil)
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 
 	// get metadata
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object1", "").Return(metadata1, nil).Once()
-	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object1", "")
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object1").Return(metadata1, nil).Once()
+	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object1")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 	// test object 2
 	// get object
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object2", "").Return(metadata2, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object2").Return(metadata2, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "object2", []byte("hello two"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object2").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object2", nil)
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 
 	// get metadata
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object2", "").Return(metadata2, nil).Once()
-	metadata, err = driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object2", "")
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object2").Return(metadata2, nil).Once()
+	metadata, err = driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object2")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 	// test object 3
 	// get object
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object3", "").Return(metadata3, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object3").Return(metadata3, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "object3", []byte("hello three"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object3").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object3", nil)
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestMultipleObjects(c *C) {
 
 	// get metadata
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object3", "").Return(metadata3, nil).Once()
-	metadata, err = driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object3", "")
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object3").Return(metadata3, nil).Once()
+	metadata, err = driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object3")
 
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestHeader(c *C) {
 		ACL:     drivers.BucketACL("private"),
 	}
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(bucketMetadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestHeader(c *C) {
 	driver.CreateObject("bucket", "object", "", "", int64(buffer.Len()), buffer)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(bucketMetadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(objectMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(objectMetadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("", "", []byte("hello world"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "object").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/object", nil)
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestHeader(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(bucketMetadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object", "").Return(objectMetadata, nil).Once()
-	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object", "")
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "object").Return(objectMetadata, nil).Once()
+	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "object")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	verifyHeaders(c, response.Header, metadata.Created, len("hello world"), "application/octet-stream", metadata.Md5)
 }
@@ -629,14 +629,14 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestPutObject(c *C) {
 
 	var writer bytes.Buffer
 
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two", "").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "two", []byte("hello world"))
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "two").Return(int64(11), nil).Once()
 	driver.GetObject(&writer, "bucket", "two")
 
 	c.Assert(bytes.Equal(writer.Bytes(), []byte("hello world")), Equals, true)
 
-	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "two", "")
+	metadata, err := driver.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "two")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	lastModified := metadata.Created
 
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestContentTypePersists(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "one", "").Return(oneMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "one").Return(oneMetadata, nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("HEAD", testServer.URL+"/bucket/one", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestContentTypePersists(c *C) {
 	// test get object
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("bucket", "once", []byte(""))
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(metadata, nil).Twice()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "one", "").Return(oneMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "one").Return(oneMetadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "one").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/one", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestContentTypePersists(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two", "").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("HEAD", testServer.URL+"/bucket/two", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestContentTypePersists(c *C) {
 
 	// test get object
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "bucket").Return(metadata, nil).Twice()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two", "").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "bucket", "two").Return(twoMetadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "bucket", "two").Return(int64(0), nil).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/bucket/two", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestPartialContent(c *C) {
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("foo", "bar", []byte("hello world"))
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar", "").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetPartialObject", mock.Anything, "foo", "bar", int64(6), int64(2)).Return(int64(2), nil).Once()
 
 	// prepare request
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestGetObjectErrors(c *C) {
 		ACL:     drivers.BucketACL("private"),
 	}
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNotFound{}).Once()
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestGetObjectErrors(c *C) {
 	verifyError(c, response, "NoSuchBucket", "The specified bucket does not exist.", http.StatusNotFound)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNameInvalid{}).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.ObjectNameInvalid{}).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestGetObjectErrors(c *C) {
 	verifyError(c, response, "InvalidBucketName", "The specified bucket is not valid.", http.StatusBadRequest)
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.BackendCorrupted{}).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, drivers.BackendCorrupted{}).Once()
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	setDummyAuthHeader(request)
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestGetObjectRangeErrors(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar", "").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "bar").Return(metadata, nil).Once()
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
 	request.Header.Add("Range", "bytes=7-6")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestObjectMultipart(c *C) {
 
 	// get data
 	typedDriver.On("GetBucketMetadata", "foo").Return(drivers.BucketMetadata{}, nil).Once()
-	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "object", "").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{Size: 22}, nil).Once()
+	typedDriver.On("GetObjectMetadata", "foo", "object").Return(drivers.ObjectMetadata{Size: 22}, nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.On("GetObject", mock.Anything, "foo", "object").Return(int64(22), nil).Once()
 	typedDriver.SetGetObjectWriter("foo", "object", []byte("hello worldhello world"))
 	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/object", nil)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/drivers/api_testsuite.go b/pkg/storage/drivers/api_testsuite.go
index e9b980eae..63343c2a6 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/drivers/api_testsuite.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/drivers/api_testsuite.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func testMultipleObjectCreation(c *check.C, create func() Driver) {
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(byteBuffer.Bytes(), check.DeepEquals, value)
 
-		metadata, err := drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", key, "")
+		metadata, err := drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", key)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(metadata.Size, check.Equals, int64(len(value)))
 
@@ -490,19 +490,19 @@ func testDefaultContentType(c *check.C, create func() Driver) {
 
 	// test empty
 	_, err = drivers.CreateObject("bucket", "one", "", "", int64(len("one")), bytes.NewBufferString("one"))
-	metadata, err := drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "one", "")
+	metadata, err := drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "one")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(metadata.ContentType, check.Equals, "application/octet-stream")
 
 	// test custom
 	drivers.CreateObject("bucket", "two", "application/text", "", int64(len("two")), bytes.NewBufferString("two"))
-	metadata, err = drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "two", "")
+	metadata, err = drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "two")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(metadata.ContentType, check.Equals, "application/text")
 
 	// test trim space
 	drivers.CreateObject("bucket", "three", "\tapplication/json    ", "", int64(len("three")), bytes.NewBufferString("three"))
-	metadata, err = drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "three", "")
+	metadata, err = drivers.GetObjectMetadata("bucket", "three")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(metadata.ContentType, check.Equals, "application/json")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/drivers/donut/donut.go b/pkg/storage/drivers/donut/donut.go
index 87ba799b5..4696dae95 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/drivers/donut/donut.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/drivers/donut/donut.go
@@ -275,11 +275,10 @@ func (d donutDriver) GetPartialObject(w io.Writer, bucketName, objectName string
 }
 
 // GetObjectMetadata retrieves an object's metadata
-func (d donutDriver) GetObjectMetadata(bucketName, objectName, prefixName string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
+func (d donutDriver) GetObjectMetadata(bucketName, objectName string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
 	errParams := map[string]string{
 		"bucketName": bucketName,
 		"objectName": objectName,
-		"prefixName": prefixName,
 	}
 	if !drivers.IsValidBucket(bucketName) || strings.Contains(bucketName, ".") {
 		return drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, iodine.New(drivers.BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucketName}, nil)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/drivers/driver.go b/pkg/storage/drivers/driver.go
index 610306a66..2728653b9 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/drivers/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/drivers/driver.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 	// Object Operations
 	GetObject(w io.Writer, bucket, object string) (int64, error)
 	GetPartialObject(w io.Writer, bucket, object string, start, length int64) (int64, error)
-	GetObjectMetadata(bucket, key, prefix string) (ObjectMetadata, error)
+	GetObjectMetadata(bucket, key string) (ObjectMetadata, error)
 	ListObjects(bucket string, resources BucketResourcesMetadata) ([]ObjectMetadata, BucketResourcesMetadata, error)
 	CreateObject(bucket, key, contentType, md5sum string, size int64, data io.Reader) (string, error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/drivers/memory/memory.go b/pkg/storage/drivers/memory/memory.go
index f8d941d08..43ecba5c9 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/drivers/memory/memory.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/drivers/memory/memory.go
@@ -478,14 +478,14 @@ func (memory *memoryDriver) ListBuckets() ([]drivers.BucketMetadata, error) {
 }
 
 // GetObjectMetadata - get object metadata from memory
-func (memory *memoryDriver) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, key, prefix string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
+func (memory *memoryDriver) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, key string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
 	memory.lock.RLock()
 	defer memory.lock.RUnlock()
 	// check if bucket exists
 	if !drivers.IsValidBucket(bucket) {
 		return drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, iodine.New(drivers.BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}, nil)
 	}
-	if !drivers.IsValidObjectName(key) || !drivers.IsValidObjectName(prefix) {
+	if !drivers.IsValidObjectName(key) {
 		return drivers.ObjectMetadata{}, iodine.New(drivers.ObjectNameInvalid{Object: key}, nil)
 	}
 	if _, ok := memory.storedBuckets[bucket]; ok == false {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/drivers/mocks/Driver.go b/pkg/storage/drivers/mocks/Driver.go
index b212844d6..fc70f5ef7 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/drivers/mocks/Driver.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/drivers/mocks/Driver.go
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (m *Driver) GetPartialObject(w io.Writer, bucket, object string, start int6
 }
 
 // GetObjectMetadata is a mock
-func (m *Driver) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, prefix string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
-	ret := m.Called(bucket, object, prefix)
+func (m *Driver) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object string) (drivers.ObjectMetadata, error) {
+	ret := m.Called(bucket, object)
 
 	r0 := ret.Get(0).(drivers.ObjectMetadata)
 	r1 := ret.Error(1)