diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common.go b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common.go
index d994d8d7f..eb471c333 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common.go
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package cmd
 
-import "path"
+import (
+	"path"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // Returns if the prefix is a multipart upload.
 func (fs fsObjects) isMultipartUpload(bucket, prefix string) bool {
@@ -52,11 +55,10 @@ func (fs fsObjects) isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// writeUploadJSON - create `uploads.json` or update it with new uploadID.
-func (fs fsObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange) error {
+// updateUploadJSON - add or remove upload ID info in all `uploads.json`.
+func (fs fsObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID string, initiated time.Time, isRemove bool) error {
 	uploadsPath := path.Join(bucket, object, uploadsJSONFile)
-	uniqueID := getUUID()
-	tmpUploadsPath := uniqueID
+	tmpUploadsPath := getUUID()
 
 	uploadsJSON, err := readUploadsJSON(bucket, object, fs.storage)
 	if errorCause(err) == errFileNotFound {
@@ -69,12 +71,12 @@ func (fs fsObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange)
 	}
 
 	// update the uploadsJSON struct
-	if !uCh.isRemove {
+	if !isRemove {
 		// Add the uploadID
-		uploadsJSON.AddUploadID(uCh.uploadID, uCh.initiated)
+		uploadsJSON.AddUploadID(uploadID, initiated)
 	} else {
 		// Remove the upload ID
-		uploadsJSON.RemoveUploadID(uCh.uploadID)
+		uploadsJSON.RemoveUploadID(uploadID)
 	}
 
 	// update the file or delete it?
@@ -88,3 +90,13 @@ func (fs fsObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange)
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+// addUploadID - add upload ID and its initiated time to 'uploads.json'.
+func (fs fsObjects) addUploadID(bucket, object string, uploadID string, initiated time.Time) error {
+	return fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID, initiated, false)
+}
+
+// removeUploadID - remove upload ID in 'uploads.json'.
+func (fs fsObjects) removeUploadID(bucket, object string, uploadID string) error {
+	return fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID, time.Time{}, true)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common_test.go b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common_test.go
index 53392ea6b..2d356cd4e 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart-common_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestFSWriteUploadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Unexpected err: ", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := fs.updateUploadJSON(bucketName, objectName, uploadIDChange{uploadID, time.Now().UTC(), false}); err != nil {
+	if err := fs.addUploadID(bucketName, objectName, uploadID, time.Now().UTC()); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Unexpected err: ", err)
 	}
 
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ func TestFSWriteUploadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
 		naughty := newNaughtyDisk(fsStorage, map[int]error{i: errFaultyDisk}, nil)
 		fs.storage = naughty
-		if err := fs.updateUploadJSON(bucketName, objectName,
-			uploadIDChange{uploadID, time.Now().UTC(), false}); errorCause(err) != errFaultyDisk {
+		if err := fs.addUploadID(bucketName, objectName, uploadID, time.Now().UTC()); errorCause(err) != errFaultyDisk {
 			t.Fatal("Unexpected err: ", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
index 0fafa7a5b..738e81715 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ func (fs fsObjects) newMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, meta map[st
 
 	uploadID = getUUID()
 	initiated := time.Now().UTC()
-	// Create 'uploads.json'
-	if err = fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID, initiated, false}); err != nil {
+	// Add upload ID to uploads.json
+	if err = fs.addUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID, initiated); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	uploadIDPath := path.Join(bucket, object, uploadID)
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json
-	if err = fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
+	if err := fs.removeUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID); err != nil {
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaMultipartBucket, path.Join(bucket, object))
 	}
 
@@ -703,8 +703,9 @@ func (fs fsObjects) abortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) error
 		return err
 	}
 	fs.bgAppend.remove(uploadID)
-	// remove entry from uploads.json with quorum
-	if err := fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
+
+	// remove upload ID in uploads.json
+	if err := fs.removeUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID); err != nil {
 		return toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/object-multipart-common.go b/cmd/object-multipart-common.go
index c91c39404..2744a9f09 100644
--- a/cmd/object-multipart-common.go
+++ b/cmd/object-multipart-common.go
@@ -93,17 +93,6 @@ func newUploadsV1(format string) uploadsV1 {
 	return uploadIDs
 }
 
-// uploadIDChange - represents a change to uploads.json - either add
-// or remove an upload id.
-type uploadIDChange struct {
-	// the id being added or removed.
-	uploadID string
-	// time of upload start. only used in uploadid add operations.
-	initiated time.Time
-	// if true, removes uploadID and ignores initiated time.
-	isRemove bool
-}
-
 func writeUploadJSON(u *uploadsV1, uploadsPath, tmpPath string, disk StorageAPI) error {
 	// Serialize to prepare to write to disk.
 	uplBytes, wErr := json.Marshal(&u)
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
index 40df49972..2ad17cea6 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"path"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
-// writeUploadJSON - create `uploads.json` or update it with change
-// described in uCh.
-func (xl xlObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange) error {
+// updateUploadJSON - add or remove upload ID info in all `uploads.json`.
+func (xl xlObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID string, initiated time.Time, isRemove bool) error {
 	uploadsPath := path.Join(bucket, object, uploadsJSONFile)
-	uniqueID := getUUID()
-	tmpUploadsPath := uniqueID
+	tmpUploadsPath := getUUID()
 
 	// slice to store errors from disks
 	errs := make([]error, len(xl.storageDisks))
@@ -58,12 +57,12 @@ func (xl xlObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange)
 				return
 			}
 
-			if !uCh.isRemove {
+			if !isRemove {
 				// Add the uploadID
-				uploadsJSON.AddUploadID(uCh.uploadID, uCh.initiated)
+				uploadsJSON.AddUploadID(uploadID, initiated)
 			} else {
 				// Remove the upload ID
-				uploadsJSON.RemoveUploadID(uCh.uploadID)
+				uploadsJSON.RemoveUploadID(uploadID)
 				if len(uploadsJSON.Uploads) == 0 {
 					isDelete[index] = true
 				}
@@ -146,6 +145,16 @@ func (xl xlObjects) updateUploadJSON(bucket, object string, uCh uploadIDChange)
 	return nil
 }
 
+// addUploadID - add upload ID and its initiated time to 'uploads.json'.
+func (xl xlObjects) addUploadID(bucket, object string, uploadID string, initiated time.Time) error {
+	return xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID, initiated, false)
+}
+
+// removeUploadID - remove upload ID in 'uploads.json'.
+func (xl xlObjects) removeUploadID(bucket, object string, uploadID string) error {
+	return xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID, time.Time{}, true)
+}
+
 // Returns if the prefix is a multipart upload.
 func (xl xlObjects) isMultipartUpload(bucket, prefix string) bool {
 	for _, disk := range xl.getLoadBalancedDisks() {
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common_test.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common_test.go
index 41d9c1f11..b5eb77c7c 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart-common_test.go
@@ -44,17 +44,19 @@ func TestUpdateUploadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testCases := []struct {
-		uCh    uploadIDChange
-		errVal error
+		uploadID  string
+		initiated time.Time
+		isRemove  bool
+		errVal    error
 	}{
-		{uploadIDChange{"111abc", time.Now().UTC(), false}, nil},
-		{uploadIDChange{"222abc", time.Now().UTC(), false}, nil},
-		{uploadIDChange{uploadID: "111abc", isRemove: true}, nil},
+		{"111abc", time.Now().UTC(), false, nil},
+		{"222abc", time.Now().UTC(), false, nil},
+		{"111abc", time.Time{}, true, nil},
 	}
 
 	xl := obj.(*xlObjects)
 	for i, test := range testCases {
-		testErrVal := xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, test.uCh)
+		testErrVal := xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, test.uploadID, test.initiated, test.isRemove)
 		if testErrVal != test.errVal {
 			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected error value %v, but got %v",
 				i+1, test.errVal, testErrVal)
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ func TestUpdateUploadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		xl.storageDisks[i] = newNaughtyDisk(xl.storageDisks[i].(*posix), nil, errFaultyDisk)
 	}
 
-	testErrVal := xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{"222abc", time.Now().UTC(), false})
+	testErrVal := xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, "222abc", time.Now().UTC(), false)
 	if testErrVal == nil || testErrVal.Error() != errXLWriteQuorum.Error() {
 		t.Errorf("Expected write quorum error, but got: %v", testErrVal)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
index 61f6fcd55..89f0bfe93 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) newMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, meta map[st
 
 	initiated := time.Now().UTC()
 	// Create or update 'uploads.json'
-	if err := xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID, initiated, false}); err != nil {
+	if err := xl.addUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID, initiated); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	// Return success.
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json with quorum
-	if err = xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
+	if err = xl.removeUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID); err != nil {
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaMultipartBucket, path.Join(bucket, object))
 	}
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) abortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) (err e
 	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json with quorum
-	if err = xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
+	if err = xl.removeUploadID(bucket, object, uploadID); err != nil {
 		return toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}