diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
index f8cfa6a54..a101c2297 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
@@ -323,10 +323,7 @@ func (client *storageRESTClient) DeleteVersion(ctx context.Context, volume, path
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	respBody, err := client.call(tctx, storageRESTMethodDeleteVersion, values, &buffer, -1)
+	respBody, err := client.call(ctx, storageRESTMethodDeleteVersion, values, &buffer, -1)
 	defer http.DrainBody(respBody)
 	return err
 }
@@ -506,9 +503,8 @@ func (client *storageRESTClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, volume string, path
 	values.Set(storageRESTVolume, volume)
 	values.Set(storageRESTFilePath, path)
 	values.Set(storageRESTRecursive, strconv.FormatBool(recursive))
-	tctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-	respBody, err := client.call(tctx, storageRESTMethodDeleteFile, values, nil, -1)
+
+	respBody, err := client.call(ctx, storageRESTMethodDeleteFile, values, nil, -1)
 	defer http.DrainBody(respBody)
 	return err
 }