diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 22553a90b..fa44013d9 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
@@ -371,13 +370,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 	// Write success response.
 	writeSuccessResponseXML(w, encodedSuccessResponse)
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr failing which
-	// fill them with empty strings.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify deleted event for objects.
 	for _, dobj := range deletedObjects {
 		sendEvent(eventArgs{
@@ -389,8 +381,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 			ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 			RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 			UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-			Host:         host,
-			Port:         port,
+			Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -681,12 +672,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 	w.Header().Set("ETag", `"`+objInfo.ETag+`"`)
 	w.Header().Set("Location", location)
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object created event.
 	defer sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectCreatedPost,
@@ -695,8 +680,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 
 	if successRedirect != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/notification.go b/cmd/notification.go
index 0a72874bf..588272cb5 100644
--- a/cmd/notification.go
+++ b/cmd/notification.go
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ type eventArgs struct {
 	ReqParams    map[string]string
 	RespElements map[string]string
 	Host         string
-	Port         string
 	UserAgent    string
 }
 
@@ -894,7 +893,6 @@ func (args eventArgs) ToEvent() event.Event {
 		},
 		Source: event.Source{
 			Host:      args.Host,
-			Port:      args.Port,
 			UserAgent: args.UserAgent,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
index e514e337d..2ccea8d1d 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -253,9 +252,6 @@ func deleteObject(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectLayer, cache CacheObjectLayer,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-
 	// Notify object deleted event.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:  event.ObjectRemovedDelete,
@@ -265,8 +261,7 @@ func deleteObject(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectLayer, cache CacheObjectLayer,
 		},
 		ReqParams: extractReqParams(r),
 		UserAgent: r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:      host,
-		Port:      port,
+		Host:      handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index f59515180..c497dada6 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"io"
 	goioutil "io/ioutil"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"sort"
@@ -221,12 +220,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) SelectObjectContentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 	s3Select.Evaluate(w)
 	s3Select.Close()
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object accessed via a GET request.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectAccessedGet,
@@ -235,8 +228,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) SelectObjectContentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -402,12 +394,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object accessed via a GET request.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectAccessedGet,
@@ -416,8 +402,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -562,11 +547,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	}
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
 	// Notify object accessed via a HEAD request.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectAccessedHead,
@@ -575,8 +555,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1032,12 +1011,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	// Write success response.
 	writeSuccessResponseXML(w, encodedSuccessResponse)
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	if objInfo.IsCompressed() {
 		objInfo.Size = actualSize
 	}
@@ -1050,8 +1023,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1303,12 +1275,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 
 	writeSuccessResponseHeadersOnly(w)
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object created event.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectCreatedPut,
@@ -1317,8 +1283,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -2345,16 +2310,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWrite
 	writeSuccessResponseXML(w, encodedSuccessResponse)
 
 	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	if objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() {
 		if crypto.IsEncrypted(objInfo.UserDefined) {
 			objInfo.Size, _ = objInfo.DecryptedSize()
 		}
 	}
+
 	// Notify object created event.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectCreatedCompleteMultipartUpload,
@@ -2363,8 +2324,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWrite
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/web-handlers.go b/cmd/web-handlers.go
index 267e8da4c..f04e49729 100644
--- a/cmd/web-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web-handlers.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -983,12 +982,6 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) Upload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object created event.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectCreatedPut,
@@ -997,8 +990,7 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) Upload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1116,12 +1108,6 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) Download(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
-
 	// Notify object accessed via a GET request.
 	sendEvent(eventArgs{
 		EventName:    event.ObjectAccessedGet,
@@ -1130,8 +1116,7 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) Download(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ReqParams:    extractReqParams(r),
 		RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 		UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
-		Host:         host,
-		Port:         port,
+		Host:         handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1146,11 +1131,7 @@ type DownloadZipArgs struct {
 
 // Takes a list of objects and creates a zip file that sent as the response body.
 func (web *webAPIHandlers) DownloadZip(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// Get host and port from Request.RemoteAddr.
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(handlers.GetSourceIP(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		host, port = "", ""
-	}
+	host := handlers.GetSourceIP(r)
 
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "WebDownloadZip")
 	defer logger.AuditLog(w, r, "WebDownloadZip", mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
@@ -1335,7 +1316,6 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) DownloadZip(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				RespElements: extractRespElements(w),
 				UserAgent:    r.UserAgent(),
 				Host:         host,
-				Port:         port,
 			})
 
 			return nil