diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index d452b50ec..2ea8d54ef 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) StorageInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 
 	// ignores any errors here.
-	storageInfo, _ := objectAPI.StorageInfo(ctx, false)
+	storageInfo, _ := objectAPI.StorageInfo(ctx)
 
 	// Collect any disk healing.
 	healing, _ := getAggregatedBackgroundHealState(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-server-sets.go
index 1fe124e0d..ad361b383 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-sets.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) BackendInfo() (b BackendInfo) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (z *erasureServerPools) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo, []error) {
+func (z *erasureServerPools) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (StorageInfo, []error) {
 	var storageInfo StorageInfo
 
 	storageInfos := make([]StorageInfo, len(z.serverPools))
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (Stora
 	for index := range z.serverPools {
 		index := index
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			storageInfos[index], storageInfosErrs[index] = z.serverPools[index].StorageInfo(ctx, local)
+			storageInfos[index], storageInfosErrs[index] = z.serverPools[index].StorageInfo(ctx)
 			return nil
 		}, index)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
index 472362cab..e351c7d80 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func (s *erasureSets) StorageUsageInfo(ctx context.Context) StorageInfo {
 			index := index
 			g.Go(func() error {
 				// ignoring errors on purpose
-				storageInfos[index], _ = s.sets[index].StorageInfo(ctx, false)
+				storageInfos[index], _ = s.sets[index].StorageInfo(ctx)
 				return nil
 			}, index)
 		}
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func (s *erasureSets) StorageUsageInfo(ctx context.Context) StorageInfo {
 }
 
 // StorageInfo - combines output of StorageInfo across all erasure coded object sets.
-func (s *erasureSets) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo, []error) {
+func (s *erasureSets) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (StorageInfo, []error) {
 	var storageInfo StorageInfo
 
 	storageInfos := make([]StorageInfo, len(s.sets))
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func (s *erasureSets) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo,
 	for index := range s.sets {
 		index := index
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			storageInfos[index], storageInfoErrs[index] = s.sets[index].StorageInfo(ctx, local)
+			storageInfos[index], storageInfoErrs[index] = s.sets[index].StorageInfo(ctx)
 			return nil
 		}, index)
 	}
@@ -530,12 +530,6 @@ func (s *erasureSets) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo,
 		storageInfo.Disks = append(storageInfo.Disks, lstorageInfo.Disks...)
 	}
 
-	if local {
-		// if local is true, we are not interested in the drive UUID info.
-		// this is called primarily by prometheus
-		return storageInfo, nil
-	}
-
 	var errs []error
 	for i := range s.sets {
 		errs = append(errs, storageInfoErrs[i]...)
diff --git a/cmd/erasure.go b/cmd/erasure.go
index b5d2d7357..2ac504b27 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure.go
@@ -216,24 +216,9 @@ func getStorageInfo(disks []StorageAPI, endpoints []string) (StorageInfo, []erro
 }
 
 // StorageInfo - returns underlying storage statistics.
-func (er erasureObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo, []error) {
+func (er erasureObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (StorageInfo, []error) {
 	disks := er.getDisks()
 	endpoints := er.getEndpoints()
-	if local {
-		var localDisks []StorageAPI
-		var localEndpoints []string
-		for i, disk := range disks {
-			if disk != nil {
-				if disk.IsLocal() {
-					// Append this local disk since local flag is true
-					localDisks = append(localDisks, disk)
-					localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, endpoints[i])
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		disks = localDisks
-		endpoints = localEndpoints
-	}
 	return getStorageInfo(disks, endpoints)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 28a99a297..e5e3281d7 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) BackendInfo() BackendInfo {
 }
 
 // StorageInfo - returns underlying storage statistics.
-func (fs *FSObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (StorageInfo, []error) {
-
+func (fs *FSObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (StorageInfo, []error) {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&fs.activeIOCount, 1)
 	defer func() {
 		atomic.AddInt64(&fs.activeIOCount, -1)
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/azure/gateway-azure.go b/cmd/gateway/azure/gateway-azure.go
index 217db7e64..c3685f5fd 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/azure/gateway-azure.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/azure/gateway-azure.go
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ func (a *azureObjects) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // StorageInfo - Not relevant to Azure backend.
-func (a *azureObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
+func (a *azureObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
 	si.Backend.Type = minio.BackendGateway
 	host := a.endpoint.Host
 	if a.endpoint.Port() == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/gcs/gateway-gcs.go b/cmd/gateway/gcs/gateway-gcs.go
index 11f373e08..88623aff9 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/gcs/gateway-gcs.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/gcs/gateway-gcs.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (l *gcsGateway) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // StorageInfo - Not relevant to GCS backend.
-func (l *gcsGateway) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
+func (l *gcsGateway) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
 	si.Backend.Type = minio.BackendGateway
 	si.Backend.GatewayOnline = minio.IsBackendOnline(ctx, "storage.googleapis.com:443")
 	return si, nil
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/hdfs/gateway-hdfs.go b/cmd/gateway/hdfs/gateway-hdfs.go
index b25cb00f2..af4eaad54 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/hdfs/gateway-hdfs.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/hdfs/gateway-hdfs.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (n *hdfsObjects) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return n.clnt.Close()
 }
 
-func (n *hdfsObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (si minio.StorageInfo, errs []error) {
+func (n *hdfsObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (si minio.StorageInfo, errs []error) {
 	fsInfo, err := n.clnt.StatFs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return minio.StorageInfo{}, []error{err}
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
index 357127405..311fba59a 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func (n *nasObjects) IsListenSupported() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (n *nasObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
-	si, errs := n.ObjectLayer.StorageInfo(ctx, false)
+func (n *nasObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
+	si, errs := n.ObjectLayer.StorageInfo(ctx)
 	si.Backend.GatewayOnline = si.Backend.Type == minio.BackendFS
 	si.Backend.Type = minio.BackendGateway
 	return si, errs
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/s3/gateway-s3.go b/cmd/gateway/s3/gateway-s3.go
index 328daa264..98f2353e9 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/s3/gateway-s3.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/s3/gateway-s3.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (l *s3Objects) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // StorageInfo is not relevant to S3 backend.
-func (l *s3Objects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, _ bool) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
+func (l *s3Objects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (si minio.StorageInfo, _ []error) {
 	si.Backend.Type = minio.BackendGateway
 	host := l.Client.EndpointURL().Host
 	if l.Client.EndpointURL().Port() == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/metrics.go b/cmd/metrics.go
index d680e6494..912cd46e9 100644
--- a/cmd/metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics.go
@@ -497,10 +497,11 @@ func storageMetricsPrometheus(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Fetch disk space info, ignore errors
-	storageInfo, _ := objLayer.StorageInfo(GlobalContext, true)
+	server := getLocalServerProperty(globalEndpoints, &http.Request{
+		Host: GetLocalPeer(globalEndpoints),
+	})
 
-	onlineDisks, offlineDisks := getOnlineOfflineDisksStats(storageInfo.Disks)
+	onlineDisks, offlineDisks := getOnlineOfflineDisksStats(server.Disks)
 	totalDisks := offlineDisks.Merge(onlineDisks)
 
 	// MinIO Offline Disks per node
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ func storageMetricsPrometheus(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 		float64(totalDisks.Sum()),
 	)
 
-	for _, disk := range storageInfo.Disks {
+	for _, disk := range server.Disks {
 		// Total disk usage by the disk
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 			prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-interface.go b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
index 460e68faa..2cb310cd0 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-interface.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type ObjectLayer interface {
 	CrawlAndGetDataUsage(ctx context.Context, bf *bloomFilter, updates chan<- DataUsageInfo) error
 
 	BackendInfo() BackendInfo
-	StorageInfo(ctx context.Context, local bool) (StorageInfo, []error) // local queries only local disks
+	StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) (StorageInfo, []error) // local queries only local disks
 
 	// Bucket operations.
 	MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts BucketOptions) error
diff --git a/cmd/server-startup-msg.go b/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
index 21b7935a8..acc09e9db 100644
--- a/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
+++ b/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func getFormatStr(strLen int, padding int) string {
 }
 
 func mustGetStorageInfo(objAPI ObjectLayer) StorageInfo {
-	storageInfo, _ := objAPI.StorageInfo(GlobalContext, false)
+	storageInfo, _ := objAPI.StorageInfo(GlobalContext)
 	return storageInfo
 }