diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
index f45b09cc2..c5014864b 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
@@ -148,13 +148,9 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 				if r.ContentLength > 0 {
 					entry.Content, _ = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 				}
+				// Explicitly PUT-created directory markers stay explicit.
+				// Only auto-created parent directories are tagged as implicit.
 				entry.Attributes.Mime = objectContentType
-				if entry.Extended == nil {
-					entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte, 1)
-				}
-				// Treat directory-marker PUT entries as implicit so async cleanup can prune
-				// them when all children are deleted.
-				entry.Extended[s3_constants.ExtS3ImplicitDir] = []byte("true")
 
 				// Set object owner for directory objects (same as regular objects)
 				s3a.setObjectOwnerFromRequest(r, bucket, entry)