diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
index de05081b7..43849bb07 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
@@ -43,11 +43,8 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		}
 
 		directoriesWithDeletion := make(map[string]int)
-		lastSeparator := strings.LastIndex(object, "/")
-		if lastSeparator > 0 {
-			parentDirectoryPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s", s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket, object[:lastSeparator])
-			directoriesWithDeletion[parentDirectoryPath]++
-
+		if strings.LastIndex(object, "/") > 0 {
+			directoriesWithDeletion[dir]++
 			// purge empty folders, only checking folders with deletions
 			for len(directoriesWithDeletion) > 0 {
 				directoriesWithDeletion = s3a.doDeleteEmptyDirectories(client, directoriesWithDeletion)