diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 8bb4692e5..8b1628aa4 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -380,11 +380,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 
 	// PutBucket does not have any bucket action.
-	s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", globalMinioDefaultRegion)
-	if s3Error == ErrInvalidRegion {
-		// Clients like boto3 send putBucket() call signed with region that is configured.
-		s3Error = checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", serverConfig.GetRegion())
-	}
+	s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", serverConfig.GetRegion())
 	if s3Error != ErrNone {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, s3Error, r.URL)
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-handlers.go b/cmd/gateway-handlers.go
index a69886fa6..c995b0506 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-handlers.go
@@ -603,11 +603,7 @@ func (api gatewayAPIHandlers) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	}
 
 	// PutBucket does not have any bucket action.
-	s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", globalMinioDefaultRegion)
-	if s3Error == ErrInvalidRegion {
-		// Clients like boto3 send putBucket() call signed with region that is configured.
-		s3Error = checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", serverConfig.GetRegion())
-	}
+	s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(r, "", "", serverConfig.GetRegion())
 	if s3Error != ErrNone {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, s3Error, r.URL)
 		return