diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
index c02b3d8396ddf4..6fed11fd783b91 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
@@ -3997,6 +3997,7 @@ void RGWPutMetadataObject::execute()
   }
 
   rgw_get_request_metadata(s->cct, s->info, attrs);
+
   /* check if obj exists, read orig attrs */
   op_ret = get_obj_attrs(store, s, obj, orig_attrs);
   if (op_ret < 0) {
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_op.h b/src/rgw/rgw_op.h
index 632367b9b0acc2..01a3609f2847f1 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_op.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_op.h
@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ class RGWPutMetadataBucket : public RGWOp {
 class RGWPutMetadataObject : public RGWOp {
 protected:
   RGWAccessControlPolicy policy;
-  string placement_rule;
   boost::optional<ceph::real_time> delete_at;
   const char *dlo_manifest;
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_swift.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_swift.cc
index 90a829da5b9266..5de2ee12539fe1 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_swift.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_swift.cc
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@ int RGWPutMetadataObject_ObjStore_SWIFT::get_params()
     return r;
   }
 
-  placement_rule = s->info.env->get("HTTP_X_STORAGE_POLICY", "");
   dlo_manifest = s->info.env->get("HTTP_X_OBJECT_MANIFEST");
 
   return 0;