diff --git a/api-bucket-replication.go b/api-bucket-replication.go
index 461984e34..c80488eee 100644
--- a/api-bucket-replication.go
+++ b/api-bucket-replication.go
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ func (c *Client) removeBucketReplication(ctx context.Context, bucketName string)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return httpRespToErrorResponse(resp, bucketName, "")
+	}
 	return nil
 }