diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
index c74451095..0366551e0 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
@@ -4379,6 +4379,10 @@ pub async fn expire_transitioned_object(
     Ok(dobj)
 }
 
+#[allow(
+    dead_code,
+    reason = "MinIO-parity tier/lifecycle entry point that this port never wired (backlog#1823)"
+)]
 pub fn gen_transition_objname(bucket: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
     let us = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
     let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/disk/mod.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/disk/mod.rs
index 3aaa54c8f..ecd0179e0 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/disk/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/disk/mod.rs
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ pub fn conv_part_err_to_int(err: &Option<Error>) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code, reason = "asserted by this file's tests (backlog#1823)")]
 pub fn has_part_err(part_errs: &[usize]) -> bool {
     part_errs.iter().any(|err| *err != CHECK_PART_SUCCESS)
 }
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/mod.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/mod.rs
index dcc416d47..ad5db566b 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/mod.rs
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ use crate::storage_api_contracts::{
 };
 use crate::store::utils::is_reserved_or_invalid_bucket;
 use crate::{
-    bucket::lifecycle::bucket_lifecycle_ops::{
-        LifecycleOps, gen_transition_objname, get_transitioned_object_reader_with_tier_manager, put_restore_opts,
-    },
+    bucket::lifecycle::bucket_lifecycle_ops::{LifecycleOps, get_transitioned_object_reader_with_tier_manager, put_restore_opts},
     cache_value::metacache_set::{ListPathRawOptions, list_path_raw},
     config::storageclass,
     disk::{