diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/core/pools.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/core/pools.rs
index 6d1b777be..b0fc9d452 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/core/pools.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/core/pools.rs
@@ -2952,17 +2952,6 @@ impl ECStore {
             )
             .await?;
 
-            data_movement::ensure_source_cleanup_versions_unchanged(
-                set.clone(),
-                bucket.as_str(),
-                entry.name.as_str(),
-                &fivs,
-                &cleanup_preflight_allowed_missing,
-                "decommission",
-            )
-            .await
-            .map_err(|err| with_decommission_entry_context("cleanup_preflight", bucket.as_str(), entry.name.as_str(), err))?;
-
             self.save_decommission_entry_progress_stage(
                 idx,
                 bucket.as_str(),
@@ -2971,18 +2960,15 @@ impl ECStore {
             )
             .await?;
 
-            let cleanup_result = set
-                .delete_object(
-                    bucket.as_str(),
-                    &encode_dir_object(&entry.name),
-                    ObjectOptions {
-                        delete_prefix: true,
-                        delete_prefix_object: true,
-
-                        ..Default::default()
-                    },
-                )
-                .await;
+            let cleanup_result = data_movement::cleanup_source_entry_if_unchanged(
+                set.clone(),
+                bucket.as_str(),
+                entry.name.as_str(),
+                &fivs,
+                &cleanup_preflight_allowed_missing,
+                "decommission",
+            )
+            .await;
             resolve_decommission_entry_cleanup_delete_result(cleanup_result, bucket.as_str(), entry.name.as_str())?
         } else if decommissioned != fivs.versions.len() || expired > 0 {
             warn!(
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/data_movement/mod.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/data_movement/mod.rs
index a9fcbe4c4..099f73e62 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/data_movement/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/data_movement/mod.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ pub(crate) mod backpressure;
 
 use crate::error::{Error, Result, is_err_data_movement_overwrite, is_err_object_not_found, is_err_version_not_found};
 use crate::object_api::{GetObjectReader, ObjectInfo, ObjectOptions, PutObjReader};
-use crate::set_disk::SetDisks;
+use crate::set_disk::{SetDisks, get_lock_acquire_timeout};
 use crate::storage_api_contracts::{
     multipart::{CompletePart, MultipartOperations as _},
+    namespace::NamespaceLocking as _,
     object::{ObjectIO as _, ObjectOperations as _},
 };
 use crate::store::ECStore;
@@ -492,6 +493,33 @@ pub(crate) async fn ensure_source_cleanup_versions_unchanged(
     ))
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn cleanup_source_entry_if_unchanged(
+    set: Arc<SetDisks>,
+    bucket: &str,
+    object: &str,
+    expected: &FileInfoVersions,
+    allowed_missing: &[SourceCleanupVersionIdentity],
+    op_label: &str,
+) -> Result<ObjectInfo> {
+    let cleanup_key = encode_dir_object(object);
+    let ns_lock = set.new_ns_lock(bucket, cleanup_key.as_str()).await?;
+    let _guard = ns_lock.get_write_lock(get_lock_acquire_timeout()).await?;
+
+    ensure_source_cleanup_versions_unchanged(set.clone(), bucket, object, expected, allowed_missing, op_label).await?;
+
+    set.delete_object(
+        bucket,
+        cleanup_key.as_str(),
+        ObjectOptions {
+            delete_prefix: true,
+            delete_prefix_object: true,
+            no_lock: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
 fn should_check_data_movement_resume_target(src_pool_idx: usize, target_pool_idx: usize) -> bool {
     target_pool_idx != src_pool_idx
 }
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/services/rebalance/entry.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/services/rebalance/entry.rs
index f585e52bd..ff048ab66 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/services/rebalance/entry.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/services/rebalance/entry.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ use crate::core::pools::ListCallback;
 use crate::data_movement;
 use crate::data_movement::backpressure::{self, DataMovementOperation};
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
-use crate::object_api::{GetObjectReader, ObjectOptions};
+use crate::object_api::GetObjectReader;
 use crate::set_disk::SetDisks;
-use crate::storage_api_contracts::object::ObjectOperations as _;
 use crate::store::ECStore;
 use rustfs_filemeta::MetaCacheEntry;
-use rustfs_utils::path::encode_dir_object;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
@@ -259,15 +257,13 @@ impl ECStore {
 
         if should_cleanup_rebalance_source_entry(rebalanced, fivs.versions.len()) {
             let cleanup_warning = resolve_rebalance_entry_cleanup_delete_result(
-                set.delete_object(
+                data_movement::cleanup_source_entry_if_unchanged(
+                    set.clone(),
                     bucket.as_str(),
-                    &encode_dir_object(&entry.name),
-                    ObjectOptions {
-                        delete_prefix: true,
-                        delete_prefix_object: true,
-
-                        ..Default::default()
-                    },
+                    entry.name.as_str(),
+                    &fivs,
+                    &[],
+                    "rebalance",
                 )
                 .await,
                 bucket.as_str(),