diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
index 2a7bd2931e4..fc7add7469c 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
@@ -816,11 +816,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         return r;
       }
       bucket = bucket_info.bucket;
-      int ret = rgwstore->get_bucket_id(bucket, (uint64_t *)&bucket_id);
-      if (ret < 0) {
-        cerr << "could not get bucket id for bucket" << bucket << std::endl;
-        return ret;
-      }
+      bucket_id = bucket.bucket_id;
     }
   }
 
@@ -1104,7 +1100,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       bufferlist::iterator first_iter = iter;
       if (!first_iter.end()) {
         ::decode(entry, first_iter);
-        int ret = rgw_retrieve_pool_info(entry.pool_id, pool_info);
+        int ret = rgw_retrieve_pool_info(entry.bucket_id, pool_info);
         if (ret >= 0) {
           formatter->dump_string("bucket", pool_info.bucket.name.c_str());
           formatter->dump_string("pool", pool_info.bucket.pool.c_str());
@@ -1112,7 +1108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         } else {
           cerr << "could not retrieve pool info for bucket_id=" << bucket_id << std::endl;
         }
-        formatter->dump_format("bucket_id", "%lld", entry.pool_id);
+        formatter->dump_format("bucket_id", "%lld", entry.bucket_id);
       }
       formatter->open_array_section("log_entries");
     }
@@ -1209,7 +1205,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     formatter->open_object_section("stats");
     formatter->dump_string("bucket", bucket.name.c_str());
     formatter->dump_string("pool", bucket.pool.c_str());
-    formatter->dump_int("id", bucket_id);
+    formatter->dump_int("id", bucket.bucket_id);
     formatter->dump_string("marker", bucket.marker.c_str());
     formatter->dump_string("owner", pool_info.owner.c_str());
     formatter->open_array_section("categories");
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_common.h b/src/rgw/rgw_common.h
index fe7fc690fe0..83e5a41f92f 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_common.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_common.h
@@ -353,19 +353,23 @@ struct rgw_bucket {
   std::string name;
   std::string pool;
   std::string marker;
+  uint64_t bucket_id;
 
   rgw_bucket() {}
   rgw_bucket(const char *n) : name(n) {
     assert(*n == '.'); // only rgw private buckets should be initialized without pool
     pool = n;
     marker = "";
+    bucket_id = 0;
   }
-  rgw_bucket(const char *n, const char *p, const char *m) : name(n), pool(p), marker(m) {}
+  rgw_bucket(const char *n, const char *p, const char *m, uint64_t id) :
+    name(n), pool(p), marker(m), bucket_id(id) {}
 
   void clear() {
     name = "";
     pool = "";
     marker = "";
+    bucket_id = 0;
   }
 
   void encode(bufferlist& bl) const {
@@ -374,14 +378,17 @@ struct rgw_bucket {
     ::encode(name, bl);
     ::encode(pool, bl);
     ::encode(marker, bl);
+    ::encode(bucket_id, bl);
   }
   void decode(bufferlist::iterator& bl) {
     __u8 struct_v;
     ::decode(struct_v, bl);
     ::decode(name, bl);
     ::decode(pool, bl);
-    if (struct_v >= 2)
+    if (struct_v >= 2) {
       ::decode(marker, bl);
+      ::decode(bucket_id, bl);
+    }
   }
 };
 WRITE_CLASS_ENCODER(rgw_bucket)
@@ -499,8 +506,6 @@ struct req_state {
 
    utime_t time;
 
-   uint64_t pool_id;
-
    struct RGWEnv *env;
 
    void *obj_ctx;
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
index a610e82d8da..3399d3f7447 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static void set_param_str(struct req_state *s, const char *name, string& str)
 int rgw_log_op(struct req_state *s)
 {
   struct rgw_log_entry entry;
-  uint64_t pool_id;
+  uint64_t bucket_id;
 
   if (!s->should_log)
     return 0;
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ int rgw_log_op(struct req_state *s)
       RGW_LOG(0) << "bucket " << s->bucket << " doesn't exist, not logging" << dendl;
       return 0;
     }
-    pool_id = 0;
+    bucket_id = 0;
   } else {
-    pool_id = s->pool_id;
+    bucket_id = s->bucket.bucket_id;
   }
   entry.bucket = s->bucket_name;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int rgw_log_op(struct req_state *s)
     entry.http_status = "200"; // default
 
   entry.error_code = s->err.s3_code;
-  entry.pool_id = pool_id;
+  entry.bucket_id = bucket_id;
 
   bufferlist bl;
   ::encode(entry, bl);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int rgw_log_op(struct req_state *s)
   gmtime_r(&t, &bdt);
   
   char buf[entry.bucket.size() + 16];
-  sprintf(buf, "%.4d-%.2d-%.2d-%lld-%s", (bdt.tm_year+1900), (bdt.tm_mon+1), bdt.tm_mday, (long long)s->pool_id, entry.bucket.c_str());
+  sprintf(buf, "%.4d-%.2d-%.2d-%lld-%s", (bdt.tm_year+1900), (bdt.tm_mon+1), bdt.tm_mday, (long long)s->bucket.bucket_id, entry.bucket.c_str());
   string oid(buf);
   rgw_obj obj(log_bucket, oid);
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int rgw_log_intent(struct req_state *s, rgw_obj& obj, RGWIntentEvent intent)
   gmtime_r(&t, &bdt);
 
   char buf[obj.bucket.name.size() + 16];
-  sprintf(buf, "%.4d-%.2d-%.2d-%lld-%s", (bdt.tm_year+1900), (bdt.tm_mon+1), bdt.tm_mday, (long long)s->pool_id, obj.bucket.name.c_str());
+  sprintf(buf, "%.4d-%.2d-%.2d-%lld-%s", (bdt.tm_year+1900), (bdt.tm_mon+1), bdt.tm_mday, (long long)s->bucket.bucket_id, obj.bucket.name.c_str());
   string oid(buf);
   rgw_obj log_obj(intent_log_bucket, oid);
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_log.h b/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
index 57efd0be81f..45915594d3a 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct rgw_log_entry {
   utime_t total_time;
   string user_agent;
   string referrer;
-  uint64_t pool_id;
+  uint64_t bucket_id;
 
   void encode(bufferlist &bl) const {
     uint8_t ver;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct rgw_log_entry {
     ::encode(user_agent, bl);
     ::encode(referrer, bl);
     ::encode(bytes_received, bl);
-    ::encode(pool_id, bl);
+    ::encode(bucket_id, bl);
   }
   void decode(bufferlist::iterator &p) {
     uint8_t ver;
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ struct rgw_log_entry {
       bytes_received = 0;
 
     if (ver >= 3)
-      ::decode(pool_id, p);
+      ::decode(bucket_id, p);
     else
-      pool_id = -1;
+      bucket_id = -1;
   }
 };
 WRITE_CLASS_ENCODER(rgw_log_entry)
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
index c73a5768ac0..8634f5e4241 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void RGWCreateBucket::execute()
   bufferlist aclbl;
   bool existed;
   bool pol_ret;
-  uint64_t pool_id;
+  uint64_t bucket_id;
   RGWPoolInfo info;
 
   rgw_obj obj(rgw_root_bucket, s->bucket_name_str);
@@ -487,14 +487,13 @@ void RGWCreateBucket::execute()
   if (ret == -EEXIST)
     ret = 0;
 
-  ret = rgwstore->get_bucket_id(s->bucket, &pool_id);
+  ret = rgwstore->get_bucket_id(s->bucket, &bucket_id);
   if (ret < 0)
     goto done;
 
-  s->pool_id = pool_id;
   info.owner = s->user.user_id;
   info.bucket = s->bucket;
-  rgw_store_pool_info(pool_id, info);
+  rgw_store_pool_info(bucket_id, info);
 
 done:
   send_response();
@@ -1527,12 +1526,6 @@ int RGWHandler::do_read_permissions(bool only_bucket)
       ret = -EACCES;
   }
 
-  if (ret == 0 && !s->bucket.name.empty()) {
-    ret = rgwstore->get_bucket_id(s->bucket, &s->pool_id);
-    if (ret < 0)
-      return ret;
-  }
-
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
index 93b07849d6d..2db17c891f9 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ int RGWRados::create_bucket(std::string& id, rgw_bucket& bucket,
     char buf[32];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%llu", (unsigned long long)ver);
     bucket.marker = buf;
+    bucket.bucket_id = ver;
 
     string dir_oid =  dir_oid_prefix;
     dir_oid.append(bucket.marker);