How can I remove an iCloud backup that is being used to restore a iDevice, How can I remove an iCloud backup that is being used to restore a iDevice

Hello,
I purchased a new iPhone 5S yesterday and started to use a former iPhone 4S iCloud backup to restore it but as it took 2.5Go of "others" space I decided to reset the iPhone and start from scratch.
I have now properlly restored my new iPhone and would like to remove the old iCloud backup but when I try to erase it (from iCloud submenu or my Mac's iCloud "manage account") it says that it can't be removed as it is being used to restore an iDevice. Is there a way to do that ?
Thanks in advance
Boris

If the lock only came from restore of someone else's backup, you can get rid of that by doing factory restore. That will not help you if your story is not true.

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