I can't delete my icloud backup, please help

i want to delete my 4s backup on icloud, because it occupied too many storage
but a message which said "this backup cannot be deleted because it is being used to restore another device, or a backup is currently in progress" always pop out and stop me from deleting it. i' ve been tring to delete it for the whole week, but can't figure out a way to solve this. i never use icloud to restore my devices, and i tried log out my account from my 4s, still couldn't work. please help!!

There is no way out.
Restart the restore procedure and make sure you are connected to the wall power adapter and have Internet connection.
Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
At the end it will ask whether you want to restore, choose iCloud backup.

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