I cant delete icloud backup

Got a new 5s a few days ago and set it up with the backup from my 4s. now i cant delete the 4s backup, it says the backup is in use ?!?

When you restore from back up, the process will restore the OS and some initial data, it will then restart and allow you to use your device while the remaining data is downloaded and restored in the background. have you allowed enough time for this to complete.

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