diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/AuthorizeServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/AuthorizeServiceImpl.java
index cb02dfaf06..5dd491fd4d 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/AuthorizeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/AuthorizeServiceImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;
-import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
+import org.dspace.content.service.CollectionService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.WorkspaceItemService;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ public class AuthorizeServiceImpl implements AuthorizeService {
         query = formatCustomQuery(query);
         DiscoverResult discoverResult = getDiscoverResult(context, query + "search.resourcetype:" +
                                                               IndexableCollection.TYPE,
-            offset, limit, DSpaceObjectService.COMMUNITIES_AND_COLLECTIONS_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
+            offset, limit, CollectionService.SOLR_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
         for (IndexableObject solrCollections : discoverResult.getIndexableObjects()) {
             Collection collection = ((IndexableCollection) solrCollections).getIndexedObject();
             collections.add(collection);
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
index 00e601248a..8488b4eaf1 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ public class CollectionServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Collection> i
         discoverQuery.setDSpaceObjectFilter(IndexableCollection.TYPE);
         discoverQuery.setStart(offset);
         discoverQuery.setMaxResults(limit);
-        discoverQuery.setSortField(COMMUNITIES_AND_COLLECTIONS_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
+        discoverQuery.setSortField(SOLR_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
         DiscoverResult resp = retrieveCollectionsWithSubmit(context, discoverQuery, null, community, q);
         for (IndexableObject solrCollections : resp.getIndexableObjects()) {
             Collection c = ((IndexableCollection) solrCollections).getIndexedObject();
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ public class CollectionServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Collection> i
         discoverQuery.setDSpaceObjectFilter(IndexableCollection.TYPE);
         discoverQuery.setStart(offset);
         discoverQuery.setMaxResults(limit);
-        discoverQuery.setSortField(COMMUNITIES_AND_COLLECTIONS_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
+        discoverQuery.setSortField(SOLR_SORT_FIELD, SORT_ORDER.asc);
         DiscoverResult resp = retrieveCollectionsWithSubmit(context, discoverQuery,
                 entityType, community, q);
         for (IndexableObject solrCollections : resp.getIndexableObjects()) {
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
index 522bdac224..a5b2b7d8d8 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
 public interface CollectionService
         extends DSpaceObjectService<Collection>, DSpaceObjectLegacySupportService<Collection> {
 
+    /*
+     * Field used to sort community and collection lists at solr
+     */
+    public static final String SOLR_SORT_FIELD = "dc.title_sort";
+
     /**
      * Create a new collection with a new ID.
      * Once created the collection is added to the given community
@@ -46,7 +51,6 @@ public interface CollectionService
     public Collection create(Context context, Community community) throws SQLException,
         AuthorizeException;
 
-
     /**
      * Create a new collection with the supplied handle and with a new ID.
      * Once created the collection is added to the given community
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/DSpaceObjectService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/DSpaceObjectService.java
index 31a33885ba..606f5bb7c0 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/DSpaceObjectService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/DSpaceObjectService.java
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ public interface DSpaceObjectService<T extends DSpaceObject> {
             = new MetadataFieldName(DC, "format");
     public static final MetadataFieldName MD_SOURCE
             = new MetadataFieldName(DC, "source");
-    /*
-     * Field used to sort community and collection lists at solr
-     */
-    public static final String COMMUNITIES_AND_COLLECTIONS_SORT_FIELD = "dc.title_sort";
 
     /**
      * Generic find for when the precise type of an Entity is not known